Blacksmith masterwork weapons interaction

I have had a problem with some of my "face" characters that interact with the blacksmith, getting the right response to bring the giant head for masterwork weapons.

what interaction skill do i need higher to get a positive reaction?

The only one i've seen low that might do it is intimidation, but i don't remember the little marker saying it was an intimidation thing.

 

You have to have the one who is actually carrying the head speak to him.

 

no, before you actually get the head, the PC speaks to the blacksmith to start the interaction that the quest for a giant head can start.

Unless it's changed, i've come back with several giant heads and nothing would trigger. i don't get the quest trigger to fullfill.

I"m not sure why.

 

i already deleted that party so i can't replicate it. however, the new party i have is having the same problem.
cleric elf 1st level
Dip 8, Gather 6, Int 6, sense 6

initial question 2. allow more questions
2. r u a master w artisen
1. interesting...
1. hmmm....
1. and then that was it.

I tried this with a bard in my prevcious party that had only an intimidation of 4, but failed to get a trigger.

i came back with several giant heads and nothing happened either (the last party)

 

sorry, that last comment was the abbreviated version.
i'll write it out or at least the first 10 words

here goes

i click on the blacksmith in hommlet and he says,
Greetings
then i pick from the menu number 2
My PC says 2. Allow me to ask some more questions

BS says: what would you like to know?
PC asks: 2. Are you a masterwork quality artisen?
BS says: why yes ma'am, i'm able to make masterwork quality items
PC asks: 1. thats interesting, what do you have for sale?
BS says: Hmmm...i'm not sure you're cut out for that kind of equipment.
PC asks: 1. What's that supposed to mean?
BS replies with a paragraph about ' verbabonc customers need this stuff and you're looking for toys. i don't want to cheat good paying customers, and then it says have a nice day or something.
PC says, i must be going

ive done with with 6th level bards, maxed out on interaction skills and still nothing.

i thought that maybe if i didn't trigger it on our first visit it would skip it. i've seen that before with other interaction triggers.
but i've made several passes to the blacksmith with differnt PCs and no luck. though the two adventures ago a party got the interaction and started getting masterwork items.

Sorry guys, when Graere gets involved it must be serious.

 

should i have a Chaotic Nuetral party then?
the last comment by Geaer said that it was a problem related to good parties?

 

Hi Gaear
Are you saying that only Neutral and Evil parties can buy Masterwork Weapons from Brother Smyth ?? I am running 5.7.2 and have had no problems at all with the Masterwork Weapons quest with 2 Neutral Good parties.
The Royal Canadian

 

that would make sense, cuz i think i ran a NG party, but i've never done the CN party til now. now i can't get the chest open, with any PC i use

 

Last time I played NG I got the dialouge, but not until way late in the game(temple). I figured it was a balance thing. Returned from the temple to sell loot and the dialogue was there. Don't quite understand why it's an alignment issue tho.

 

Hi WizGeorge
As a former boss of mine would say, maybe I just held my mouth right when I was installed Co8 on my laptop. I went to the meadow after cleaning out the moathouse, killed the giant, brought back his head and boom! There was the dialogue. As pointed out earlier, you need to make sure that the person speaking to Brother Smith has the head in his inventory. If your Rogue is the spokeman for your party, but the Fighter is the person carrying the head, you will never get the dialogue.
The Royal Canadian

 

Hi Gaear
What can we say, It's demonically possessed. :evilgrin:
The Royal Canadian