20 Basic Video Game Skills That Are Secretly Broken

Although Gothic 2, the sequel to Piranha Bytes’ beloved RPG, follows the main hero on a quest to defeat the forces of evil, its first act is focused on simpler matters, as you have to join one of Khorinis’ professional guilds in order to gain access to the restricted part of the city.

Your choice is to become the apprentice of the local smith, alchemist, or tanner, and while it’s easy to completely forget about your apprenticeship once you progress in the main story, if you become a blacksmith, it can actually become one of your greatest skills.

As a blacksmith, you gain the ability to craft and sell weapons to your master, Bennet. To smith basic swords, you require a steel rod, which is typically limited in supply to balance the game.

However, if you visit another Khorinis blacksmith, Carl, and beat him unconscious while he’s using a steel rod at his anvil, the item will remain in his inventory and will respawn every time he goes back to work.

Knowing this, you can repeatedly rob Carl of his steel to infinitely craft swords for sale and eventually have enough money to buy every single item in Khorinis.

Smithing really is dirty work, but it pays.