Crafting Folder

Purpose

Documentation for Path of Exile crafting systems, methods, and currency usage.

Template

Required: templates/mechanic-template.md

Naming Convention

Format: [crafting-method].md (kebab-case)

Examples:

• essence-crafting.md
• fossil-crafting.md
• harvest-crafting.md
• eldritch-crafting.md
• bench-crafting.md

Required Frontmatter

template: "templates/mechanic-template.md"
document_type: "mechanic"
title: "[Crafting Method Name]"
status: "draft|review|published|outdated"
author: "[Your Name]"
created: "YYYY-MM-DD"
updated: "YYYY-MM-DD"
tags: ["tag1", "tag2"]
league: "3.25"
patch: "3.25.1"

# Mechanic-specific fields
mechanic_category: "crafting"
complexity: "beginner|intermediate|advanced"

Content Guidelines

What to Include

• Crafting method overview
• Required currency/materials
• Step-by-step process
• Common use cases and applications
• Cost considerations
• Success rates and probabilities
• Item type restrictions
• Atlas/league mechanic interactions
• Tips and optimization strategies

Tags

Use tags for crafting type, currency, and complexity:

tags: ["crafting", "essence", "currency", "item-modification", "mechanic"]

Relationships

Common relationship types:

• synergizes_with - Works well with other crafting methods
• requires - Prerequisites or materials needed
• alternative_to - Other crafting approaches
• used_by - Builds/guides that reference this method

Example:

relationships:
  synergizes_with:
    - path: "mechanics/crafting/harvest-crafting.md"
      title: "Harvest Crafting"
  used_by:
    - path: "research/strategy/league-start-optimization.md"
      title: "League Start Optimization"

Quality Checklist

• [ ] Used templates/mechanic-template.md
• [ ] Followed naming convention (kebab-case)
• [ ] Included all required frontmatter
• [ ] Set mechanic_category to "crafting"
• [ ] Specified complexity level
• [ ] Used absolute paths for relationships
• [ ] Added descriptive tags
• [ ] Included cost/probability information