Gold Gauntlets also have an Alchemy 54 subcraft requirement, but fortunately, I already had Alchemy 60 leveled. ^^
Starting Goldsmithing skill: 74.4
Skillup synth: Gold Gauntlets (cap 77)
Imagery Support: None
Equipment of note: Shaded Spectacles, Goldsmith's Apron, Pluto's Staff
Direction: North
Location: Rosel's Armour Shop (K-8)
Moghancement: Powerful Fire
Moon phase: Darksday, Waxing Crescent (7%)
74.4
16:37 Failed- lost 1 Leather Glove, 1 Cermet Chunk.
16:59 Success.
17:14 Success, +0.1!
74.5
17:28 Success.
17:42 Success, +0.1!
74.6
18:02 Success.
18:18 Success.
19:44 Success.
I waited for another Darksday before continuing on with my skilling. This time, the day/moon phase was Darksday, Waning Crescent (31%)
74.6
10:40 Success, +0.1!
74.7
11:03 Success, +0.1!
74.8
11:20 Success.
11:36 Success.
12:06 Success.
12:33 Success.
12:49 Success.
Given the five, no-skillup streak, I decided to take off my shades and apron.
13:20 Failed- lost the gold ingot, 1 Leather Glove, +0.1!
Seemed to work. ^^
74.9
13:39 Failed- lost two Leather Gloves, +0.1!
Goldsmithing 75! I am now officially half-way through Goldsmithing hell! ^^ I particularly quite liked that last skillup synth,
Failed, skillup, and only lost two Leather Gloves and a Fire Crystal for a total of what, 1,000 gil? That's by far the cheapest skillup I've had in a long, long time. Practically free. ^^
75.0
14:16 Success.
14:35 Success.
15:18 Failed- lost the gold ingot, 1 Cermet Chunk, 1 Leather Glove.
15:34 Success.
Ah well. I hit Goldsmithing 75, which is good enough for me. ^^
