craftsman only characters viable?

[Faust]

The only time arms lore would ever come in handy during this era is after the clean up Britannia ticket system. This is because the value of a blessed vanq weapon's life span could be preserved much longer. When a weapon is repaired there is a loss on the value of its max hitpoints. Instead of "guessing" when to do a repair on your weapon you would use arms lore to determine the wear and tear of the item, and you would be able to repair it less often for it to last much longer. All weapons eventually die even after being blessed.