So when you get your smithing up, you can pretty much make the best armour in the game. Pretty much making dungeon crawling for better armour obsolete. I propose this. How about you need to build your armour skill like normal, but, to be able to make the armour you want. You have to find it. Like enchanting. You want that Glass armour's gloves? Go find it, bring it to the forge, and you have to tear it apart and inspect it to see how it's made. Also making the decision of either destroying it for the enchantment, or the armour.
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