Everything you wanted to know about crafting

[GuntherBovine]

I created a thread with this name in the New Player Advice forum as I have written it for players just starting crafting. I am going to crosspost the table of contents here as it hopefully is of interest to people in this forum:
* Why craft? (http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3819963&postcount=2)
* Starting Crafting (http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3819966&postcount=3)
* The Crafting Process (http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3819970&postcount=4)
* The Types of Crafting (http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3819972&postcount=5)
* Crafting Levels and Crafting Experience (http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3819973&postcount=6)
* Useful Low Level Recipes (http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3819976&postcount=7)
* Making my first crafted item (http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3819979&postcount=8)
* Making +1/+2/+3/+4/+5 items (http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3819981&postcount=9)
* Choosing quest rewards (http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3819985&postcount=10)
* Have a crafting plan (http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3819988&postcount=11)
* When crafting, think long term (http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3819992&postcount=12)
* Second craftng session (http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3819993&postcount=13)
* Third crafting session (http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3819996&postcount=14)
* Getting to Level 12 Elemental (http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3819999&postcount=15)
* Getting to Level 12 Divine (http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3820000&postcount=16)
* Getting to Level 12 Arcane (http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3820001&postcount=17)
* Crafting Plan to Level 33 (http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3820003&postcount=18)