Do I have to be an Artificer to build a house/boat?

[cmrbreno13@hotmail.com]

I'm currently an Armorsmith. The main reason was so that I can be self sufficient with crafting my own heavy armor. So did I make a mistake in going into becoming an Armorsmith when I want to eventually own a house and/or boat? If so, then is it possible for me to swtich my Armorsmith profession to go with Artificer? If not, then what would I need to do in order to build a home and build a boat?

I really want to experience everything in this game with the understanding that I won't be able to beause of the profession choices etc. But I feel that houses and boats should be aimed just for anyone who can afford/wants one. Not limited to the people who have the right profession. I'm not sure if that is how it is right now or not which is why I'm posting here.

Any help clearing this up for me would be greatly appreciated.

[RandomPixie]

Check this out, it gives basic information about who makes what.

As for the rest of your questions, I'll leave that for someone who knows what they are talking about to answer.

[sorkvir]

Yes, to build a house, you'll need to be an artificer and specialize in Mineralogy.

To build a boat, you'll need to specialize in Carpentry.

The thing is, these two items require stuff from each professions. So even though you 'build' the house, you still need items from the other professions.

If you switch professions, you lose ALL progress in the one you left. Therefore, you'd have to work from 0 to 50 all over again if you went back to armorsmith-

[Sheazy]

You don't have to be an artificer to own a house or a boat, just to actually build one. So, they are available to anyone for the right price - providing you have crafters on your server who will craft and sell them to you.

[Snowman]

If your not in a guild or have a friend who is specialising in the crafting spheres you need, or you simply want to make it all yourself, then its probably better to make another character which just does crafting.

Different races get different bonus's as well, so its never going to be ideal for one character to do everything.

[Rithrin]

I wouldn't reccomend switching to an Artificer just to build your own houses or boats. I'm an Artificier, but I don't want to craft anything other than boats, so it works for me. But if you would rather make adventuring equipment, stick with what you have now and just save up the money to buy a house/boat from other Artificer players.