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'''Lay pewter''' can not be smelted from [[ore]]. Instead, Lay pewter is created at a [[Smelter]] using the following recipe:
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'''Lay pewter''' is an [[alloy]] that cannot be smelted directly from [[ore]], it can only be created from [[bar]]s of metal, at a [[smelter]], using the following recipe:
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*2 [[Tin]] [[bar]]s + 1 [[Copper]] bar + 1 [[Lead]] bar
 
*2 [[Tin]] [[bar]]s + 1 [[Copper]] bar + 1 [[Lead]] bar
  
Lay pewter has a base value of 3, which would make it a preferable material for creating objects of wealth, since all of its ingredients have a value of only 2, but you get more value from making [[Trifle Pewter]] and using lead as-is (separately). Technically, Lay Pewter is [[Trifle Pewter]] that has been cut with [[Lead]]; it is less valuable, but you get more of it. Unlike the other pewter varieties, it can not be smelted from a combination of ores, but only from bars.
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Lay pewter has a base value of 3, which would make it preferable over its ingredient metals for creating objects of [[value]], since all of its ingredients have a value of only 2.  However, with the same ingredients (in a different formula) you get more value from making [[trifle pewter]] and using lead as-is (separately). Technically ''(i.e. "in real life")'', lay pewter is trifle pewter that has been cut with [[lead]]; it is less valuable, but you get more of it.  
  
Lay pewter is notable for producing teal furniture and crafts, a color shared only by clear glass.
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Lay pewter is notable for producing furniture and crafts that appear in-game as teal-colored, a color shared only by clear glass.

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Lay pewter is an alloy that cannot be smelted directly from ore, it can only be created from bars of metal, at a smelter, using the following recipe:

Lay pewter has a base value of 3, which would make it preferable over its ingredient metals for creating objects of value, since all of its ingredients have a value of only 2. However, with the same ingredients (in a different formula) you get more value from making trifle pewter and using lead as-is (separately). Technically (i.e. "in real life"), lay pewter is trifle pewter that has been cut with lead; it is less valuable, but you get more of it.

Lay pewter is notable for producing furniture and crafts that appear in-game as teal-colored, a color shared only by clear glass.