Vague armor_repair responses

[To protect the Innocent]

I do not understand the responses of the repair_armor code.

When working on a shell shield, if I try to repair it with chitin, I get the response from code:

"You cannot repair wooden shield, a new one will have to be made"

I have tried other repairs with what I am pretty confident are the proper materials, but I consistently get this same response.

If I try to repair the same shield (repair <item> <material>) with a block of wood or something odd, I get the same response.

Does the response above mean my character lacks the appropriate level of the skill, is using the wrong material, or the shield truly is beyond repair?

[Socko]

I'd hazard a guess that it's beyond any aid from the mortal/material plane.

The shield just may be snapped in half, or burnt to cinders. It's simply unrepairable. Maybe there's a serious fissure in the chitin.. I don't know.

I am, however, merely guessing-- so do look for other opinions. Please.  :wink:

[X-D]

Well, never actually used the armor repair skill myself, but I'm pretty sure you need a -raw- material, in other words, if wood, then you need a log or branch, leather, an untanned hide, etc.