Bulk Order Deed

Bulk Order Deeds, commonly abbreviated as BOD, were introduced for the Blacksmith skill on November 30, 2001 with Publish 14. The concept behind it was to create a system in which crafters could make goods for NPCs and get rewards. It was originally intended that all craft skills would eventually get BODs. But after the addition of Tailor BODs in Publish 16, the development team decided the system was not performing as originally intended. It wasn't until Publish 95 in December 2016 that more skills were added to the BOD system and introduced adjustments via the Artisan Festival.

Overview

To get a BOD, players must have at least 0.1 in the required skill. To receive one, go up to the proper NPC and open a contextual menu. Select the Bulk Order Info option. If it is time, a gump will appear detailing what the NPC wants made, how many of the desired items, and any special requirements. Players can either decline or accept the order. If it is not time to receive a BOD, the NPC will give the remaining time in minutes.

Obtaining Bulk Order Deeds

Publish 74 introduced changes to how BODs can be obtained. All BODs are limited to one every six hours, no longer dependent on crafting skill level. NPCs will cache up to three bulk order deeds or 18 hours' worth, and players may claim all three in quick succession. Turning in a BOD adds a new deed to the cache, up to three.

Bulk Order bribery

Publish 74 also introduced a system where players may bribe NPCs that give out Bulk Order Deeds to get a better one. This can upgrade the quantity, quality, or material in the deed, and only empty deeds can be upgraded. NPCs will become greedier over time and ask for higher bribes, and higher-level deeds require higher bribes. NPCs who are bribed frequently will come under Guild scrutiny and stop accepting bribes for a short time. To start the process, select the Bribe context menu option on the NPC, and follow the instructions.

Bulk order points & rewards

As of Publish 95, BODs now have a Point Value which are used immediately upon turn-in, or "banked" at a loss for future use. Points are used to purchase various rewards related to the skill of the BOD.

Major criticism and concern abounds in crafting circles regarding the point value of the BODs as related to the cost of materials to fill them. For example, a 20-Dagger/Iron/Exceptional uses much fewer resources than a 20-Halberd/Iron/Exceptional, yet both BODs are valued for the same 250 points (or 5.0 banked points) at turn-in.

Types of BODs

There are currently two types of BODs, small and large.

Small

The Small BODs, sometimes abbreviated SBOD, require only one item.

Large

Large BODs, sometimes abbreviated LBOD, give the most desirable rewards. To complete a Large BOD, players must obtain and complete all the smaller BODs required, which makes them so difficult to complete. Once each small BOD is filled, it can be combined with the large BOD.