Okay, I've gotten to the point where I really need a better sword. I'm still using the Squire one and there are monsters where I'm doing zero damage to. I maxed out my Strength (50) and am now putting everything in Vitality (not sure where I am there but it's not a lot). So I'm guessing the time has come to put more time and energy into Blacksmithing, but I wanted to have some idea of how much time it'll take before I'll be able to make a weapon that's going to make a difference, if that makes sense. Or if I could just buy one that'd be great too, but I'm not counting on it. I'm still very much a beginner as a Blacksmith and I'm not good at the mini-game (it seems easy enough, but I'm quite bad at it), so I'd like to know what to expect.