How practical is it to make things?

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I would never try to make anything out of metal or anything like that, but a lot of other stuff seems way over priced (like 70 dollar tunics, 90 dollar belts, etc...), do you think I could make some of this stuff myself?
I'm pretty sure a tunic would be easy, but some of the other things seem a bit more complicated, do you think I should try anyways?

You can make pretty much every piece of your kit including the helmet. How much time you have to devote to it would also be a factor. If you can get together with a local legion you can go to the monthly Fabricae and learn how to make cool stuff.

You can buy parts or kits or you can scratch build everything its up to you.