Here's something curious I found.
Gilding = int + con, right?
DC for gilding anything is 20, right?
So, take the -5 into account
unless you have a total combined int and con bonus of +5 it is impossible to succeed (at level 1 CR). Each failure costs 300 odd fang and is worth 5 CXP.
I can only say... Ouch. For Rane (con+int = 3 which is not terrible for a cleric who was designed to be a generalist) to even have a 5% success chance she needs 2 craft levels (technically one, since the first is free)
That means 200 failed attempts. Guaranteed. That's 60,000 fang.
Just putting it out there. If you ever want to gild get yourself 18 con and 18 Intel (+8, 20% chance of success at CR level 1) or it's going to take RL years.
Yes, it has pretty much crippled my chars plans and RP.
Needless to say, even thinking of gilding saps the fun from my very soul right now. Yes, I am going to keep smithing. No, I'm not going to gild. Yes, I may find someone to do the gilding for me and have Rane starve to death in a street somewhere... actually... *makes a note of that plot line* Anyway.
Rant of bitterness over.