Barbarians, Fighters, Monks and Rangers all get Craft in 3.5. It's pretty easy to make combat-types capable of smithing in most systems.

For a more extreme example, I remember someone on /tg/ kitbashing together a set of Exalted charms for punching iron bars into swords and then throwing them at people mid-combat.

Any non-class-based game? Like Gurps or something similar, given that smithing is likely to require a good bit of strength and stamina to work the hammer or the bellows you should be fairly heavy hitter.

>>315164
Exalted is not class-based.

Guess I need to give you guys a game to calculate something up...

Okay, let's say... any variation of D&D. Human... berserker? Balance of power, agility and smithing.

>>315169
Oh, and axes as a main weapon of choice, but with tomahawks as a sub ranged.

>>315169
Yes. That works fine. Any d20 variant, all you do is throw some extra skill points into a crafting skill.

Easy: Character's culture expects a blacksmith to be proficient in any weapon or armor they are capable of making for the use of others, willing and able to demonstrate their skill regularly.

>>315529
The problem with that is that "proficient" doesn't actually mean much. If you know that the sharp end is for poking, then after that it's just a matter of relative skill. And a blacksmith would always be less skilled than a warrior, due to having a focus that is not actual combat.

If you're doing cultural archetypes anyway, you may as well say that warriors forged their own gear. This has the added benefit that it echos the old Greek ideas.

Roll up artificer, give self ALL THE BUFFS

>>315531
>If you know the sharp end is for poking, then after that it's all just relative skill.

Yes. There's no reason for a blacksmith of all people to understand weapon balance, the function of the pommel and how it's used in real-life combat, the effects of the distribution of weight throughout a weapon and the practical applications of any proposed modification to their blade. Being good at a trade instantly condemns you to not being able to put to use the stuff you make, especially in an era before research firms and assembly lines.

Pardon me while I hit my head against this wall.

>>315544
You are pardoned.