All applicants must be interviewed prior to being accepted as an Apprentice. For this reason, applicants are required to prepare by completing several requirements. These are:

1. The character must have at least four hours of activity as listed in +history;
2. The character must be between 10 to 20 turns old;
3. The character must have a description appropriate for an apprentice;
4. The character must have a developed character history, i.e., you should know where you were born and raised, who your parents are, why you want to become an apprentice of the Smithcraft, etc.;
5. The player must be able to demonstrate knowledge of basic mooing commands and RP including, but not limited to, OOC vs. IC, @emit, and emote.
6. The player must read the MOO theme and harassment rules;
7. The character must attend an Introduction to Smithcraft lesson. This lesson will not be implemented as a requirement for at least one month.

Upon completion of these requirements and successful completion of the apprentice interview, the character may be promoted to apprentice. The character should complete all the requirements within four weeks or risk the possibility of being removed from the Smithcraft.