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Glorious Bar

A glorious bar is a bar used in the creation of masterwork equipment. It requires 99 Smithing and it is made by folding a partially folded alloy bar 1001 times at any anvil. One glorious bar is required to make one masterwork plate.

Realistically, the Japanese, who used the folding technique in their metalworks, only folded their steel up to 16 times. Every fold doubles the number of layers. At 16 folds, there would be 65536 layers. By 20 folds, their steel would become virtually homogeneous.

Glorious bar is possibly a reference to the Ken-sama meme, which is the source of the misquote: “Glorious Nippon steel, folded over 1000 times.”

Assuming the glorious bar retains all its individual layers without turning homogeneous, the glorious bar would exactly twenty one novemnonagintillion four hundred thirty octanonagintillion one hundred seventy two septennonagintillion one hundred forty three sexnonagintillion seven hundred twenty five quinnonagintillion three hundred forty six quattuornonagintillion four hundred eighteen trenonagintillion nine hundred sixty eight duononagintillion five hundred unnonagintillion nine hundred eighty one nonagintillion two hundred novemoctogintillion thirty six octaoctogintillion two hundred eleven septenoctogintillion two hundred twenty eight sexoctogintillion ninety six quinoctogintillion two hundred thirty four quattuoroctogintillion one hundred ten treoctogintillion six hundred seventy two duooctogintillion one hundred forty eight unoctogintillion eight hundred seventy five octagintillion seven novemseptuagintillion seven hundred sixty seven octaseptuagintillion four hundred seven septenseptuagintillion twenty one sexseptuagintillion twenty two quinseptuagintillion four hundred ninety eight quattuorseptuagintillion seven hundred twenty two treseptuagintillion four hundred forty nine duoseptuagintillion eight hundred sixty three unseptuagintillion nine hundred sixty seven septuagintillion five hundred seventy six novemsexagintillion three hundred thirteen octasexagintillion nine hundred seventeen septensexagintillion one hundred sixty two sexsexagintillion five hundred fifty one quinsexagintillion eight hundred ninety three quattuorsexagintillion four hundred fifty eight tresexagintillion three hundred fifty one duosexagintillion sixty two unsexagintillion nine hundred thirty six sexagintillion five hundred three novemquinquagintillion seven hundred forty two octaquinquagintillion nine hundred five septenquinquagintillion seven hundred thirteen sexquinquagintillion eight hundred forty six quinquinquagintillion two hundred eighty quattuorquinquagintillion eight hundred seventy one trequinquagintillion nine hundred sixty nine duoquinquagintillion one hundred fifty five unquinquagintillion one hundred forty nine quinquagintillion three hundred ninety seven novemquadragintillion one hundred forty nine octaquadragintillion six hundred seven septenquadragintillion eight hundred sixty nine sexquadragintillion one hundred thirty five quinquadragintillion five hundred forty nine quattuorquadragintillion six hundred forty eight trequadragintillion four hundred sixty one duoquadragintillion nine hundred seventy unquadragintillion eight hundred forty two quadragintillion one hundred forty nine novemtrigintillion two hundred ten octatrigintillion one hundred twenty four septentrigintillion seven hundred forty two sextrigintillion two hundred eighty three quintrigintillion seven hundred fifty five quattuortrigintillion nine hundred eight tretrigintillion three hundred sixty four duotrigintillion three hundred six untrigintillion ninety two trigintillion nine hundred forty nine novemvigintillion nine hundred sixty seven octavigintillion one hundred sixty three septenvigintillion eight hundred eighty two sexvigintillion five hundred thirty four quinvigintillion seven hundred ninety seven quattuorvigintillion five hundred thirty five trevigintillion one hundred eighteen duovigintillion three hundred thirty one unvigintillion eighty seven vigintillion eight hundred ninety two novemdecillion one hundred fifty four octadecillion one hundred twenty five septendecillion eight hundred twenty nine sexdecillion one hundred forty two quindecillion three hundred ninety two quattuordecillion nine hundred fifty five tredecillion three hundred seventy three duodecillion eighty four undecillion three hundred thirty five decillion three hundred twenty nonillion eight hundred fifty nine octillion six hundred sixty three septillion three hundred five sextillion two hundred forty eight quintillion seven hundred seventy three quadrillion six hundred seventy four trillion four hundred eleven billion three hundred thirty six million one hundred thirty eight thousand seven hundred fifty two individual layers of alloy.

That’s an entire 21 430 172 143 725 346 418 968 500 981 200 036 211 228 096 234 110 672 148 875 007 767 407 021 022 498 722 449 863 967 576 313 917 162 551 893 458 351 062 936 503 742 905 713 846 280 871 969 155 149 397 149 607 869 135 549 648 461 970 842 149 210 124 742 283 755 908 364 306 092 949 967 163 882 534 797 535 118 331 087 892 154 125 829 142 392 955 373 084 335 320 859 663 305 248 773 674 411 336 138 752 layer of alloy!