New player here, more crafting questions!

[Poopnfartzzz]

First off, great job on this mod! The developers are amazing at what they do. If you guys are reading this, thank you so much for all your hard work! I'm so stoked for multi-player! I'd love to know if you guys are amateurs or not.
Second, how does crafting in this game work exactly?
From what I read off previous posts, certain materials target certain stats, is that correct?
I just completed the Anvil of Fury quest and cleared level 11, and again from what I've read off of previous posts, someone vaguely mentioned that monsters drop recipes. So far, this has not happened for me. Are they rare drops?
As a side question, is it just me or are amulets really rare?
Thanks so much for your help everyone!

[InSorteDiaboli]

hard to get recipes for char u paly atm, try to read only those what ur char need. Rest put into chest for all ur players.
About crafting - destroy all unnecessary items at anvil of fury ( magic \ rare \ unique \ set ) If u dont have use for them.
I just try to get barb wep and for mistake i craft uniq fakin godly zakarum dagger .... So beware what are u crafting, regards !

[Ugily]

I find it best to make highest level character your blacksmith. Give that char first read on any new crafting recipe found. Only that char salvage items. All other chars place unwanted magic items in share chest for blacksmith char to salvage. Make items for all other characters as needed.