How to unlock charms?

[SmolTuna]

I'm at my wits end I'm HR 37 and I have yet to unlock charms. I keep seeing talk to the melder but everytime I do in Seliana she just asks if I want to meld. If there a way to make charms or am I just unlucky and have to suck it up? (I really just sped ran through MHW until iceborne and now I'm sad I can't craft charms that look pretty useful)

Update: I was able to get it. I think my game is bugged so I have to redownload it :(

[Suzaku]

You craft charms at the smithy. They unlocked sometime during low rank I think, so you've had the ability for like dozens of hours now.

[SmolTuna]

Originally posted by Suzaku:

You craft charms at the smithy. They unlocked sometime during low rank I think, so you've had the ability for like dozens of hours now.

I go to the smithy and it never showed up. It just shows me Weapons, Armor, Layered Armor, and Pendants. Never charms.

[Suzaku]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2427890884
You don't just have it right there in the smithy like this? I don't quite remember, but I'm almost certain it's literally tied directly to story progression. You can't miss it.

[Suntorias]

Talk to her in the old base. Scripted events don't seem to carry over 1:1 between the vanilla and iceborne one.

https://monsterhunterworld.wiki.fextralife.com/Charms

"Charms are unlocked after you unlock a cutscene in the Coral Highlands and gain access to the Third Fleet's Research Base and the Elder Melder. She will be available in the Trade Yard and you will have to accept the defense charm to unlock the ability to forge them in the Smithy."

[mewlynx]

I think you get it out of the research base, try going there and see if anyone gives you a defense charm.

[SmolTuna]

I'm not sure how to show you my screenshot but that is not what my screen looks like.

[SmolTuna]

Originally posted by Suntorias:

Talk to her in the old base. Scripted events don't seem to carry over 1:1 between the vanilla and iceborne one.

https://monsterhunterworld.wiki.fextralife.com/Charms

"Charms are unlocked after you unlock a cutscene in the Coral Highlands and gain access to the Third Fleet's Research Base and the Elder Melder. She will be available in the Trade Yard and you will have to accept the defense charm to unlock the ability to forge them in the Smithy."

She isn't at the tradeyard anymore and she doesn't show up at the research base. Does she generally move around?

[Suntorias]

Originally posted by SmolTuna:

Originally posted by Suntorias:

Talk to her in the old base. Scripted events don't seem to carry over 1:1 between the vanilla and iceborne one.

https://monsterhunterworld.wiki.fextralife.com/Charms

"Charms are unlocked after you unlock a cutscene in the Coral Highlands and gain access to the Third Fleet's Research Base and the Elder Melder. She will be available in the Trade Yard and you will have to accept the defense charm to unlock the ability to forge them in the Smithy."

She isn't at the tradeyard anymore and she doesn't show up at the research base. Does she generally move around?

She's there for me and doesn't move. Absolutely no clue what tiny event you might have missed.

[Suntorias]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQRPf5xYW5w&t=520s

This is literally after getting into the Research Base the first time.

(timestamped to 8:40 in case it doesn't work)

[BBplayer]

You may have missed optional missions, there are many optional missions in HR to help you unlock many things. I suggest you clear all before entering IB. I remember talking to the alchemy NPC and receiving the task and after completing it, Charms will be unlocked.