Here's an idea. Why not have proffesion skills in the game like Alchemy, blacksmithing, cooking, tailoring etc. Just asking rpg maker pro's if it is possible. :)
little search does the trick :)
http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,31261.0.html
and MA had an idea: http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,19195.0.html