I have an idea for a game mode mod and was wondering if anyone could give me some feedback on the idea itself and how difficult it might be to create the mod. Here's the pitch.

It would be a combat focused mode were any gathering skill is disabled. Instead you gather materials from combat or township. Crafting skills are allowed but their max level is capped to your current township level.

The theme is that you are a towns local idiot. Good for only sending on missions no one else would be willing to risk their lives for. They are willing to supply you with armor weapons and other such resources at cost provided you collect the materials yourself. Unfortunately since you're the town idiot you have no idea how to do any of that. So you resort to the one thing you know. Hitting monsters with sharp sticks. As the town grows so does their ability to craft you better items.