[Shodo]

To give you an idea of price, a set of imbued dwarven plate runs anywhere from 10-15k platinum depending on slots and how complete a set you want. Raising your smithing high enough to craft it yourself costs... well, it depends. If you put in the time and effort to farm things like spiderling silk and animal pelts yourself, you could probably do it for under 5k platinum (just to level it, not including making the dwarven plate) with a decent wisdom score. However, for the time involved, you would be better off just grouping in dungeons with upgrades that can drop for you from a time/money/efficiency perspective. But if crafting is your thing, there's nothing more fulfilling than making your own. Just be prepared for a lengthy detour from leveling.