Quote Originally Posted by Lockharted View Post
No not at all. You have to be level 50 to make the weapon you need to start your relic, but at level 20 you can meld anything I think as long as you have the right Grade catalyst.

Unless of course it needs to be that your crafting level has to be the same level as the item you're trying to meld - which it could be, in that case you'll have to ask someone in game to help you with it.
I will probably ask someone. The one thing I'm afraid of, depending on how the meld works, is someone running off with my weapon and materia. Don't know how much of a risk there is of that.