[Zen]

I would seem that a SC with high path costs would benefit less from a forge bonus because he is limited to one action a turn can either forge or kill armies single handedly.

But of course, that might just be my preference to use SC's for the duty of killing things and not being intimidating and forging items.

There is no doubt that early in the game, or with certain strategies a forge bonus has a high impact (Forging cheaply your first Indy stomping equipment, or later in the game).

But a Forge bonus benefits the ones who can forge a variety of items more than it does one that is limited by it's paths.