Artisan

Artisan Profession Overview

The Artisan profession is the foundation of all crafting careers in Star Wars Galaxies. It provides the core skills required for resource gathering, item experimentation, and basic manufacturing.

Players who pursue the Artisan profession gain access to essential crafting mechanics such as resource surveying, experimentation, assembly, and vendor management. Artisan also serves as the entry point into several advanced Crafting professions.

Profession Overview


Artisan is divided into four skill branches:


Skill Tree Structure


Players must progress through individual branches before unlocking Master Artisan.

Skill Branches

Engineering

The Engineering branch focuses on the creation of crafting tools and intermediate crafting components used by many advanced Professions.

Players investing in Engineering gain access to additional crafting schematics and improved crafting capabilities.


Engineering skills unlock schematic groups such as:


These schematics include various crafting tools and intermediate components required for more advanced Professions.

Domestic

The Domestic branch focuses on the production of household and lifestyle Items.

This branch provides access to recipes related to clothing, Food preparation, and other domestic crafts.


Domestic skills unlock schematic groups including:


These schematics typically include clothing components, consumables, and decorative Items.

Business

The Business branch improves the economic side of crafting.

Players who invest in this branch gain abilities related to crafting efficiency and vendor management.


This branch is essential for players who intend to sell crafted goods.

Survey

The Survey branch improves the player's ability to locate and harvest resources.

These skills increase surveying capabilities and improve resource gathering efficiency.


Survey skills enhance the player's ability to locate valuable resource concentrations across Planets.

Novice Artisan

Novice Artisan is the starting skill for all Crafting professions.

This skill grants the ability to begin crafting and provides access to basic schematics required for early gameplay.

Schematics Unlocked

Novice Artisan grants access to starter schematic groups:


These schematics typically include beginner crafting tools and introductory crafting items.

Master Artisan

Master Artisan represents the completion of the Artisan skill tree.

Players who reach this level gain the highest level of crafting proficiency available within the Artisan profession.

Master Artisan Benefits


Master Artisan also grants special crafting abilities including:


These abilities provide additional crafting functionality and represent the pinnacle of Artisan expertise.

Crafting Systems Introduced by Artisan

Assembly

Assembly determines the initial quality of a crafted item during the crafting process.

Higher assembly skill increases the chance of producing higher quality items.

Experimentation

Experimentation allows players to improve crafted items after assembly.

Players can allocate experimentation points to improve various Attributes of the item being crafted.

Resource Surveying

Surveying allows players to locate natural resource deposits across Planets.

Different resources appear in varying concentrations, making surveying an important part of efficient crafting.

Schematics

Schematics define the recipes used to craft items.

Many schematics are unlocked through Artisan skill progression.

Progression Beyond Artisan

Artisan serves as the entry point for several advanced Crafting professions.

Players typically specialize into Professions such as:

• Architect
• Armorsmith
• Weaponsmith
• Chef
• Tailor
• Droid Engineer

Each advanced profession builds upon the crafting mechanics learned through the Artisan skill tree.

Summary

The Artisan profession forms the backbone of the crafting system in Star Wars Galaxies. Through its four branches, players gain the essential skills required for resource gathering, crafting experimentation, and economic trade.

Mastering Artisan opens the door to advanced crafting Professions and allows players to fully participate in the game's player driven economy.

Artisan Profession Progression


Players must complete the required branches in order to unlock Master Artisan.