Artisan guide

Artisans, as the name implies, are the crafters of Aden. While many items can be obtained from stores or monsters, it is Artisans and Warsmiths who provide most of the upper level items, and it is Artisans and Warsmiths who can craft lower-level items for cheaper prices.

Artisans have the unique ability to create items. (Well, nearly unique. Scavengers can craft too, but only low-level items.) While it is expensive to create items, the value of a full, crafted item is sometimes nearly double the costs of the materials.

Crafting takes a lot of MP, and thus a lot of time. Sadly, it is sometimes more profitable hunting then crafting, even though the latter is the Artisan's fortŽ.

Alternative perspective: crafting takes MP, but if you craft as you collect items, you'll rarely run low on MP, and even then it regenerates within a couple of minutes. You'll rarely be hindered in your crafting by a lack of MP.

Now that you have completed your Level 20 quest and become an Artisan, the first thing you want to do is get skills. Choose wisely; I would suggest getting Create Item at each opportunity before getting anything else.

It'd probably be good to get into a group right now. Find someone you work well with; a lot of the good EXP comes from monsters with a lot of HP, and you need more firepower against them. Also, you need to find Scavenger buddies who can hook you up with cheap materials.

At 21, make sure to go to Talking Island to get the Seed of Evil quest. There is also a good quest (Blood Fiend) in Elf Town, as well as a few other 21 quests scattered around Aden.

At Level 28, the Artisan gets a new skill, Summon Mechanical Golem. As the name implies, this skill summons up a pet (who oddly enough looks a lot like R2-D2) for the mere cost of a few D-grade crystals. Your advantage over other summoners is that you can make your own crystals instead of having to buy them. The disadvantage is that you don't get the summoner buffs/heals.

For crafting tips, see Collecting & Crafting, p. 119.