Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Inscription and Professions

The new profession, Inscription, looks like it's going to be a lot of fun. ^^ You can make scrolls and cards, as well as enchantment scrolls for Enchanters. For anyone who doesn't know, Blizzard is making things very nice for Enchanters with this expansion. They're making it so that you can write your enchant on a scroll (provided by Scribes), and then you can sell your enchants by selling the scroll instead of spamming trade chat. These enchants can then be sold on the AH! Very, very convenient!



The highest level Inscription skills available right now are at skill level 100. Later in the game of course, Scribes' main purpose will be the creation of spell-enhancing glyphs, but one cool thing I like already is that you can create your own Darkmoon Faire card sets. The first set is Rogues. Collect the Ace through Five of Rogues, and you can turn your deck in at the Faire for a piece of level 10 loot! (Woot?) You get a green chest piece with a random enchant. Probability sucks on getting the Ace, though. =\ I got two out of about 40 cards I made. XD


Milling is a skill that comes along with Inscription. Think like Smelting comes with Mining or Prospecting comes with Jewelcrafting. Milling works a LOT like Prospecting; you mill 5 herbs, crushing them into a pomace that is used to make ink. Sometimes Milling will proc some mushrooms you can snack on, too. =P

One really awesome Inscription thing, especially since it's low level, is the ability to create a Scroll of Recall. These scrolls work like a hearthstone, but only have a fifteen-minute cooldown. ^^ They require Inscription though, so not everyone can use 'em.

Another new thing I noticed: Herbalists get a profession-specific spell called "Wild Growth!" It's basically an instant cast HoT with a three-minute cooldown. Rank 1 does 300 healing over 15 seconds. Not bad! I think you get a new rank every 75 skill points.


Oh, and on my herb gathering expedition, I ended up at old Dalaran... it's now a hole in the ground instead of a dome. =P


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