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

Category	Details
Profession Type	Crafting
Skill Tree	Artisan
Total Branches	4
Master Skill	Master Artisan

Artisan is divided into four skill branches:

Branch	Focus
Engineering	Crafting components and tools
Domestic	Food, clothing, and basic crafted Items
Business	Vendor management and crafting efficiency
Survey	Resource surveying and harvesting

Skill Tree Structure

Code:

Artisan
├─ Novice Artisan
├─ Engineering I
├─ Engineering II
├─ Engineering III
├─ Engineering IV
├─ Domestic I
├─ Domestic II
├─ Domestic III
├─ Domestic IV
├─ Business I
├─ Business II
├─ Business III
├─ Business IV
├─ Survey I
├─ Survey II
├─ Survey III
├─ Survey IV
└─ Master Artisan

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.

Skill	Benefits
Engineering I	Unlocks basic engineering schematics
Engineering II	Unlocks additional component recipes
Engineering III	Improved crafting capabilities
Engineering IV	Advanced engineering schematics

Engineering skills unlock schematic groups such as:

Code:

craftArtisanEngineeringGroupA
craftArtisanEngineeringGroupB
craftArtisanEngineeringGroupC
craftArtisanToolGroupA

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.

Skill	Benefits
Domestic I	Unlocks basic domestic crafting recipes
Domestic II	Additional domestic schematics
Domestic III	Improved domestic crafting options
Domestic IV	Advanced domestic recipes

Domestic skills unlock schematic groups including:

Code:

craftArtisanDomesticGroupA
craftArtisanDomesticGroupB
craftArtisanDomesticGroupC
craftArtisanDomesticGroupD

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.

Skill	Benefits
Business I	Basic vendor and trade capabilities
Business II	Improved crafting economy efficiency
Business III	Advanced vendor functionality
Business IV	Maximum crafting economic benefits

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.

Skill	Benefits
Survey I	Basic surveying abilities
Survey II	Improved survey range
Survey III	Increased resource detection capability
Survey IV	Advanced surveying performance

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:

Code:

craftArtisanNewbieGroupA
craftArtisanNewbieGroupB

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

Bonus Type	Description
Crafting abilities	Additional crafting related abilities
Experimentation improvements	Increased crafting potential
Advanced crafting access	Access to advanced crafting features

Master Artisan also grants special crafting abilities including:

Code:

sm_ae_dm_1
fs_dm_1

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:

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

Code:

Artisan
│
├── Novice Artisan
│
├── Engineering Branch
│   ├─ Engineering I
│   ├─ Engineering II
│   ├─ Engineering III
│   └─ Engineering IV
│
├── Domestic Branch
│   ├─ Domestic I
│   ├─ Domestic II
│   ├─ Domestic III
│   └─ Domestic IV
│
├── Business Branch
│   ├─ Business I
│   ├─ Business II
│   ├─ Business III
│   └─ Business IV
│
├── Survey Branch
│   ├─ Survey I
│   ├─ Survey II
│   ├─ Survey III
│   └─ Survey IV
│
└── Master Artisan

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