Editing Professions

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[[File:Professions icon.png|left|64px]] '''Professions''' are skills that [[player character]]s can train and utilize throughout [[Brighter Shores]]. Players can gain [[experience]] to advance their profession level either by actively playing the game, or [[Passive activities|passively]] while the game is closed. Unlocking a new [[episode]] also unlocks a new set of professions, which can typically only be trained within that episode.

As the name suggests, most professions can be used as a way to earn [[Coins|money]], though they have a variety of other uses, including fulfilling [[quest]] requirements, gathering resources to use in other professions, or processing raw materials into [[Item|items]]. Each [[Episodes|episode]] also has one [[combat]] profession, the training of which allows players to attack new varieties of [[monsters]] and wield higher level [[weapons]] and [[armour]] in its respective [[Episodes|episode]].

==Passive training==
Players can continue to perform certain profession-related activities while logged out of the game. Activities eligible for [[passive training]] are marked with a moon icon [[File:Passive activity icon.png|18px]]. Passive methods are unlocked by spending [[knowledge]] after reaching the required level for that activity.

The amount of time one can spend training passively is limited to 24 hours, or by the number of input items in the player's [[backpack]] (usually one hour per item).

Passive methods scale down in experience rates the higher your level gets above the method you are doing. For example, the level 25 AFK method for Carpentry (making stools) returns 1950xp per hour at Carpentry level 25, and 950xp per hour at Carpentry level 30. More data is required to fully test this impact, but you should always aim to use the latest passive method you have unlocked to avoid losing experience.

==List of professions==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Episode !! colspan="2" | Name !! Uses
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1 || rowspan="5" | {{Plink|Hopeport|pic=Hopeport episode icon|size=20}} || {{Plinkt|Guard|pic=Guard icon}} || Unlocks higher level monsters and gear
|-
| {{Plinkt|Chef|pic=Chef icon|size=36}} || Cooking [[food]] items
|-
| {{Plinkt|Fisher|pic=Fisher icon|size=36}} || Catching various [[fish]]
|-
| {{Plinkt|Forager|pic=Forager icon|size=36}} || Gathering items
|-
| {{Plinkt|Alchemist|pic=Alchemist icon|size=24}} || Brewing [[potion]]s
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2 || rowspan="4" | {{Plink|Hopeforest|pic=Hopeforest episode icon|size=20}} ||  {{Plinkt|Scout|pic=Scout icon}} ||Unlocks higher level monsters and gear
|-
| {{Plinkt|Gatherer|pic=Gatherer icon|size=36}} ||Gathering Items for combination potions
|-
| {{Plinkt|Woodcutter|pic=Woodcutter icon|size=36}} || Chopping down [[tree]]s
|-
| {{Plinkt|Carpenter|pic=Carpenter icon|size=36}} ||Create planks from logs
|-
| rowspan="5" | 3 || rowspan="5" | {{Plink|Mine of Mantuban|pic=Mine of Mantuban episode icon|size=20}} || {{Plinkt|Minefighter|pic=Minefighter icon}} ||Unlocks higher level monsters and gear
|-
| {{Plinkt|Bonewright|pic=Bonewright icon|size=36}} ||Creates melee weapons, ranged weapons, and shields specific to [[Guardian]].
|-
| {{Plinkt|Miner|pic=Miner icon|size=36}} || Mining [[mineral]]s
|-
| {{Plinkt|Blacksmith|pic=Blacksmith icon|size=36}} ||Creates melee weapons, ranged weapons, and shields specific to [[Cryoknight]].
|-
| {{Plinkt|Stonemason|pic=Stonemason icon|size=36}} ||Creates melee weapons, ranged weapons, and shields specific to [[Hammermage]].
|-
| rowspan="4" | 4 || rowspan="4" | {{Plink|Crenopolis (episode)|txt=Crenopolis|pic=Crenopolis episode icon|size=20}} || {{Plinkt|Watchperson|pic=Watchperson icon|size=36}} ||Unlocks higher level monsters and gear 
|-
| {{Plinkt|Detective|pic=Detective icon|size=24}} ||Complete Bounties
|-
| {{Plinkt|Leatherworker|pic=Leatherworker icon|size=36}} ||Use hide to create leather
|-
| {{Plinkt|Merchant|pic=Merchant icon|size=24}} ||Merchant stall logistics trading items between stalls
|-
| rowspan="4" | 5 || rowspan="4" | {{Plink|Stonemaw Hill|pic=Stonemaw Hill episode icon|size=20}} || {{Plinkt|Shieldbearer|pic=Shieldbearer icon}} ||Unlocks higher level monsters and gear
|- 
| {{Plinkt|Builder|pic=Builder icon}} ||Build ???
|-
| {{Plinkt|Armorer|pic=Armorer icon}} ||Creates armor 
|-
| {{Plinkt|Unknown Gathering|pic=Unknown Gathering icon}} ||Gathering items
|}

== Experience ==
Note: Knowledge Points will always provide the player with 25% (1/4) of the base experience needed to level up at that current level. This will also scale with each level the player gains. This will then be reduced to 6.25% of the base experience needed per knowledge point once you reach level 200 in the profession.

The following table shows the relationship between the profession level, the experience required for that level, and the experience difference from the previous level:
{{Experience table|collapsed=yes}}

== Calculator ==

A very basic calculator app has been created by NoShirtStann. This calculator will allow you to determine how many actions are required to get to the desired level. As of now the calculator is in Alpha as the data for the game is still not complete. As the data gets complete, the app will be updated.

Also, plans to create a currency calculator are in the works. This will allow players to calculate the most effective way to generate currency based on what their desired profession and what level they currently are.

As NoShirtStann is building this on his own, updates may take some time. It requires quite a bit of work to complete.

Here is a preview of what the app looks like.

[[File:Calculator ScreenShot.png|thumb]]
(I can't seem to get it to format properly. If someone could fix this I would be appreciative. The picture is off the right.)

The link to download is:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/wdhqszts42e3dvq/BSC.zip/file

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="160">
File:Professions preview 1.jpg|Fisher, Forager, Chef
File:Professions preview 2.jpg|Woodcutter, Miner, Alchemist
File:Professions preview 3.jpg|Stonemason, Merchant, Blacksmith
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Profession capes]]
*[[:Category:Skill nodes|Skill node]]

==Update history==
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* {{UL|update=2024-11-06|date=6 November 2024}}
** Professions were included in the first public early-access release of the game.
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