Editing Professions

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'''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]].

{{Hatnote|Main article: [[passive activities]]}}

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).

| rowspan="5" | 1 || rowspan="5" | {{Plink|Hopeport|pic=Hopeport episode icon|size=20}} || {{Plinkt|Guard|pic=Guard icon}} || Unlocks higher level monsters and gear in the Hopeport area.

| {{Plinkt|Chef|pic=Chef icon|size=36}} || Cooking [[food]] items, which can be sold to the [[Head Chef]] or used in [[bounties]].

| {{Plinkt|Fisher|pic=Fisher icon|size=36}} || Catching [[fish]], which can be sold to the [[Fishmonger]] or used in Chef recipes.

| {{Plinkt|Forager|pic=Forager icon|size=36}} || Gathering ingredients for [[Potion|potions]], bait for passive Fisher activities, and monument pieces for repairing the [[Fallen Monument]].

| {{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 in the Hopeforest area.

| {{Plinkt|Gatherer|pic=Gatherer icon|size=36}} ||Gathering items for potions, ingredients for the Chef profession, and [[bones]] for the Bonewright profession.

| {{Plinkt|Woodcutter|pic=Woodcutter icon|size=36}} || Gathering logs for the Carpentry profession, and accessing shortcuts in Hopeforest.

| {{Plinkt|Carpenter|pic=Carpenter icon|size=36}} ||Creating poles and staves for the Bonewright, Blacksmith and Stonemason professions.

| 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 in the Mine of Mantuban area.

| {{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 for use in the Blacksmith and Stonemason professions.

| {{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 in the Crenopolis area.

| {{Plinkt|Detective|pic=Detective icon|size=24}} ||Completing [[bounties]], unlocking crime den raids, and unlocking the [[Detect Aura]] spell.

| {{Plinkt|Leatherworker|pic=Leatherworker icon|size=36}} ||Creating leathers from hides, which are used for the [[Armorer]] profession.

| {{Plinkt|Merchant|pic=Merchant icon|size=24}} ||Unlocks [[ventures]] to receive rare items for various recipes in other professions, and

discounts at the [[Hide Stall]].

| 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 in the Stonemaw Hill area.

| {{Plinkt|Builder|pic=Builder icon}} ||Build ???

| {{Plinkt|Armorer|pic=Armorer icon}} ||Creates armor

| {{Plinkt|Unknown Gathering|pic=Unknown Gathering icon}} ||Gathering items

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.

{{Incomplete|Update history doesn't point to updates accurately. (November 2024)}}

** Professions were included in the first public early-access release of the game.

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