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Artisans

Artisan concept artwork

Chest salvage

Salvage chest

Artisans are a new class of NPCs introduced in Diablo III. First introduced at Gamescon 2010, Artisans will be part of the Caravan and craft items for the player. Multiple items can be queued before leaving for the wilderness and upon returning the items will be crafted. Slain monsters occasionally drop new recipes for Artisans to learn . After learning a certain recipe, Artisans can produce that item as long as the player has the ingredients and gold necessary. Ingredients are gained by salvaging items, a process which breaks the item down into its ingredients. This can be done in the inventory screen anywhere in the game world, reducing trips to vendors and adding incentive to pick up items that would be otherwise ignored. Salvaging is done using a chest that can be obtained through the course of the game, similar to the way the Horadric Cube was obtained. Crafted items have both set and random attributes.

Artisans also gain levels by practicing with the materials given to them, producing better items as they gain experience. The upgrades also improve the way the Artisans workshop looks.

There are different Artisans for different tasks:

Blacksmith

The Blacksmith can craft and repair Armor, melee Weapons and Shields. He can also add a Socket to items. The blacksmith's wife has been infected by zombies in New Tristram. The player must help him put his wife to rest to gain his trust.

Mystic

The Mystic artisan will be removed in Beta build 10.[1]

The Mystic can craft magical Weapons (Wands and Staves), Potions, Scrolls (used to craft Charms too, before the removal of the Talisman from the initial release) and (probably) combine Runestones to produce higher quality ones. She can also add an Enchantment to items and Identify them. No backstory has been revealed for this Artisan.

Jeweler

The Jeweler can craft Amulets and Rings and combine Gems to produce higher quality ones. He can also remove Gems from items. He is a greedy man who sees the character merely as a means to getting rich. His quest requires the player to retrieve a special gem.

Media

Video:New Diablo 3 Artisan Crafting Feature

Gallery

  1. System Changes by Jay Wilson, Jan 19, 2012 9:00 AM PST
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