Crafting

Crafting is a noncombat skill that allows the player to create a variety of items in different categories. While perks are the main way to get bonuses and unlock tiers of crafting, certain classes can either unlock perks to start or add additional bonuses (usually in the form of lower crafting times or costs rather than directly better items crafted).

Crafting: Alchemy is the art of creating a variety of liquid-based items with varying effects. This includes grenades, potions, poisons, salves, and of course more traditional beverages.

Crafting: Imbuing is the art of adding spell jewel effects to a socketed item, removing spell jewels to either be replaced or traded, or offering time-based bonuses to certain items.

Crafting: Jewelry is the art of cutting and infusing gems with magic effects. These gems are for imbuing into socketed items.

Crafting: Smithing is the art of creating traditional weapons and armor using a variety of materials found in the world. Many perks for smithing offer bonuses for specific categories of items.

Crafting: Trinkets is the art of creating magical trinkets that offer certain benefits to your character. Usually this is in the form of passive effects, but some can offer skills or be triggered to offer certain bonuses under specific conditions.