Schematics

Schematics are the blueprints that allow the Inquisitor to craft items. They can be bought from merchants or looted in various locations. Schematics from downloadable content are also included on this page.

Once the Inquisition has been formed, Harritt the blacksmith provides the Inquisitor with the ability to craft armor, weapons and upgrades for both. Later, once the Inquisition moves to Skyhold, the arcanist gives them a closer introduction to runes that add damage to weapons. The Inquisitor also gains a masterwork slot to his/her weapon and armor schematics from this point (but not to upgrades or helmets). Adding masterworks to pieces is completely optional but provides a significant boost to the quality of the item.

Tiers
Schematics for equipment fit into one of three tiers.

Tier 1 schematics yield tier 1 gear, and so on. With higher tiers, items require more crafting materials in order to craft them with the benefit of producing a more powerful result.

Tier 1 weapon and armor schematics typically have two slots for crafting materials, and tier 3 schematics have four, allowing the player to heavily customize the final piece, again at a higher material cost.

Helmets and upgrades are one exception. They don't gain more slots on their respective schematics, only increased material requirements.

Weapons
There are seven subsections under weapon crafting: one-handed weapons, two-handed weapons, staves, daggers, bows, shields, and weapon runes (for schematics on Bianca, see Bianca Upgrades). Weapons can be crafted for each class, and they are class restricted only. Runes are crafted at the same crafting station as weapons and some are restricted to a certain type of weapon.

Armor
There are four subsections under armor crafting: helmet, light armor for mages, medium armor for rogues, and heavy armor for warriors. Helmets have only race restriction, while armors have class restriction and occasionally race or character restriction.