Majestic dream pillow

[Bearcub]

As long as all inspirationals will become 0% pure, it'd be much harder to rise proficiencies. For the T&N e.g. it would be nice to have something even more profitable than Monogrammed pillow . And my offer is simply make the new inspirational called (optionally) Majestic dream pillow which is gained by crafting from majestic feathers instead of regular ones. I know that idea is not that fresh as people already tried to see if it's any more profitable to craft a pillow from majestic feathers but having it seems logical the same as with Wicked Wicker Man Mask Then the Majestic pillow would e.g. give 8000 of T&N and 2000 of Perennial Philosophy, having 6uses (as one use is too expensive for that pillow to spend feathers for, but 6 seems reasonable for me).

Another idea about T&N is making the difference between cloth that used in craft.
There are several inspirationals that could be affected by it:
Windborne Kite
Stuffed leather ball (not a cloth but still different tiers of fluff)
Bunny Darko
and others. I don't think that it's reasonable to change a color for inspirationals made of different cotton (as with food that made from different cabbage e.g.) but giving like description about "made from..."

The last idea here is about leather. As the production of fine leather is rising and the need for proficiencies is still upgrowing we could let us people decide to sell the leather or craft some nice inspirational for proficiencies. E.g. such inspirational as Opera Masque could get different appearence when made of Fine leather and of course the better output. I believe that using such kind of high-end materials should give Perennial Philosophy at least and for the Masque I'd offer the single use (as long as all masques are disposable) but giving to it like 30000 of T&N and 5000 of PP.
Other inspirationals made of leather:
Hunting Trophy
Fishing trophy
Leather Ball
I see it's pretty hard to affect and by fine leather, but for I would offer such name as Fine Leather Ball (optionally "perfect leather ball"), that have 2-3 uses but also with high amount of T&N (10000 e.g.) and 2000 of PP.

[Pildream]

+1

I do not know about the numbers you provide, but having better versions of inspirationals with better mats, like would definitely be awsome .

[Thor]

Very good ideas I'd say!

[lachlaan]

I wholeheartedly agree, both with the premise of it being (potentially) a chore to actually rise proficiencies with solely null inspirationals, as well as with the idea that we could use more variety of stuff we can mix and match.

[Necrobane]

need good c&d insp too

[Bearcub]

need good c&d insp too

For more C&D I'd offer to play with different "tier" skins, like rabbit-snake-beaver-deer-bear-march hare- argopelter. For example could have different output. But the problem here is about lack curiosities made from skins so not a bif freedom to vary about. As well as given humbers are not the end ones, I believe JC can see how to balance it more. But I tried to point on the most obvious output

[Eivind]

With current inspirationals I see it pretty easy to get 300 on all proficiencies. But I like idea.

[Thor]

With current inspirationals I see it pretty easy to get 300 on all proficiencies. But I like idea.

Sure, post a screenie when you are done. We'll wait. Probably few years.

[RonPaulFTW]

JC has said on several occasions they will be releasing more inspirationals where appropriate to account for the lack of purity. Really anything people used purity lockets for in the past will have the greatest voids.

I think the overarching question is how hard JC wants to make reaching perfection in your profession. If perfection in crafting clothes is 700TN - is there a plan to eventually have enough inspirationals that I could level to 700 by studying 35 unique 2k inspirationals?

Or is the plan that those of us who want to truly master our profession have no choice but to eventually expend some amount of "reuse penalty" inspiration points to get there.

At some point one would likely reuse an inspiration before taking the time and effort to find the mats for inspiration #35 - so I guess the real question is how much reuse on the path to profession mastery will be systematic due to lack of inspirationals in game versus due to laziness of the player.

[Eivind]

Sure, post a screenie when you are done. We'll wait. Probably few years.

Sure
How much insp do you think costs raising all the proficiencies (except PP) from 300 to 301? I say about 750k insp. Its only 5 Rubbery Mescaline Refresher, which can be easily farmed in industrial amounts.
There is full studiying plan:

A Taste of Autumn x4
A Taste of The New World x7
Abandoned Cobweb x1
Acorn Indian x1
Aged Driftwood x1
Argopelter Beak x1
Aspen Masque x1
Beautiful Seashell x1
Beetle x2
Big Autumn Masque x2
Birchbark Origami x1
Brain x6
Brick of Fallen Jericho x2
Broken Bough x5
Bunny Darko x1
Bunny Masque x1
Captivating Flame x1
Coffin Plank x1
Colored Marbles x4
Connecticut Field Masque x1
Cricket Team x1
Dead Wartbite Cricket x1
Decorative Woodcarving x1
Devil's Wort x1
Dried Long Ear x2
Eloped Gingerbread Man x2
Fine Beaver Teeth x1
Funny Foam x1
Game Board x2
Ghost Rider Masque x2
Grass Whistle x1
Jackalope Antlers x1
Lumberwood Figurine x4
Maple Mustache Masque x10
Mineralogical Survey x3
Misshapen Lump of Clay x2
New World Gourd x2
Nine Men's Morris x4
Opera Masque x2
Peyote Cactus x1
Pilgrim's Bible x1
Raggy Doll x1
Rainbow Scales x1
Red Rose x2
Rock Maracas x11
Savage Charm x1
Seaweed Masque x1
Singing Old Log x1
Smooth Stone x7
Spinning Top x1
Sterling Geode x5
Stray Chestnut x1
Stringy Sinew x1
Stuffed Rabbit x1
Sunny Sunflower x1
The Wicked Wicker Man x1
Tumbleweed x1
Unscathed Wood x1
Wee Menagerie x1
Wicker Man x1
Wild Garlic x1
Windborne Kite x1

That give us:
Arts & Crafts: 44751
Cloak & Dagger: 30160
Faith & Wisdom: 40455
Frontier & Wilderness: 47435
Hammer & Nail: 36115
Hunting & Gathering: 38985
Law & Lore: 30030
Mines & Mountains: 30110
Pots & Pans: 30415
Sparks & Embers: 37465
Stocks & Cultivars: 30125
Sugar & Spice: 31050
Thread & Needle: 30000
Natural Philosophy: 43250
Perennial Philosophy: 9910

Which costs 753898 insp, you can check it yourself. All calculations are done at 0% purity.

Raising proficiencies below 200 is much more easier.