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That is not correct. You now have new skills that will allow you to make the subcombines you need for your own class' products. For example, as a Sage I now have "timbercraft" which lets me make certain wood products -- quills and paper. You buy these books from the wholesaler in the first society you joined. Also you get different tradeskill buffs to counter the reactions when crafting these recipes. Your skill will start out low, so don't expect to make pristine on higher tiered items for a while. On the woodcrafting though my skills went up pretty fast.