Three things from Season of Discovery made it into WoW: Forever: the Cozy Sleeping Bag, the library books and the Mage scrolls. All three pay off while you level. The sleeping bag gives lasting extra experience, the books hand out necklaces, rings and a weapon, and Mages get an extra ability from level 6.
Cozy Sleeping BagThe Cozy Sleeping Bag
The sleeping bag is a rest spot you carry around. Roll it out and lie down, and it counts like an inn: every minute you spend in it adds a stack worth 1% more experience, up to three stacks for 3%. It does not work in cities and inns, where you are resting anyway.
You can also rest at your own camp on the road. The camping guide explains what a campfire and the camp objects do, and you can plan your camp in the camp planner.
How to get it
The sleeping bag is a scavenger hunt with very few clues. It starts at level 14:
- Start: Horde players find the burned-out remains in the southern Barrens near Camp Taurajo, Alliance players a nailed plank on a broken cart at Alexston Farmstead in Westfall. After that, both factions head to the other side's starting point.
- Stonetalon Mountains: An abandoned camp north-east of Sun Rock Retreat. A 12-slot bag waits there as an interim reward.
- Loch Modan: A ledge on the dam at the north end of the zone. This is the tricky part for Horde players, because Alliance guards stand there.
- Thoradin's Wall: A room in the wall between Arathi Highlands and Hillsbrad Foothills. From there the last clue leads to the sleeping bag.
Horde players should leave the Loch Modan dam for level 30, even though the quest starts at 14. On the PvP ruleset, the trip through Westfall or the Barrens carries some risk for either side.
Along the way you also pick up Student Fodder. It heals instantly and gives back some mana, rage or energy. It no longer grants the rested bonus it had in Season of Discovery.
Student FodderThe library: books for every class
There are 40 different books scattered across the world. In Season of Discovery only Mages could hand them in for runes. In Forever the librarians take them from every class:
- Alliance: Garion Wendell in the Mage Quarter of Stormwind
- Horde: Owen Thadd in the Magic Quarter of the Undercity
Each book counts only once. The tiers build on each other: your first ten books also count towards the reward at twenty.
| Books | Reward (pick one) |
|---|---|
| 10 | Scholarly Pendant or Erudite's Amulet (neck) |
| 20 | Field Researcher's Loop or Philanthropist's Ring (finger) |
| 25 | Truthseeker's Bow, Crest of Elucidation or Researcher's Night Light |
Scholarly Pendant
Erudite's Amulet
Field Researcher's Loop
Philanthropist's Ring
Truthseeker's Bow
Crest of Elucidation
Researcher's Night LightThe necklaces are green, the rings blue. All three rewards at 25 books are blue and require level 40: a bow, a shield and an off-hand item. The necklaces and rings, on the other hand, have no level requirement to equip.
Scrolls for Mages
At level 6, Mages learn an ability from their class trainer that lets them read undeciphered scrolls. These scrolls drop at random from enemies in the world and in dungeons. Deciphering raises your skill, and higher skill lets you read stronger scrolls.
Two things to know:
- If deciphering fails, it can turn you into a sheep for 8 seconds. You keep the scroll. So do not read scrolls in the middle of a pack.
- You cannot use scrolls while moving.
Mages also learn Study through a quest. With it you pick up a bundle of scrolls at your faction's library that are already deciphered. A faulty ability called Research, which some Mages learned on top and then lost on logout, was removed on November 6. That fix and all the others are in the patch notes.
Everything new for the class is on the Mage page and in the Mage guide.
What is not included
Blizzard has not presented a rune system for Forever. Classes get their new abilities from trainers and reworked talent trees, not from engravings. The supply crates from Season of Discovery have a counterpart in Forever: Merchant's Favor, with its own trading factions, crates and rewards.
If you want to level fast, combine all three with the levelling guide: pick up the sleeping bag on your way through Stonetalon and Loch Modan, grab books as you go and, as a Mage, keep every scroll.
Frequently asked questions
What level do I need for the Cozy Sleeping Bag?
The scavenger hunt starts at level 14, in the southern Barrens for the Horde and in Westfall for the Alliance. Horde players are better off waiting until level 30 because of the Alliance guards at the Loch Modan dam.
How much experience does the sleeping bag give?
Every minute you rest in it adds a stack worth 1% more experience, up to three stacks, so 3%.
Can non-Mages hand in library books?
Yes. Unlike Season of Discovery, the librarians in Stormwind and the Undercity accept books from every class.
Are there runes like in Season of Discovery?
No, Blizzard has not presented a rune system for Forever. What carried over is the sleeping bag, the library and the Mage scrolls.