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# Research

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## :point\_right: The Basics

* **Blueprints Unlocked:** Spend focused time in the lab to discover blueprints, the essential recipes for crafting new traits that enhance your characters' power score and style.
* **Account-Based:** Blueprints are account-based and cannot be traded or sold.
* **Multi-Use:** Once a blueprint is unlocked, it can be used as many times as desired unless the global crafting limit for that blueprint has been reached.
* **No Characters Needed:** You don't need to assign characters to research, so they're free to continue other adventures while you research.
* **Duration:** Each research session takes 12 hours... learning ain't easy!
* **Research Capacity**: Research uses research research capacity instead of action slots.

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**Learn More**

Learn more about using blueprints in the crafting section.
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