Usable Equip Levels

[Scoria]

Hello.

From my understanding, a piece of equipment can be wielded if it is the same level or lower than your class. An enchanter can only use a L10 staff if he is L10 or higher, a guardian can only wear L10 armor if she is L10 or higher, and so on. This makes sense, because the main class is in many ways, the 'combat class' for the character. When combat occurs, most characters utilize this main class the most.

However, in the case of my character, a Druid-Scribe, I have a rather specific question. A druid does not have a grimoire as a class weapon, so they would normally be unable to use it. On the other hand, by being a scribe, the character automatically gains proficiency in the use of grimoires. Given this, my character can only use a grimoire because he is a scribe, and this is more or less unrelated to his main class. In this case, the question I have is which of my two skills limits (and on the flip side, enhances) his usage of grimoires? Does having higher levels in Scribe increase my character's proficiency with using grimoires? If I want Scoria to be able to use a L10 grimoire, which of his classes need to be L10? Scribe, Druid, or both?

Thank you in advance.

[Murasaki]

Pretty much anything having to do with equipment or combat will utilize the main class's level, even if it was augmented by a subclass to use a weapon type. The ability to use grimoires as far as Scribe goes is basically a passive ability that's unlocked when you take Scribe, so you will then need to raise Druid to wield it properly. This goes for other skills that allow for extra weapon types (Marksmenship for Hunters in bow use).