Field Journal

Field Journal is a cozy exploration and discovery addon for WoW Classic that turns your adventures across Azeroth into a growing in-game notebook. Instead of simply passing through a zone, your character gradually records what they have seen, fought, studied, and completed along the way.

As you travel, Field Journal tracks discovered zones and subregions, records completed quests, and builds an adventure timeline for each region. It also includes a bestiary-style knowledge system for local creatures and hostile groups. Defeat enemies or use the observation system to study them in the field, slowly unlocking new lore entries as your character learns more about each subject.

The addon is designed for players who enjoy immersion, roleplay, leveling, exploration, and taking the world at a slower pace. It gives extra meaning to familiar places by turning wolves, kobolds, troggs, murlocs, bandits, ruins, farms, forests, mines, and roads into parts of a personal travel record.

Field Journal is not meant to rush you through objectives or optimize your route. It is meant to make the journey feel more alive. Open your journal, look back on where you have been, see what creatures you have studied, and watch your knowledge of Azeroth grow one entry at a time.

Whether you are leveling a fresh character, roleplaying an explorer, or just want a warmer way to remember your travels, Field Journal gives your adventures a quiet little place to live.

Features

• In-game Field Journal
  • Open a personal journal that records your character’s discoveries across Azeroth.
• Zone Discovery
  • Track zones and subregions as you explore them.
• Regional Adventure Timeline
  • Completed quests are recorded under the zone where they happened, creating a travel log of your journey.
• Creature Knowledge System
  • Study local wildlife, monsters, bandits, and hostile factions through combat and observation.
  • 5 Tier Knowledge system, with each tier becoming progressively harder to master
  • Kills and Observations are treated equally for Knowledge Progression
• Unlockable Lore Entries
  • Each creature group has multiple knowledge levels that unlock over time as your character learns more.
• Observation Minigame
  • Use the Observe button to study hostile creatures in the field without relying only on kills.
• Bestiary-Style Creature Records
  • View known creatures, kill counts, observation counts, and recorded habitats.
• Roleplay-Friendly Design
  • Written in a warm field-journal style for players who enjoy immersion, exploration, and slower leveling.
• Per-Character Progress
  • Each character keeps their own journal, discoveries, and creature knowledge.
• Lightweight and Simple
  • Designed to stay out of the way while adding flavor to your adventures.

This was made as a passion project, sharing for those who would enjoy it. Let me know if you encounter bugs or if you have ideas to enhance this!

Note: It is not finished for all zones, and is currently intended for new characters, but roughly works for current characters. Updates will come shortly