Old school

Old school refers to weapons, focus items and shields that are not inscribable and now undroppable. Such items may have the mods equivalent to an inscription inherent but that mod cannot be changed or removed. Prior to the release of Guild Wars Nightfall,  no drops were inscribable and items that drop in Cantha and Tyria (excluding areas that are accessible through Guild Wars Eye of the North) are still not inscribable.