Experience

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Introduction

Characters on Antarok earn Experience for various tasks undertaken by their author. Experience is spent on Skills, Merits, Arcana, and CNPCs. All Player Characters begin with 1,250 XP to spend, and may earn more through play.

Solo

A story written by oneself. Minimum 450 words total to submit for review and earn XP from them. On Antarok, there is no pressure to collaborate with others, and you may write by yourself for as long as you wish. 150 words written solo is worth 1 XP, up to 3000 words for 20 XP.

Collaborative

A story written with others. Each participant must write a minimum of three posts each, the minimum word count being 150 words per post. Each party must write at least 750 words to qualify for XP. 100 words collaborative is worth 1 XP, up to 3,000 words for 30 XP.

• If a thread is abandoned due to character retirement or inactivity, then the requirements are waived.

Review

On Antarok, writing is writing. When you finish your story, you can reply to your post with a summary and how much XP you earned based on your word count. Then, submit it for Canonization so that we can verify if what you wrote believably happened.

Skills & Merits

• Player characters begin with 1250 experience that may be allocated freely towards Skills, Arcana, Cantrips, and Minor Merits.
• Add any merits from your chosen race as a free "Racial Merit."
• XP is earned from Solo or Collaborative threads and spent on Merits or progressing Skills and Arcana.
• 'Starting Package' XP is spent by subtracting an amount from the 'Skill Ledger' located on your Character Sheet.
• Minor Merits cost 0 XP, plus 25 XP for each Minor Merit purchased before it.
  • Racial Merits and Event Merits do not contribute to the cost of Minor Merits.
• Merited skills may begin play at 0 XP - Novice.

Skill Values

00/250 XP: Novice Skill

25/250 XP: Apprentice Skill

50/250 XP: Journeyman Skill

100/250 XP: Expert

250/250 XP: Master Skill

Compounding Merit Costs

00 XP: First Minor Merit

25 XP: Second Minor Merit

50 XP: Third Minor Merit

75 XP: Fourth Minor Merit

100 XP: Fifth Minor Merit

Examples: Purchasing an Apprentice skill would be represented as having a 25 out of 250 XP in that skill, and you would be left with 225 XP. Your first Minor Merit is free, your second costs 25 XP, and your third costs 50 XP. If you wish to begin with an Arcana, then you will need to expend a Minor Merit worth of XP to buy it. This means any character can usually - if not Reborn - only afford up to 5 forms of Arcana aside from Theorems and, if a Ghost, Syphon.

Experience Ledger Example
Source                Change  Total
10 Thread 1            | 10 | 10
10 Thread 2            | 10 | 20
15 Thread 3            | 15 | 35
15 Thread 4            | 15 | 50

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