Experience Points - Revision history

RoyalBatty: /* Running PRPs */

2021-08-05T08:37:49Z

‎Running PRPs

RoyalBatty: /* Running PRPs */

2021-08-05T08:06:22Z

‎Running PRPs

RoyalBatty: /* +Recs */

2021-08-05T08:03:32Z

‎+Recs

RoyalBatty: /* +Votes */

2021-08-05T07:59:25Z

‎+Votes

RoyalBatty: /* XP From Storytellers */

2021-08-05T07:55:00Z

‎XP From Storytellers

RoyalBatty: /* PRP/ST XP For Risk Taking */

2021-08-05T07:54:04Z

‎PRP/ST XP For Risk Taking

RoyalBatty: /* How To Gain XP */

2021-08-05T07:53:16Z

‎How To Gain XP

RoyalBatty: /* Pose XP */

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‎Pose XP

RoyalBatty: /* Pose XP */

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‎Pose XP

RoyalBatty: /* Tenets */

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‎Tenets

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 Receive this XP/Karma by running the scene (obeying all PRP rules) and then sending in a +request to staff. Identify and describe what you ran, including IRL dates, so staff can review it and verify that it was, in fact, run.
-Regardless of how much you run, you will have a maximum of 5 points given to you per month.  This is a limit of 5 points of both types: you cannot, for example, earn 5 Karma + 5 XP.  If you max out the XP you earn from Running PRPs in a month, anything you do the rest of that month is for the sake of doing it.
+Regardless of how much you run, you will have a maximum of 5 points given to you per month. This is a limit of 5 points of both types combined. You could not earn 5 karma and 5 XP, but you could earn 3 karma and 2 XP.  If you max out the XP you earn from Running PRPs in a month, anything you do the rest of that month is for the sake of doing it.
 If you are running something for yourself to further your own IC goals, you may not be rewarded in this fashion.

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 == Running PRPs ==
-You can get XP for running things. You get '''+1 XP/Karma''' for each scene you run.
+You can get XP for running things. You get '''+1 XP or [[Karma]]''' for each scene you run.
-To redeem XP, your character cannot be involved in the plot, but you can get [[Karma]] instead!  If you involve your character in a PRP, then the XP accumulation that you get is going to be from the pose XP, votes and recs that you get as a natural side-effect of RPing from that account.
+Receive this XP/Karma by running the scene (obeying all PRP rules) and then sending in a +request to staff. Identify and describe what you ran, including IRL dates, so staff can review it and verify that it was, in fact, run.
-Your character is allowed to inform people about the plot and is allowed to advise people about the plot and that can still count as “not involved”, but if your character interacts with your plot in any other way, then you don't get XP for running this plot, you get Karma.
+Regardless of how much you run, you will have a maximum of 5 points given to you per month.  This is a limit of 5 points of both types: you cannot, for example, earn 5 Karma + 5 XP.  If you max out the XP you earn from Running PRPs in a month, anything you do the rest of that month is for the sake of doing it.
-Receive this XP/Karma by running the thing (obeying all PRP rules) and then sending in a +request to staff. Identify and describe what you ran, including IRL dates.
+If you are running something for yourself to further your own IC goals, you may not be rewarded in this fashion.
 = The Dinosaur Girdle =

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 == +Recs ==
-Modern Nights '''+recs''' are meant to recognize really good RP.   When you +rec, you provide a reason the person deserves a +rec.
+Use the '''+rec <player> = <reason>''' command to recognize really good RP.
-So that people remember +rec  exists, we send out automated reminders until a player has used the command a few times.
+You may only +rec 3 times in a given month. Our current data shows that people tend to RP with around 5-6 other people consistently. We chose half as much so people can thoughtfully reward those they think were stellar during the month.  You have to make a choice and put importance on who you +rec, and it should feel like an accomplishment to receive a +rec.
-You may only +rec 3 times in a given month. Our current data shows that people tend to RP with around 5-6 other people consistently. We chose half as much so people can thoughtfully reward those they think were stellar during the month.
+Like +vote, +rec resets once per month. At the end of the month, an @mail announces that +recs have dropped.
-The chief reason they are limited is to give them added value. You have to make a choice and put importance on who you +rec, and it should feel like an accomplishment to receive a +rec.  The other reason is to ease the burden of quality-control from the staffers.  This provides an upper limit to how much content a staffer has to screen.
+Each rec will grant 1 XP. You may only receive 6 +recs in a month. If someone tries to +rec you and you already have 6 pending +recs that you would get XP for, they will get told that they should spread the love a little and +rec someone else.
 == Running PRPs ==

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 == +Votes ==
-The '''+vote <player>''' command allows a player to indicate they enjoyed a scene with another player. This is a “casual” vote, and it’s acceptable to +vote someone for whatever reason.
+The '''+vote <player>''' command allows a player to indicate they enjoyed a scene with another player.
-+vote resets once per month and +vote does not require a description or reason. Only your first +vote for a person does anything for them in terms of XP every month. You can +vote as much as you want, so long as you have RPed with the person you’re voting for (you need to have RPed with them, which we quantify through the pose log data).
++vote resets once per month and +vote does not require a description or reason: it can be used for whatever reason you desire. You can +vote as much as you want, so long as you have RPed with the person you’re voting for (you need to have RPed with them, which we quantify through the pose log data).
-'''No Reflex Voting:''' You should feel comfortable to +vote for people because you want to, not because you feel obligation because you were just +voted for.  Instead of an instant notification for +votes, you will be able to view your vote count through the +xp command.
+Players who receive 1 to 6 +votes from unique other players in a month receive 5 xp at the end of the month.
-In order to make sure people know +vote is a thing, players receive automated reminders to use +vote until they’ve used it a few times (like a nightly @mail that tells them how many +votes they received yesterday, and reminds them to +vote people they thought highly of).
+Players who receive 7+ +votes from unique other players in a month receive 8 xp at the end of the month.
 == +Recs ==

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 Storytellers may award these points at will. A Storyteller in this case is someone who has ran a scene or series of scenes regardless of whether or not they themselves are part of staff.  If you sat down and gave a group of players a narrative and a challenge and they met it, you should be able to allocate XP (send in a +request to do so, specifying the date and grid location of the scene so that we can review the logs, or providing the logs yourself).
-A given character can earn a maximum of 5 XP per month in this manner.
+While a storyteller can reward as many people as they like, any given character can earn a maximum of 5 XP per month in this manner.
 == +Votes ==

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 Please note that pose XP is not rewarded when you turn the pose logger off. When you do not consent to your poses being recorded we can't exactly reward you based on records of things we cannot record.
-== PRP/ST XP For Risk Taking ==
+== XP From Storytellers ==
 As stated in the core books, a storyteller should be able to give you a point of XP for the following acts:
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 * '''Focus (for Mages):''' Belief and practice are important to a mage. A player who gets deep into her character’s paradigm, plays up that mage’s beliefs, details her practices, and uses her instruments in cleverly appropriate ways, may get a point for emphasizing the mage’s approach to the Arts and Sciences.
 * '''Status (for Vampires):''' Each sect maintains their own values and social strata. A player whose character earns the Fleeting Status titles earn 0.25 XP per acquired Status Title.  This is done as a reflexive feature of the +status/grant command.
-Heroism: A character who faces incredible odds to perform a memorable act of sacrifice or risk ought to be rewarded for stepping up courageously and doing what needed to be done. This can be against social, mental, or physical risks, awarding 1 point.
+* '''Heroism:''' A character who faces incredible odds to perform a memorable act of sacrifice or risk ought to be rewarded for stepping up courageously and doing what needed to be done. This can be against social, mental, or physical risks, awarding 1 point.
 * '''(IC) Drama:''' A Storyteller can decide to give out extra points for especially deep roleplaying, dramatic self-sacrifice, or other memorable moments.
 * '''Success:''' If a character has had a goal that has lasted through multiple scenes and accomplishes that goal  Everyone involved in the adventure gets an extra point at the end of that story, assuming that they met their major goals and gained a sort of victory.
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 Storytellers may award these points at will. A Storyteller in this case is someone who has ran a scene or series of scenes regardless of whether or not they themselves are part of staff.  If you sat down and gave a group of players a narrative and a challenge and they met it, you should be able to allocate XP (send in a +request to do so, specifying the date and grid location of the scene so that we can review the logs, or providing the logs yourself).
 A given character can earn a maximum of 5 XP per month in this manner.
 == +Votes ==

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 Pose XP is accumulated over the space of a week and awarded at the end of the week to a maximum of 1 XP. Each pose is worth 0.025 XP.
-Please note that pose XP is not rewarded when you turn the pose logger off. When you do not consent to your poses being recorded we can't exactly reward you based on records of that which we cannot record.
+Please note that pose XP is not rewarded when you turn the pose logger off. When you do not consent to your poses being recorded we can't exactly reward you based on records of things we cannot record.
 == PRP/ST XP For Risk Taking ==

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   We reward your time invested here through Pose XP, which grants a small amount of XP per pose over 140 characters, once per 15 minutes. These two sentences are 140 characters.
-Pose XP is accumulated over the space of a week and awarded at the end of the week to a maximum of 1 XP. Each pose is worth 0.025 XP. To get 1 XP per week, a player needs to spend 10 total hours through the week, which is an amount of time the majority of our users can reasonably achieve.
+Pose XP is accumulated over the space of a week and awarded at the end of the week to a maximum of 1 XP. Each pose is worth 0.025 XP.
 Please note that pose XP is not rewarded when you turn the pose logger off. When you do not consent to your poses being recorded we can't exactly reward you based on records of that which we cannot record.

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 = Tenets =
-Rewards for your time invested in role playing should come from multiple factors.  Those are XP, social OOC currency (expressed here on the game as Karma), and the meaningful storylines, character arcs, and IC connections that come with in-depth RP.
+Our XP system is designed with the objective of making sure that the game is is accessible for casual users (weekend-only players, those who can only pitch in a handful of hours every few days, etc) as well as power users (those who can report in every single night for multiple hours).  A casual user should be able to choose to spend their limited time on higher-stakes RP (like ST-run scenes) and receive enough XP that they can stay competitive as the game grows.
 =How To Gain XP=
 == Pose XP ==