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Aleph: /* Earning experience from stories */

2026-01-16T03:07:25Z

Earning experience from stories

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	You will receive experience for making story updates, though there is a cap to how many you will receive experience for within a given number of days. This doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't make updates just whenever the circumstances arise. If you are heavily engaged with your character's story and show this with interesting updates, regardless of whether you receive xp there is always the chance for staff to respond to your character's experiences or to tie them in with the evolving story of the world around them. Plus it helps you keep track of what is going on in your character's life!		You will receive experience for making story updates, though there is a cap to how many you will receive experience for within a given number of days. This doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't make updates just whenever the circumstances arise. If you are heavily engaged with your character's story and show this with interesting updates, regardless of whether you receive xp there is always the chance for staff to respond to your character's experiences or to tie them in with the evolving story of the world around them. Plus it helps you keep track of what is going on in your character's life!

	You also shouldn't feel as if you're "missing out" if you ''don't'' make an update regularly. Your updates should be interesting to you and meaningful to your character; if you don't have anything you find interesting or meaningful to add just now, then simply don't. There are many ways to earn experience in Avaria, from developing [[Relationships\|relationships]] with other characters, to writing vignettes and letters on the forums, to simply being rewarded by staff or nominated for an award by other players for engaging roleplay~~. You can also become meaningfully engaged in all kinds of storylines (both staff-run and player-led) without ever earning a single experience point~~. You can also become meaningfully engaged in all kinds of storylines (both staff-run and player-led) without ever spending heaps of experience points on skills. The main point is just to have fun playing and developing your character!		You also shouldn't feel as if you're "missing out" if you ''don't'' make an update regularly. Your updates should be interesting to you and meaningful to your character; if you don't have anything you find interesting or meaningful to add just now, then simply don't. There are many ways to earn experience in Avaria, from developing [[Relationships\|relationships]] with other characters, to writing vignettes and letters on the forums, to simply being rewarded by staff or nominated for an award by other players for engaging roleplay. You can also become meaningfully engaged in all kinds of storylines (both staff-run and player-led) without ever spending heaps of experience points on skills. The main point is just to have fun playing and developing your character!

	==Getting staff attention for a story==		==Getting staff attention for a story==

Aleph: /* Earning experience from stories */

2026-01-16T03:06:35Z

Earning experience from stories

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	==Earning experience from stories==		==Earning experience from stories==

	You will receive experience for making story updates, though there is a cap to how many you will receive experience for within a given number of days. This doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't make updates just whenever ~~the circumstances arise. This doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't make updates in between as~~ the circumstances arise. If you are heavily engaged with your character's story and show this with interesting updates, regardless of whether you receive xp there is always the chance for staff to respond to your character's experiences or to tie them in with the evolving story of the world around them. Plus it helps you keep track of what is going on in your character's life!		You will receive experience for making story updates, though there is a cap to how many you will receive experience for within a given number of days. This doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't make updates just whenever the circumstances arise. If you are heavily engaged with your character's story and show this with interesting updates, regardless of whether you receive xp there is always the chance for staff to respond to your character's experiences or to tie them in with the evolving story of the world around them. Plus it helps you keep track of what is going on in your character's life!

	You also shouldn't feel as if you're "missing out" if you ''don't'' make an update regularly. Your updates should be interesting to you and meaningful to your character; if you don't have anything you find interesting or meaningful to add just now, then simply don't. There are many ways to earn experience in Avaria, from developing [[Relationships\|relationships]] with other characters, to writing vignettes and letters on the forums, to simply being rewarded by staff or nominated for an award by other players for engaging roleplay. You can also become meaningfully engaged in all kinds of storylines (both staff-run and player-led) without ever earning a single experience point. You can also become meaningfully engaged in all kinds of storylines (both staff-run and player-led) without ever spending heaps of experience points on skills. The main point is just to have fun playing and developing your character!		You also shouldn't feel as if you're "missing out" if you ''don't'' make an update regularly. Your updates should be interesting to you and meaningful to your character; if you don't have anything you find interesting or meaningful to add just now, then simply don't. There are many ways to earn experience in Avaria, from developing [[Relationships\|relationships]] with other characters, to writing vignettes and letters on the forums, to simply being rewarded by staff or nominated for an award by other players for engaging roleplay. You can also become meaningfully engaged in all kinds of storylines (both staff-run and player-led) without ever earning a single experience point. You can also become meaningfully engaged in all kinds of storylines (both staff-run and player-led) without ever spending heaps of experience points on skills. The main point is just to have fun playing and developing your character!

Aleph: /* Pursuing a story */

2026-01-16T03:04:26Z

Pursuing a story

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	==Pursuing a story==		==Pursuing a story==
	A story arc can have many developments over time, which you can record using the [[Story command\|STORY DEVELOP]] command. Each development should be written narratively, but this ~~don~~'t necessarily need to be very long -- anywhere from a few lines to a few paragraphs might be appropriate, depending on the nature of the development. You might also meet people along the way who impact a particular story arc or are connected to it in some way, so you can additionally attach [[Relationships\|relationship]] impressions to developments. Logs of related events, dreams and visions, and IC forum posts can similarly be attached to the story.		A story arc can have many developments over time, which you can record using the [[Story command\|STORY DEVELOP]] command. Each development should be written narratively, but this doesn't necessarily need to be very long -- anywhere from a few lines to a few paragraphs might be appropriate, depending on the nature of the development. You might also meet people along the way who impact a particular story arc or are connected to it in some way, so you can additionally attach [[Relationships\|relationship]] impressions to developments. Logs of related events, dreams and visions, and IC forum posts can similarly be attached to the story.

	==Earning experience from stories==		==Earning experience from stories==

Aleph: /* Getting staff attention for a story */

2026-01-15T17:34:49Z

Getting staff attention for a story

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	==Getting staff attention for a story==		==Getting staff attention for a story==
	The recording of personal story arcs is primarily for you, as a way to keep track of your character's stories. For the most part, the driving force of this story is your own imagination and your character's actions. It should be possible to pursue these stories in many ways through in-game interaction with other PCs and with the environment, through game mechanics.		The recording of personal story arcs is primarily for you, as a way to keep track of your character's stories. While staff may look at them from time to time and be inspired to make something happen, or use the information there to tie a PC into existing storylines, they are not necessarily monitoring your personal story arcs regularly. For the most part, the driving force of this story is your own imagination and your character's actions. It should be possible to pursue these stories in many ways through in-game interaction with other PCs and with the environment, through game mechanics.

	However, sometimes you might want a special reaction that is not possible through game mechanics alone (especially in the current alpha stage where not all systems are fully developed, and the player population is small). This is when you would want to ask for administrative help with your story.		However, sometimes you might want a special reaction that is not possible through game mechanics alone (especially in the current alpha stage where not all systems are fully developed, and the player population is small). This is when you would want to ask for administrative help with your story.

Aleph: /* Getting staff attention for a story */

2026-01-15T17:31:28Z

Getting staff attention for a story

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	If you need something more in-depth, you can use [[Story command\|STORY SUBMIT]]. According to however much Presence you have invested in your story, it will be placed into a queue for staff to address. You can do this once every 90 days, and these sorts of story requests could result in anything from a dream or a plot note, to an encounter with an NPC, to even in some cases the triggering of a new ability or creation of a new in-game area.		If you need something more in-depth, you can use [[Story command\|STORY SUBMIT]]. According to however much Presence you have invested in your story, it will be placed into a queue for staff to address. You can do this once every 90 days, and these sorts of story requests could result in anything from a dream or a plot note, to an encounter with an NPC, to even in some cases the triggering of a new ability or creation of a new in-game area.

	While you are encouraged to put OOC comments onto your developments with STORY COMMENT, there are no promises when it comes to what could happen as a result of your stories! Presence investment only determines your position in the queue, and the magnitude of whatever occurs from your story is largely determined by whatever your character has done and what would make the most sense from a staff perspective.		While you are encouraged to put OOC comments onto your developments with [[Story command\|STORY COMMENT]], there are no promises when it comes to what could happen as a result of your stories! Presence investment only determines your position in the queue, and the magnitude of whatever occurs from your story is largely determined by whatever your character has done and what would make the most sense from a staff perspective.

	==See also==		==See also==

Aleph: /* Getting staff attention for a story */

2026-01-15T17:31:09Z

Getting staff attention for a story

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	However, sometimes you might want a special reaction that is not possible through game mechanics alone (especially in the current alpha stage where not all systems are fully developed, and the player population is small). This is when you would want to ask for administrative help with your story.		However, sometimes you might want a special reaction that is not possible through game mechanics alone (especially in the current alpha stage where not all systems are fully developed, and the player population is small). This is when you would want to ask for administrative help with your story.

	If you only need a quick bit of simple guidance that could come through a plot note, or maybe you would like some acknowledgment and recognition of the story via a dream, or if you are wanting any short input like that -- you can use a STORY REQUEST. This takes 10 Presence points and you can submit one once every 15 days.		If you only need a quick bit of simple guidance that could come through a plot note, or maybe you would like some acknowledgment and recognition of the story via a dream, or if you are wanting any short input like that -- you can use a [[Story command\|STORY REQUEST]]. This takes 10 Presence points and you can submit one once every 15 days.

	If you need something more in-depth, you can use STORY SUBMIT. According to however much Presence you have invested in your story, it will be placed into a queue for staff to address. You can do this once every 90 days, and these sorts of story requests could result in anything from a dream or a plot note, to an encounter with an NPC, to even in some cases the triggering of a new ability or creation of a new in-game area.		If you need something more in-depth, you can use [[Story command\|STORY SUBMIT]]. According to however much Presence you have invested in your story, it will be placed into a queue for staff to address. You can do this once every 90 days, and these sorts of story requests could result in anything from a dream or a plot note, to an encounter with an NPC, to even in some cases the triggering of a new ability or creation of a new in-game area.

	While you are encouraged to put OOC comments onto your developments with STORY COMMENT, there are no promises when it comes to what could happen as a result of your stories! Presence investment only determines your position in the queue, and the magnitude of whatever occurs from your story is largely determined by whatever your character has done and what would make the most sense from a staff perspective.		While you are encouraged to put OOC comments onto your developments with STORY COMMENT, there are no promises when it comes to what could happen as a result of your stories! Presence investment only determines your position in the queue, and the magnitude of whatever occurs from your story is largely determined by whatever your character has done and what would make the most sense from a staff perspective.

Aleph: /* Identifying a story */

2026-01-15T17:29:57Z

Identifying a story

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	*have inherited a strange object and want to learn more about it.		*have inherited a strange object and want to learn more about it.

	If you begin playing with a randomly generated character, they will come with a story "hook" that you are free to use as inspiration for a story to pursue. Your character could also be responding to in-game events they've witnessed or been a part of -- for example, maybe they had an odd [[Dreams\|dream]] they'd like to understand, or they might have been present at a rally encouraging violent protest against local authorities, or they could have heard rumors about fantastical creatures outside the ~~town~~ gate which they want to ask around about, or maybe the town's bank was robbed and they want to get the money back. Again, the possibilities are nearly endless!		If you begin playing with a randomly generated character, they will come with a story "hook" that you are free to use as inspiration for a story to pursue. Your character could also be responding to in-game events they've witnessed or been a part of -- for example, maybe they had an odd [[Dreams\|dream]] they'd like to understand, or they might have been present at a rally encouraging violent protest against local authorities, or they could have heard rumors about fantastical creatures outside the city gate which they want to ask around about, or maybe the town's bank was robbed and they want to get the money back. Again, the possibilities are nearly endless!

	==Creating a story==		==Creating a story==

Aleph at 17:29, 15 January 2026

2026-01-15T17:29:28Z

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	*have inherited a strange object and want to learn more about it.		*have inherited a strange object and want to learn more about it.

	If you begin playing with a randomly generated character, they will come with a story "hook" that you are free to use as inspiration for a story to pursue. Your character could also be responding to in-game events they've witnessed or been a part of -- for example, maybe they had an odd [[Dreams\|dream]] they'd like to understand, or they might have been present at a rally encouraging violent protest against local authorities, or maybe the town's bank was robbed and they want to get the money back. Again, the possibilities are nearly endless!		If you begin playing with a randomly generated character, they will come with a story "hook" that you are free to use as inspiration for a story to pursue. Your character could also be responding to in-game events they've witnessed or been a part of -- for example, maybe they had an odd [[Dreams\|dream]] they'd like to understand, or they might have been present at a rally encouraging violent protest against local authorities, or they could have heard rumors about fantastical creatures outside the town gate which they want to ask around about, or maybe the town's bank was robbed and they want to get the money back. Again, the possibilities are nearly endless!

	==Creating a story==		==Creating a story==
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	==Pursuing a story==		==Pursuing a story==
	A story arc can have many developments over time, which you can record using the [[Story command\|STORY DEVELOP]] command. You might also meet people along the way who impact a particular story arc or are connected to it in some way, so you can additionally attach [[Relationships\|relationship]] impressions to developments. Logs of related events can similarly be attached to the story.		A story arc can have many developments over time, which you can record using the [[Story command\|STORY DEVELOP]] command. Each development should be written narratively, but this don't necessarily need to be very long -- anywhere from a few lines to a few paragraphs might be appropriate, depending on the nature of the development. You might also meet people along the way who impact a particular story arc or are connected to it in some way, so you can additionally attach [[Relationships\|relationship]] impressions to developments. Logs of related events, dreams and visions, and IC forum posts can similarly be attached to the story.

	==Earning experience from stories==		==Earning experience from stories==

	~~Every five days~~, you will ~~be able to~~ receive experience ~~from making~~ a ~~new story update~~. This doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't make updates in between as the circumstances arise. If you are heavily engaged with your character's story and show this with interesting updates, regardless of whether you receive xp there is always the chance for staff to respond to your character's experiences or to tie them in with the evolving story of the world around them.		You will receive experience for making story updates, though there is a cap to how many you will receive experience for within a given number of days. This doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't make updates just whenever the circumstances arise. This doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't make updates in between as the circumstances arise. If you are heavily engaged with your character's story and show this with interesting updates, regardless of whether you receive xp there is always the chance for staff to respond to your character's experiences or to tie them in with the evolving story of the world around them. Plus it helps you keep track of what is going on in your character's life!

	You also shouldn't feel as if you're "missing out" if you ''don't'' make an update regularly. Your updates should be interesting to you and meaningful to your character; if you don't have anything you find interesting or meaningful to add just now, then simply don't. There are many ways to earn experience in Avaria, from developing [[Relationships\|relationships]] with other characters, to writing vignettes and letters on the forums, to simply being rewarded by staff or nominated for an award by other players for engaging roleplay. You can also become meaningfully engaged in all kinds of storylines (both staff-run and player-led) without ever earning a single experience point. The main point is just to have fun playing and developing your character!		You also shouldn't feel as if you're "missing out" if you ''don't'' make an update regularly. Your updates should be interesting to you and meaningful to your character; if you don't have anything you find interesting or meaningful to add just now, then simply don't. There are many ways to earn experience in Avaria, from developing [[Relationships\|relationships]] with other characters, to writing vignettes and letters on the forums, to simply being rewarded by staff or nominated for an award by other players for engaging roleplay. You can also become meaningfully engaged in all kinds of storylines (both staff-run and player-led) without ever earning a single experience point. You can also become meaningfully engaged in all kinds of storylines (both staff-run and player-led) without ever spending heaps of experience points on skills. The main point is just to have fun playing and developing your character!

			==Getting staff attention for a story==
			The recording of personal story arcs is primarily for you, as a way to keep track of your character's stories. For the most part, the driving force of this story is your own imagination and your character's actions. It should be possible to pursue these stories in many ways through in-game interaction with other PCs and with the environment, through game mechanics.

			However, sometimes you might want a special reaction that is not possible through game mechanics alone (especially in the current alpha stage where not all systems are fully developed, and the player population is small). This is when you would want to ask for administrative help with your story.

			If you only need a quick bit of simple guidance that could come through a plot note, or maybe you would like some acknowledgment and recognition of the story via a dream, or if you are wanting any short input like that -- you can use a STORY REQUEST. This takes 10 Presence points and you can submit one once every 15 days.

			If you need something more in-depth, you can use STORY SUBMIT. According to however much Presence you have invested in your story, it will be placed into a queue for staff to address. You can do this once every 90 days, and these sorts of story requests could result in anything from a dream or a plot note, to an encounter with an NPC, to even in some cases the triggering of a new ability or creation of a new in-game area.

			While you are encouraged to put OOC comments onto your developments with STORY COMMENT, there are no promises when it comes to what could happen as a result of your stories! Presence investment only determines your position in the queue, and the magnitude of whatever occurs from your story is largely determined by whatever your character has done and what would make the most sense from a staff perspective.

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Story command\|STORY]]		* [[Story command\|STORY]]
			* [[Query command\|QUERY]]

	[[Category:Roleplay Systems]]		[[Category:Roleplay Systems]]
	[[Category:Systems]]		[[Category:Systems]]

Aleph at 14:59, 15 January 2026

2026-01-15T14:59:34Z

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	Every five days, you will be able to receive experience from making a new story update. This doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't make updates in between as the circumstances arise. If you are heavily engaged with your character's story and show this with interesting updates, regardless of whether you receive xp there is always the chance for staff to respond to your character's experiences or to tie them in with the evolving story of the world around them.		Every five days, you will be able to receive experience from making a new story update. This doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't make updates in between as the circumstances arise. If you are heavily engaged with your character's story and show this with interesting updates, regardless of whether you receive xp there is always the chance for staff to respond to your character's experiences or to tie them in with the evolving story of the world around them.

	You also shouldn't feel as if you're "missing out" if you ''don't'' make an update regularly. Your updates should be interesting to you and meaningful to your character; if you don't have anything you find interesting or meaningful to add just now, then simply don't. There are many ways to earn experience in Avaria, from developing [[Relationships\|relationships]] with other characters, to writing vignettes and letters on the forums, to simply being rewarded by staff or nominated for an award by other players for engaging roleplay. The main point is just to have fun playing and developing your character!		You also shouldn't feel as if you're "missing out" if you ''don't'' make an update regularly. Your updates should be interesting to you and meaningful to your character; if you don't have anything you find interesting or meaningful to add just now, then simply don't. There are many ways to earn experience in Avaria, from developing [[Relationships\|relationships]] with other characters, to writing vignettes and letters on the forums, to simply being rewarded by staff or nominated for an award by other players for engaging roleplay. You can also become meaningfully engaged in all kinds of storylines (both staff-run and player-led) without ever earning a single experience point. The main point is just to have fun playing and developing your character!

	==See also==		==See also==

Aleph at 23:35, 21 January 2023

2023-01-21T23:35:04Z

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	* [[Story command\|STORY]]		* [[Story command\|STORY]]

	[[Category:Roleplay]]		[[Category:Roleplay Systems]]
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