Presence - Revision history

Aleph: /* See also */

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Aleph at 17:06, 15 January 2026

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	*Engaging in roleplay with other players in-game, once per day.		*Engaging in roleplay with other players in-game, once per day.
	*Thinking/feeling/remembering as your character.		*Thinking/feeling/remembering as your character.
	*Becoming acquainted with a character you haven't met before.		*Earning [[Esteem command\|esteem]] from other players.
	*Earning ~~nominations~~ from other players.
	*Awards from staff for outstanding roleplay and/or story-telling.		*Awards from staff for outstanding roleplay and/or story-telling.

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	*'''Invest into one of your characters.''' This will increase that character's Presence attribute, which can eventually be used to unlock certain abilities that require Presence. If your character dies, half those points that were invested will return to your account.		*'''Invest into one of your characters.''' This will increase that character's Presence attribute, which can eventually be used to unlock certain abilities that require Presence. If your character dies, half those points that were invested will return to your account.
	*'''Invest into a character's story arc.''' This will boost the ~~relevance~~ of ~~your~~ story ~~arc so that it~~ is ~~more likely~~ to ~~catch the eyes of~~ staff~~, and gain uniquely~~ moderated results, such as special plot engagement, visions, NPC attention, or other things that may guide your story along.		*'''Invest into a character's story arc.''' This will boost the position of a submitted story within the story request queue, which itself is meant to ask for staff-moderated results, such as special plot engagement, visions, NPC attention, or other things that may guide your story along.
	*'''Invest into your account.''' If you level up your account, you will be able to access more options in character generation and will have the chance to play rarer and more challenging character concepts.		*'''Invest into your account.''' If you level up your account, you will be able to access more options in character generation and will have the chance to play rarer and more challenging character concepts.
			*'''Put in a query for NPC interaction.''' A small amount of points can be spent to request an interaction with an NPC via the [[Query command\|QUERY]] commmand.
			*'''Create a new area.''' Presence points can be spent to build your own area through the [[DungeonMaker_Guide\|DungeonMaker]] system, which is then submitted for staff to approve and add to the game world.

	==Usage==		==Usage==
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	'''INVEST''' <number> into <story arc title><br />		'''INVEST''' <number> into <story arc title><br />
	'''INVEST''' <number> into account		'''INVEST''' <number> into account

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

	[[Category:Character Information]]		[[Category:Character Information]]

Aleph: /* Earning Presence */

2024-01-28T13:07:49Z

Earning Presence

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	*Making roleplay forum posts.		*Making roleplay forum posts.
	*Engaging in roleplay with other players in-game, once per day.		*Engaging in roleplay with other players in-game, once per day.
	*Thinking/feeling/remembering as your character		*Thinking/feeling/remembering as your character.
	*Becoming acquainted with a character you haven't met before.		*Becoming acquainted with a character you haven't met before.
	*Earning nominations from other players.		*Earning nominations from other players.

Aleph at 13:07, 28 January 2024

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	*Making roleplay forum posts.		*Making roleplay forum posts.
	*Engaging in roleplay with other players in-game, once per day.		*Engaging in roleplay with other players in-game, once per day.
			*Thinking/feeling/remembering as your character
	*Becoming acquainted with a character you haven't met before.		*Becoming acquainted with a character you haven't met before.
	*Earning nominations from other players.		*Earning nominations from other players.
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	When you first receive Presence, it is merely a score of points that builds up on your account. It's how you invest these points that will help you define your results. You can choose to:		When you first receive Presence, it is merely a score of points that builds up on your account. It's how you invest these points that will help you define your results. You can choose to:

	*'''Invest into one of your characters.''' This will increase that character's Presence attribute, ~~and they will receive better outcomes when performing actions~~ that require Presence. If your character dies, half those points that were invested will return to your account.		*'''Invest into one of your characters.''' This will increase that character's Presence attribute, which can eventually be used to unlock certain abilities that require Presence. If your character dies, half those points that were invested will return to your account.
	*'''Invest into a character's story arc.''' This will boost the relevance of your story arc so that it is more likely to catch the eyes of staff, and gain uniquely moderated results, such as special plot engagement, visions, NPC attention, or other things that may guide your story along.		*'''Invest into a character's story arc.''' This will boost the relevance of your story arc so that it is more likely to catch the eyes of staff, and gain uniquely moderated results, such as special plot engagement, visions, NPC attention, or other things that may guide your story along.
	*'''Invest into your account.''' If you level up your account, you will be able to access more options in character generation and will have the chance to play rarer and more challenging character concepts.		*'''Invest into your account.''' If you level up your account, you will be able to access more options in character generation and will have the chance to play rarer and more challenging character concepts.

Aleph: /* Earning Presence */

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Earning Presence

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	*Making roleplay forum posts.		*Making roleplay forum posts.
	*Engaging in roleplay with other players in-game, once per day.		*Engaging in roleplay with other players in-game, once per day.
	*Becoming ~~acquainting~~ with a character you haven't met before.		*Becoming acquainted with a character you haven't met before.
	*Earning nominations from other players.		*Earning nominations from other players.
	*Awards from staff for outstanding roleplay and/or story-telling.		*Awards from staff for outstanding roleplay and/or story-telling.

Aleph at 12:39, 13 December 2021

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	'''INVEST''' <number> into <story arc title><br />		'''INVEST''' <number> into <story arc title><br />
	'''INVEST''' <number> into account		'''INVEST''' <number> into account

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Aleph at 12:26, 13 December 2021

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	When you first receive Presence, it is merely a score of points that builds up on your account. It's how you invest these points that will help you define your results. You can choose to:		When you first receive Presence, it is merely a score of points that builds up on your account. It's how you invest these points that will help you define your results. You can choose to:

	*'''Invest into one of your characters.''' This will increase that character's ~~presence~~ attribute, and they will receive better outcomes when performing actions that require ~~presence~~. If your character dies, half those points that were invested will return to your account.		*'''Invest into one of your characters.''' This will increase that character's Presence attribute, and they will receive better outcomes when performing actions that require Presence. If your character dies, half those points that were invested will return to your account.
	*'''Invest into a character's story arc.''' This will boost the relevance of your story arc so that it is more likely to catch the eyes of staff, and gain uniquely moderated results, such as special plot engagement, visions, NPC attention, or other things that may guide your story along.		*'''Invest into a character's story arc.''' This will boost the relevance of your story arc so that it is more likely to catch the eyes of staff, and gain uniquely moderated results, such as special plot engagement, visions, NPC attention, or other things that may guide your story along.
	*'''Invest into your account.''' If you level up your account, you will be able to access more options in character generation and will have the chance to play rarer and more challenging character concepts.		*'''Invest into your account.''' If you level up your account, you will be able to access more options in character generation and will have the chance to play rarer and more challenging character concepts.

Aleph at 12:26, 13 December 2021

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	Presence is a somewhat ineffable attribute, functioning somewhere between willpower and renown, that allows people to "get stuff done." Most literally it reflects a character's actual presence in the world, but it carries the word's additional sense of possessing a certain notability.		'''Presence''' is a somewhat ineffable attribute, functioning somewhere between willpower and renown, that allows people to "get stuff done." Most literally it reflects a character's actual presence in the world, but it carries the word's additional sense of possessing a certain notability.

	==Earning Presence==		==Earning Presence==
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	==Usage==		==Usage==
	To ~~see~~ your ~~presence~~, use the '''PRESENCE''' command.		To view your Presence, use the '''PRESENCE''' command.

	To invest your ~~presence~~ points:		To invest your Presence points:

	'''INVEST''' <number> into <character name><br />		'''INVEST''' <number> into <character name><br />
	'''INVEST''' <number> into <story arc title><br />		'''INVEST''' <number> into <story arc title><br />
	'''INVEST''' <number> into account		'''INVEST''' <number> into account

Aleph at 12:25, 13 December 2021

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	==Usage==		==Usage==
	To see your presence, use the PRESENCE command.		To see your presence, use the '''PRESENCE''' command.

	To invest your presence points:		To invest your presence points:

	INVEST <number> into <character name>		'''INVEST''' <number> into <character name><br />
	INVEST <number> into <story arc title>		'''INVEST''' <number> into <story arc title><br />
	INVEST <number> into account		'''INVEST''' <number> into account

Aleph at 12:24, 13 December 2021

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	==Using Presence==		==Using Presence==

	When you first receive Presence, it is merely a score of points that builds up on your account. It's how you invest these points that will help you define your results.		When you first receive Presence, it is merely a score of points that builds up on your account. It's how you invest these points that will help you define your results. You can choose to:

	*'''Invest into one of your characters.''' This will increase that character's presence attribute, and they will receive better outcomes when performing actions that require presence. If your character dies, half those points that were invested will return to your account.		*'''Invest into one of your characters.''' This will increase that character's presence attribute, and they will receive better outcomes when performing actions that require presence. If your character dies, half those points that were invested will return to your account.

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