Experience Points
From Mizahar Lore
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This article is about a rule of the game. |
Experience points or XP are a method by which players can track their characters' progress in skills, disciplines, and/or magic abilities. Experience points are awarded by Storytellers at the completion of threads. A Domain Storyteller (DS) or an Assistant Storyteller (AS) can award XP for any thread within his or her Domain. A Regional Storyteller can award XP for any thread within his or her Region (including all the domains that fall within the region's boundaries). Site Admins can give XP for any thread.
A Grader also has the ability to award XP to a thread.
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How Experience Points are Awarded
Upon completion of a thread, a player should post a request in the thread set up for award/moderation requests. Each individual city usually has a Grade Request thread specifically for threads that take place in that city.
Number of Experience Points Awarded
Each thread can be worth anywhere from 1 to 5 experience points per skill or discipline. Threads can be awarded XP for more than one skill. If, for example, a Morphing mage PC changes shape multiple times within a complex thread and also uses a weapon for a lengthy battle scene, the PC could be awarded 1 - 5 XP for Morphing and also 1 - 5 XP for the appropriate weapon skill. There is no hard and fast post count requirement per thread, nor is there a length requirement per post. However, storytellers who award XP are looking for depth of writing, creative use of skills, and other similar factors when awarding XP. The more effort a player puts into a post, the more rewards he or she will reap.
Guidelines for PCs
- Always Track your XP with links in your Character Sheets or Plotnotes.
- Always provide a link to your thread in a PM or Post where you request XP Awards from someone. It's a great deal faster if they don't have to 'find' the thread.
- Don't count XP until XP has been officially awarded.
- Creativity and originality weigh heavily on a storyteller's XP Decisions.
Guidelines for Storytellers
- Please read the Grading Guide thoroughly.
- Read the thread completely. Our players put time and effort into writing threads and deserve to have them read thoroughly.
- Be prudent. Use common sense when awarding XP.
- Post all XP awards publicly in the last post of a thread.