HANDBOOK SECTION IV: PROGRESSION AND ADVANCEMENT

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The Huntress

Oct 28, 2022 0:19:57 GMT

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Post by The Huntress on Oct 28, 2022 0:19:57 GMT

Monomachiarum EXP Shop
AKA "Leveling Up"

One of the things always desired, but hard to implement at the time of our initial formation, was a satisfactory system for progression aside narrative threads and roleplay writing efforts by players and faction managers for any kind of advancement in characters or the various factions that populate the setting. This new EXP Credit and Shop system is intended to answer that so players can more directly affect their character's growth in versatility and reach for goals they may have had when they started.

Three primary categories are used for the range of tech, magic, or even augmentation that push a character past the natural limits of their species. These all follow the same guidelines as the Technologies and Magic sections, so if in question as to what level a desired advancement may fall under, make sure to check in those sections of the Member Handbook. There are many examples given, and keep in mind that certain advancements may in fact be restricted by faction and/or region.

Green Level is that of the current basic range of technology and magic, available to anyone with some simple effort and not likely to create any serious advantage displacement between player characters. Cybernetic body augments*, supersonic velocity firearms, lift power enhancing powered suits and exoframes, limited personal shielding, as well as civilian class transports, gunships, or even privately owned fighter-class spacecraft, all fall under this category. The base cost for new Green Class traits and specialized gear or vessels is generally between 50 to 75 credits. This can vary from case to case, keep in mind, but this level is meant to be easy to achieve with just a bit of effort that even a single thread or two can achieve. Upgrading existing personal gear and vessels to ranges that do not present an incredible singular advantage also fall under the class grade.

Yellow Level is typically of more advanced level, be it magic that requires much study, technologies that are high military grade, still in development, or out of the hands of the general populace, or generally considered to be of such a massive advantageous gain to a single character. Biological and/or cybernetic augmentations* that push far beyond not only the strength limits, but also reactive and movement limits of biological beings, would be considered minimally in the Yellow category, as would higher end firepower that falls under a nominal military grade classification, or gear upgrades that push operations far beyond the normal level. Compared to Green Level purposes, Yellow Category purchases are multiplied by a cost factor of 3x the base cost of Green level, to reflect the more potent effect these can have, and the greater effort they take to achieve. These are often the result of events or missions as opposed to simple social threads or solos.

Red Level is considered those technologies, magics, and other such advancements that would affect not just players, but the setting around them as well. Precursor level technology caches*, ancient lost tomes of divine level magic, the power to reverse death before a life is lost within very contained circumstances, necromancy and other methods of raising the dead, all these represent a fundamental alteration of the base level at which the setting operates. Though not always the case, these advancements can affect factions, not just a singular player, if not entire regions, though this is not immediate. The cost factor is 7x that of green class, and can involve multiple players pooling their credits to help push the setting standard just that much with such achievements. Even if it is an advancement to just one player, a red level purchase and the advantages they give should be reflected in the effort required to obtain it, and thus the much higher cost. This class often can require multiple missions or even an entire campaign to save the necessary credits, but in return, it is far more than a single piece of equipment or a spell that comes in return.

To clarify, this chart and scale is for player directed purchases of advancement and/or new advanced gear and magics. This does not apply as a cost for anything given as Mission Rewards. Mission Rewards are given as bonuses for the time and efforts given to a mission, event, or campaign, and will never be a "debt" on earned EXP credits. Keep in mind, however, that some unique items such as legendary relics or certain kinds of precursor technologies cannot just be paid for with EXP. They must be found, and the effects of them do not spread immediately through a faction.

* - Consult with staff regarding these subjects. There is no catch all Category for unique advancements such as these, and many times, they can be restricted by faction or simply by available sources.

Edited Oct 31, 2022 23:00:42 GMT By The Huntress