Fortune: Difference between revisions

As long as a character is logged in and active, that character will earn some small amount of Fortune every few minutes. This Fortune adds up, and eventually a character will earn a whole point. Once this happens, that point can be spent or saved. There is no requirement to spend Fortune points. In fact, some may wish to save it up for special reasons, which will be detailed later. Fortune points are stored on each character and saved to the database. Characters will continue to accumulate XP through all the normal methods, but they will also accumulate Fortune at the same time. There is one thing of key importance that must be stressed. '''Fortune is NOT an in-character thing in any way.''' Just like XP is an OOC mechanic with in-game benefits, and subsequently you do not talk about XP in an IC sense, neither should you talk about Fortune in an IC sense. If you need any guidance on this, please ask. Do not discuss Fortune in any in-character way. One way to think of it is a representation of a character's social capital, influence, renown, or reputation, though in some other ways it is also just a way for us to reward and thank you for spending time in-game. Despite Fortune being earned simply by being in-game, as you'll read below, the Fortune rewards for more RP-focused activities are greater, and so there are some significant RP ways to spend one's accumulated Fortune.