SideQuest Points

**SideQuest Points (SQP)** are an alternative level progression system for player characters. It is the means of leveling up for characters who are a member of the Brigade.

## Leveling up via SQP

A player character is eligible for leveling up when they obtain a number of SQP equal to their level plus one. Once these points are obtained, the character "spends" their SQP to level up. If extra SQP are obtained beyond the amount needed to level up, the overflow remains attached to the character and goes towards their next level instead.

### *Example Scenario*

**Suzy**, a level 4 Orc Wizard, joins the Brigade after assisting some members on a mission, called **Oneshot A**. By participating in **Oneshot A**, she (and the other players) are given *2 SQP*.

The player then writes a wiki page for Suzy, netting them another *1 SQP*. She now has **3 SQP** total.

Later, Suzy participates in another mission, called Oneshot B. Upon it's completion, participants get another *3 SQP*, bringing her to **6 SQP** total.

As she is currently level 4, she expends **5 SQP**. This brings her to level 5.

Suzy is now a level 5 Orc Wizard, with 1 SQP to go towards her next level.

## Obtaining SQP

There are four primary ways of gaining SQP- Guest DMing oneshots/campaigns, going on missions (oneshots), roleplaying in the Discord server, and contributing pages to our Wiki.

NOTE: The only time SQP need to go to a specific character are for if you are RPing as a specific character or if you are playing a specific character in a oneshot. SQP/levels obtained via Guest DMing and through writing adventure logs may go to any of your own PCs you'd like.

### Guest DMing

One of the more arduous means of obtaining SQP is by volunteering to be a guest DM, either running oneshots or campaigns for the other players in the server. This of course requires significant discussion with one of the Dragon-Gods to set up proper.

A few basic definitions:

* Session: A single block of time in which everyone sits down to play.
* Oneshot: 1-2 Sessions
* Mini-Campaign: 3+ Sessions
* Full Campaign: 10+ Sessions

DMs earn a baseline of 4 SQP for running a oneshot.

Campaigns net the DM one level, plus a number of SQP equal to the number of sessions run x2.

GM SQP & levels are not awarded until the oneshot or campaign is completed in full. They may be distributed to any of their PCs, and may be split up between multiple PCs if desired.

Players’ SQP earned varies depending on the circumstances of the oneshot, and are decided after the oneshot/campaign is complete after a discussion with the Dragon-Gods.

### Going on Missions (Oneshots & Campaigns)

The quickest and most common way of obtaining SQP is through going on mission for the Brigade, which are represented through oneshots & campaigns. These are advertised in the Discord server in the **#oneshot-prompts** channel. SQP obtained this way vary based on the difficulty and duration of the oneshot, and are determined at the oneshot's conclusion based on personal DM + Dragon-Gods judgement.

To be up-to-date on oneshot openings, we recommend keeping the **#oneshot-prompts** channel un-muted, or otherwise going into **#role-assignment**s channel and adding yourself to the **@oneshot-enthusiasts** role that we ping whenever a new one is posted.

### RPing (Roleplaying) in the Server

If players wish to RP outside of oneshots or campaigns, they may start an RP thread in the **#htar-roleplaying** forum channel.

Players may initiate any RPs they wish as a new thread in the RP forum channel. All participants must agree to participating beforehand as well as discuss the circumstances/location/purpose of the RP OOC in the **#rp-requests** channel. When you make the new thread, please be sure to ping the other participants in it so they get notifications when the thread is made/posted in.

Be sure to follow the RP guidelines pinned at the top of **#rp-guidelines**.

While there is no limit to how many RPs that can be done, each player can only net up to 3 SQP max per IRL month. +1 SQP is earned for each completed RP, earned when it is declared finished & closed off by the Dragon-Gods (ping us when you’re done!)

Also, if you see an ongoing RP and would like to hop in on it, kindly ask if that is alright in the **#rp-requests** channel, pinging whomever is participating so they're sure to get the message.

### Contributing to the Wiki (Adventure Logs)

This wiki is a compendium of useful information and resources for any player looking to play in the Halintar homebrew setting. It allows others to learn about the continent's locations, deities, people, etcetera. Players can contribute their own information to the wiki as well. Please submit finished wiki pages to the Dragon-Gods for approval; once approved, each page earns the player 1 SQP towards whichever character of theirs they'd like.

You can find a list of page templates here. All pages of a certain category should have these basic chunks of information in them. Attempting to format the pages nicely is appreciated, but as long as you have the base content and put in any level of effort into the page's creation you should be fine.

The easiest page to write for is typically the page for the Brigade member. You get 1 SQP for making a proper page for your character.

You can also write wiki pages for other topics, such as locations, items, or organizations referenced in your character's backstory that do not have an existing page yet. Check with the DMs about if writing such a page will warrant an SQP before doing so, just in case. You may also just make wiki pages for certain things without the reward if the organization helps you!

#### Adventure Logs

The most common and in-demand form of wiki page is the Adventure Log, a summary of a session run in the server proper.

Players OR the GM may write adventure logs for each session run, each one netting the writer one SQP after it’s been reviewed by the Dragon-Gods. Only one person gets credited with the SQP for writing an adventure log, so please discuss who will get to do so at the end of sessions. If someone dedicates to writing an adventure log but does not do so after two weeks after the session was run, others who were in attendance may request to write the log instead. If there is a dispute about who gets to write the log, please contact a Dragon-God to figure it out.