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Advancement & Death
Read below for information on character advancement & death
As you advance in level, you advance in "Tier". Your tier determines what quests you can sign up for and what rarity of magical items you can use, etc. Please note, each character has three attunement slots, and characters can only use magic items from the tier of their character or below, as seen in the table.
Tiers of Play & Magical Items
| Tier | Levels | Magical Items |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 1 - 4 | Common |
| Tier 2 | 5 - 10 | Uncommon, Rare |
| Tier 3 | 11 - 16 | Very Rare, Legendary |
| Tier 4 | 17+ | All |
Quest Types & Character Levels
We have three types of quests. The average character will reach the high end of Tier 2 (roughly level 9-11). This is when most Adventure or Setting content wraps up. If you are in a Story Arc, your journey may continue into a higher tier.
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Adventure
An Adventure quest is generally self-contained. These make up most of Tier 1 and Tier 2, and allows characters to meet new people and learn who they are. It is a one-off session that has little or zero impact on the overall workings of the world. -
Setting
A Setting quest is generally an area you can return to multiple times. You might encounter the same NPCs, establish or build working relationships, and work towards goals that modify the surrounding area. These quests usually have some impact on the world. -
Story Arc
Story Arc quests are all connected, and revolve around the same group of characters. Arcs continue well into Tier 3 or Tier 4. An arc follows a specific story, usually encountering the same NPCs many times, with definite impact on the world, and sometimes drastic and world-altering events.
Players that are invested in their characters, the server, and roleplay, have the highest chance of getting into Arc content. Arcs are planned out by DMs ahead of time, in order to find groups that will mesh well with one another in order to keep the story moving for such a long time. Those DMs will contact you directly if they would like to pull you into a story arc.
We have two types of story arcs: Renowned Legends and Bardsong Hero.Renowned Legends Arc. Generally reach level 20 (hard 22 cap), and are considered world/planar events in the scale of their effect on our world.Bardsong Hero Arc. Generally reach level 11-13 (hard 14 cap), and are considered regional events in the scale of their effect on our world.
Experience, Renown, Catching Up
Character Experience
Roleplay Experience
Renown
You are an important and influential adventurer, and have been noticed in the world via story and song. As such, you have accomplished many heroic deeds which are tracked by your Renown Score. 
Renown, in addition to its other functions, gives the adventurer a Heroic Dice that can be used Once Per Adventure. This can be used after a roll has been made, but before the outcome is announced. This die can be used on an attack roll, saving throw, or ability check.
Catching Up
Sometimes life gets in the way of questing and you fall a bit behind. In these cases, you can catch up. If you are at a certain level of renown, you can use Gold and Downtime to boost up a level to move onto the next Tier. Catching up is a special activity only available at 4th, 10th, and 16th level. You may want to check in with a DM to ensure you need to use this feature.
At level 4, if you have 8 Renown, you can use 20 Downtime Days and spend 500gp to boost to level 5. This requires at least 6 quests played on the server as a player.
At level 10, if you have 24 Renown, you can use 75 Downtime Days and spend 1,500gp to boost to level 11. This requires at least 12 quests played on the server as a player.
At level 16, if you have 50 Renown, you can use 150 Downtime Days and spend 5,000gp to boost to level 17. This requires at least 24 quests played on the server as a player.
Character Death & Recovery
A character who dies during the course of the adventure has a few options at the end of the session (or when arriving back in civilization during the adventure), assuming no one in the adventuring party has immediate access to bring them back to life.
The rules below assume that the means are available. Other Player Characters, not in the immediate session, cannot participate in the funding or raising of a dead character - unless other rules specify otherwise.
If the character's body is recoverable (it is not missing any vital organs and is mostly whole), and the player would like the character to be returned to life, the party can take the body back to civilization and use the dead character's funds to pay for a raise dead spell, if available.
As above, except that some or all of the required gold for the raise dead spell is paid for by the party at the end of the session. Other characters are under no obligation to spend their funds to bring back a dead party member.
From Level 1 to 4, if your character dies on an adventure, as long as your body is recoverable, you can be resurrected back in the residential cities by NPC priests for no charge. You still suffer the penalty of HALF base XP and no other rewards.
Create a New First Level Character
If the dead character is unwilling or unable to exercise any of the other options, the player creates a new character. The new character starts over, and your gold, downtime, etc is all reset.
Feat / ASI Progression
Feats are a fun way to bring a unique playstyle to your character. However, many players end up taking the straight 2 ASI in order to keep their stats on par for their level and to progress their character appropriately to the content within their tier.
We feel this is a lost opportunity to explore our amazing feat list, so we have a unique way to handle Feat/2ASI choices at specific levels. This ONLY applies to the levels listed below, and does NOT apply to other levels where some classes may have the opportunity to take additional feats, or feats gained from any other source.
Alternate Feat Rule
At levels 4, 8, 12, 16, and 19, you may use the alternate feat rule below. This only applies to the levels listed, and replaces the standard choice Feat/ASI you receive.
2 ASI (no change from standard) OR
Feat + 1 ASI
* If the selected feat already includes an ASI, your extra chosen ASI may not be of the same ability score.
Further Explained
This encourages players to take feats, instead of straight 2 ASI. It allows players to keep their stats progressing without giving up the chance for feats, and provides more unique and rounded characters.
Remember, there are some feats that already give 1 ASI. If you choose one of these feats, the extra ASI you gain cannot be of the same ability score.
Tracking Your Feats / ASI Progression
All players are required to list their feat / asi progression on their Roll20 character sheets. This must be clearly and simply mapped out by level for what you have taken in the Details and Notes tab on your Roll20 sheet in the Feats box. It should look like the following:
End of Line Bonus: Medium Armor Master
Level 4: Prodigy Feat + 1 INT
Level 8: Great Weapon Master + 1 CHA
Veteran's Pack
Each Real Life year on the server (counted from the date of your first quest on your first character), you earn a Veteran's Pack. This includes a bundle of items that you may reward to one of your current active characters (active means this character has quested within the last 60 days).
This cannot be "saved" for later, and must be applied to a character within 7 days of your veteran date. The bundle cannot be split between characters in any way.
- 5x piety (with a deity)
- 5x renown
- 5x faction downtime (with a faction)
- Enough XP to earn your next level (optional)
- Resurrection Fairy. The Fairy will, upon your death (and with a body available), cast the Resurrection spell automatically. Upon doing so, the Fairy disappears and is gone for good. This must be on your Roll20 sheet to be used during a quest.
- FEAT! Yes, you can select a Feat for the character of choice from our available feat list. Please note, this must be a Feat (not ASI), and does not include the bonus half ASI that our main leveled feats include.
