Patch Notes 4.25 | Quests, XP & Badges

Quests & Badges are here!

I'm super excited to announce that the first batch of quests and badges have arrived!

With Terra Ciona being a LitRPG world of sorts, I really wanted to find a way to bring the idea of "questing" to the website, and to my readers' experience as a whole.

I want you all to feel like you're a part of the world, and I think that quests are a cute way to interact with my characters and have a little fun.

Eventually, I plan to have longer-running, community-driven quests up and running on any given month, but I'm still working on figuring those out.

For now, I've got some quick, timeless quests that help you get started on the site and help introduce you to your fellow guild members. Based on your participation in some of the quests, you'll receive badges, which will appear on your profile like they're shown here on mine.

There are badges like "Avid Reader, Aspiring Author, and more, to help you better connect in the Guild.

The quests are also a fun way for me to host activities like giveaways and spotlights -- I'm looking at you, fantasy writers/creators. 👋🏽

How to Use XP Rewarded From Quests

When you complete a quest (as well as various activities), you'll (in most cases) automatically be rewarded an amount of XP. In some cases, you'll need to wait up to 72 hours for me to verify the quest completion -- Please be patient. It's just me over here!

This XP can be used for certain shop items, as well as subscription passes at a rate of

100 XP = $1.00. Granted, there aren't that many shop items to choose from right now, but I plan on making more digital & downloadable content for you all. 🥰

Think stickers, writing worksheets, and short, story-related dungeon & dragon-style campaigns you can do on your own or with a party. ✨

Quests by Cornelius, Cooper, & Caroline, in that order.

Quests by Ezra, Buffy, & Enid, in that order.

Leveling Up & Account Perks

XP is also going to be a way for you to "level up" your account, which you can view as your player in the Terra Ciona world. Eventually, you will have the option of spending XP on leveling up your account, which will grant you certain perks that have yet to be determined. But maybe things like secret polls and other exclusives.

My hope is that this will act as a way to both encourage/reward participation in community events & spaces, as well as provide an avenue for me to offer cool incentives along the way!

So, now that you know what some of the badges are ... Would you help me pick the batch for the next update? The remaining answers will appear in the next poll unless people comment against it.

Vote For The Next Badge Batch

• Plotter -- Pantser -- Plantser
• Caffeinated -- De-Caffeinated
• 1-20+ Projects -- Trad Pub -- Self Pub

Also, as part of the on-going process of making this website run more efficiently and with better communication on my end, I've decided to try to start holding major updates to the website to release once a month.

I've just realized that after the creation of the group and forum areas, launching quests and badges is a pretty big update, and I should probably start properly explaining each one from here on out, as I want to continue to add more events and activities alongside my stories.

The Patch Notes will also be where the developmental polls will be for the site's future features and projects, so be sure to check back monthly if you want to vote!

So, what's next?

Well, I'd like to put more time into making more timed community challenges -- think Inktober or [the since fallen] NaNoWriMo, but geared toward the themes in my work, and not limited to one medium -- but I'm also hesitant to make too much without getting enough user engagement to see what you all would like.

Sure, I can make the challenges with me in mind, but if I can, I'd like to have your input. So, I'm going to see about talking to more creatives and hopefully getting some feedback here to get a better idea of what I'll be doing.

In the meantime, I'm realizing that I have quests with characters you know nothing about!

So, I think I'm also going to spend some time making some detailed characters pages. You'll learn more like their origins, known spells, and their role (vaguely -- spoilers! 🤫) in the story(ies).

Alright, that's all I've got for now. Stay tuned for any May Patch Notes, and thanks for joining me on this crazy journey. I hope you're having as much fun as I am!