Rootlings Points System
Each rootling character functions as its own "save file" and will build up lumesse magic when it is portrayed in art or writing.
Rootlings is an ARPG (art role play game) which means you progress through the game by creating art, and progression is monitored by the earning of points. The main goal of the Rootlings ARPG is to encourage art growth, push people to try new ideas, inspire artists to study animal anatomy, create community bonds, and promote the freedom of creativity.
Lumesse Points (LP)
Lumesse points represent the rootlings' magic. As you progress through the game your rootling will earn these points when it is portrayed in writing and visual arts! Lumesse points function by:
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What can be scored?
Anything from visual to written art can be scored for LP. Scoring is determined roughly by the intensity of what's been created by the player. The purpose of LP scoring is to give the player goals to work toward, give characters a method of growth, and simply to create a game system for artists to participate in.
Anything from visual to written art can be scored for LP. Scoring is determined roughly by the intensity of what's been created by the player. The purpose of LP scoring is to give the player goals to work toward, give characters a method of growth, and simply to create a game system for artists to participate in.
Qualifying Categories and what they entail
Sketch & Lineart - 3 LP
Flat Color - 5 LP
Shaded & Grayscale - 8 LP
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3D works - 30 - 80 LP
- sculpture, plush & art dolls, carvings, + other physical work
- the measure of points for 3D work is self-evaluated based on the effort you put in. The larger and more detailed the piece, the more it can earn.
- The hours bonus also applies to this category.
Writing - 5 LP per 50 words
- written works such as poems, vignettes, songs, and others
- all pieces of role play writing that features, pertains to, or is communicated to your rootling can be scored. This includes writing by other players for you. If it has to do with your rootling, it can be added to the total of words scored.
- writing about your rootling's bonded human can also score LP.
- if your rootling is known as a cryptid or legend in their area, writing it's "folklore" or how the local people respond to it can also be scored for LP.
- the hourly bonus doesn't apply to writing
Bonuses Backgrounds, quest, story, and hourly bonuses stack with portrait & fullbody bonuses.
Portraits & Busts - 2 LP
Portraits & Busts - 2 LP
- art of your rootling from the shoulders up
Fullbody - 4 LP
Hourly - 1 LP per hour spent
- 75% or more of the rootling appears in the art
Hourly - 1 LP per hour spent
- If you or your drawing program have tracked the total amount of time it took to complete a piece, you may add 1 LP per hour spent to your overall score. This is to reward players who begin to invest more time and effort as they grow their art skills.
Minimal Background - 2 LP
Vignette Background - 4 LP
Full Scenic Background - 10 LP
- any marks that suggest an environment, but the location is unclear.
- photographs taken by the player
Vignette Background - 4 LP
- scenic props that suggest an environment or,
- detailed shapes, patterns, and embellishments that decorate the canvas
- doesn't fill the canvas
Full Scenic Background - 10 LP
- displays a full, readable environment
- covers at least 80% of the canvas
- sense of space and depth
Animation - 2 LP per frame
Accessory - 1 LP
Elemental Power - 5 LP
- animation is scored on a per-frame basis to compensate for the time and effort it takes to create a simple movement.
- animation scoring does stack with the hourly bonus
Accessory - 1 LP
- adventure items or trinkets your rootling gains along its journey
- clusters of small things such as beads, buttons, or feathers earn the bonus once
- medium & large individual accessories stack
Elemental Power - 5 LP
- stacks for each individual elemental
- elemental must be owned by the rootling to earn points
Other Creatures
Animal Companions - 1 LP per animal
Bonded Human - 5 LP
Other Humans - 2 LP per human
Other Rootlings - 2 LP per other rootling
Rootling Interaction - 2 LP
First Glance - 2 LP
Animal Companions - 1 LP per animal
- creatures in your rootling's home, they met on their travels, or even a daring rival
- any non-rootling animal portrayed in the work
- this bonus stacks on itself
Bonded Human - 5 LP
- the human character your rootling has formed a sacred bond with featured in the work
Other Humans - 2 LP per human
- a tribe, hunting & gathering group, or random person that encounters your rootling
- this bonus stacks on itself
Other Rootlings - 2 LP per other rootling
- earned by featuring another player's rootling in your piece
- does not apply to drawing multiple of your own characters
- this bonus stacks on itself
Rootling Interaction - 2 LP
- your rootling must be featured in a piece with another rootling (these can both be owned by the player artist, or multiple players)
First Glance - 2 LP
- applies if you are drawing a rootling for the very first time
- only applies to environmental/scenic or vignette illustrations
- can be earned once per character you have drawn or written about
- only stacks if you are featuring multiple characters for the first time in the same art
- does not apply to batches
- if one of your rootlings is not interacting in the illustration, then the bonus only applies to the other player's character
Prompt Bonuses
Story - 20 LP
Quests & Trials - 15 LP
Story - 20 LP
- applies to art created for story development according to the story prompts
- specific prompt being claimed must be specified in the art or description
Quests & Trials - 15 LP
- applies to art created for a quest or trial according to their respective prompts
- quest or trial being scored for must be specified in the art or description