Experience & Projects
In Solspire experience points (XP are awarded every week (10 days of in-game time. Contrary to other games these XP cannot be used directly to raise an attribute, a skill or gain/remove a special ability. Characters need to create a project and assign the XP on that project.
Projects
Characters can undertake various activities, called “projects,” to gain experience, acquire skills, or achieve specific goals. Whether working in a factory, crafting a weapon, exploring new territories, researching alchemical properties, building muscles, or mastering a new skill, these efforts require time and dedication. Projects allow characters to invest “sixths” of their time to make progress and ultimately reap rewards.
Projects can be categorized into three types: Simple, Training, Learning, and Complex. Simple projects require only time investment, while Complex projects are tied to specific skills and require skill checks for each sixth invested. These checks can be modified by the task’s difficulty, leading to bonuses or penalties. Other characters can assist by contributing their sixths, potentially providing bonuses or penalties based on their own skill checks.
A character can manage multiple projects simultaneously, up to a maximum of (Intelligence - 8, with a minimum of 2 active projects at any time.
Simple Projects
Going to Work
In a Simple Project, the time (measured in sixths directly correlates to progress. For instance, if Raymond works in a factory and spends 3 sixths a day on the job, he earns 25 Quid.
Solving a 1000-Piece Puzzle
Completing a 1000-piece puzzle is a Simple Project that typically requires 5 sixths. The reward is the satisfaction of finishing the puzzle and the option to display it as a wall decoration.
Training Projects
Training Projects focus on improving a character’s attributes. For each week a character dedicates at least 10 sixths (approximately one-sixth per day to a Training Project, they gain 1 XP toward that project.
For example, Regina wants to increase her Strength by working out. She must spend 150 sixths at the gym and 15 XP to increase her Strength by 1 point.
Learning Projects
Learning Projects are used when a character focuses on improving a specific skill. Characters usually have an active Learning Project at all times. For each week a character dedicates at least 10 sixths to a Learning Project, they gain 1 XP.
For example, if a character is trying to improve their skill with Ranged Weapons - Rifle, and they use that skill at least 10 times during a 10-day week, they can “tick” the project. At the end of the week, they can allocate any free XP to this project. Once the XP allocated matches the amount required to gain a rank, the character’s skill improves. Characters can abandon a Learning Project at any time, returning the unspent XP to their pool.
Complex Projects
Complex Projects, like crafting a gun or exploring a new area, depend heavily on the task’s difficulty and the character’s skills.
Exploring the Jungle
Morris is tasked with scouting and mapping a jungle near his ships landing site. The GM determines that this task requires 25 success points and imposes a +3 difficulty penalty.
Morris rolls his Survival - Jungle skill, gaining success points based on the result: 1 point for an ordinary success, 2 for a good success, 3 for an amazing success, and -1 for a failure. He rolls 1d20 + 1d8, with the d8 representing the +3 step penalty. If all goes perfectly, Morris could map the area in 3 days by dedicating 3 sixths each day. On average, it may take a full week.
If Morris completes this task and spent more than 10 sixths on it, he can also treat it as a Learning Project, gaining 1 extra XP and allocating up to 2 XP (from his end of week XP towards improving his Survival - Jungle skill.
Creating an Ablative Crystal
Tybalt the Alchemist is creating a batch of 3 Ablative Crystals, which protect the wearer by absorbing damage while draining the crystal. To succeed, Tybalt needs 8 success points on his Alchemy skill roll, with a +2 (+1d6 penalty due to the difficulty (reduced from +4 (+1d12 because of his experience.
This project is time-sensitive and must be completed within 2 days, meaning Tybalt needs to dedicate more than 3 sixths each day to ensure success. If he fails, 3/4 of the materials will be lost. Tybalt can also treat this as a Learning Project if he spends more than 10 sixths working on Alchemy-related projects, allowing him to “tick” the skill and earn1 bonus XP.
Gaining Experience
Experience Points (XP are awarded once per 10-day week of play. At a minimum, characters gain 2 XP per week of active play.
Roleplaying Bonus
Characters may gain an additional 1 XP for roleplaying according to their social attributes, morals, or goals. The player must provide examples of how they did so.
Heroic Acts
The GM may award an additional 1 XP for extraordinary acts, such as heroism, exceptional roleplaying, or resolving a major story arc.
Project Completion
Characters who dedicate at least 10 sixths to a project in a week gain 1 additional XP for that project. This XP cannot be recovered if the project is abandoned.
Exertion
If a character spends more than half their time in a week (5+ sixths per day on projects, they risk exertion. Each consecutive week of heavy project work requires a Stamina-Endurance check with a penalty of +1 per week. On a failure, the character takes 1d4-1 Fatigue damage (minimum 1 damage.
Downtime Experience
During downtime, characters receive 1 XP per 10 days. If they have regular work, they also receive their weekly salary (daily salary multiplied by 8 or 7, depending on the class. For non-regular work, profits depend on the success of their Complex Projects.
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