Badges

Each character in the game is a unique individual in every regard. Appearance and abilities, personality and experiences, whatever you can think of. Analyzing an individual shows what characteristics they possess and those they lack.

But what happens when you try to compare between two? Who is the faster, who is more clever? In any situation where two individuals are juxtaposed and the consequences must be weighed, there has to be a system by which an answer can be determined.

Badges accomplish this very goal and provide a simple, attainable solution.

What is a Badge?
Often called skill badges or profile badges, these are visual indicators of traits a character has demonstrated in the game that can be found in their forum profile. These are used to weigh decisions and consequences of characters in the game between each other. Characters earn badges simply by participating and interacting in the game - do that, and you'll eventually get badges, without much extra effort.

It's worth noting, however, that characters do not have to earn any badges to play the game, and can still find success in many endeavors without having ever gotten one. Badges are not prohibitive to entry for characters without them - instead, they just increase chances of achieving certain successes.

Badges come in two varieties. The first are character badges; these describe aspects of your character's persona, whether it's due to their innate personality or merely habitual tendencies. Character badges usually describe the way a character feels or thinks most commonly, or other social characteristics. The second kind are called runes. Runes have to do with the abilities your character possesses, whether physical or otherwise.

All badges, regardless of whether they are character badges or runes, can be increased or 'leveled up'. This is generally done by continuing to use those traits and/or abilities in the game; just like with any skill, the more you use it, the better you get at it.

Each badge available has its own process on how it can be earned. Below is a list of all current badges available to characters, along with relevant information on how to earn and level them.