Gameplay

Gameplay in Arcana Uncharted is meant to be straightforward and casual.

The primary goal is to contribute creative works of your characters (drawing and/or writing), create stories with other members (roleplay) and participate in faction run plots or fun community events.

Additionally, your character(s) can also have magical abilities, called talents. Head over to the Magic Mechanics page to learn more about them.

You do not have to level your character(s) in Arcana Uncharted, but you do level the aforementioned talents when participating in events or quests, and you'll be asked to meet a certain 'score' for your artwork or literature contributions. More details for this can be found on the Scoring System page.

Last but not least, there are only a few things you need to keep track of in our group: your Mana, your Purchases, and Talents.

Trackables
Mana is Arcana Uncharted's in-game currency. Members use mana to purchase items from the Arcanum. You can earn mana in several different ways.

Purchases are, well, anything you've purchased from the Arcanum. You will also include tokens acquired from an event, welcome package, etc, and specify where you got it from.

Talents are magical abilities that your character can learn. Every Talent has three levels for your character to acquire through contributing creative works.

Manuscript
Every member is expected to keep a visible journal on deviantart titled  'AU Manuscript'. You can either have this journal link to a google doc where the actual manuscript is kept, or simply contain everything within the journal - whatever works for you! The Manuscript will allow you to keep track of your mana, talents, and purchases all in one convenient place for both yourself and the staff.

Manuscripts should be set up in the following way:

Characters Mana Purchases Talents
 * A link provided to all of your current AU characters.
 * Link all art/writing, events, and plots that have awarded you mana, noting the individual gains from each.
 * List the overall total at the bottom.
 * List all purchases made, and which character they are assigned to. Link the acquisition note.
 * Subtract the total amount you've spent from your mana pool, and list the mana you still have available.
 * List every talent you've acquired, and which character it belongs to.
 * Demonstrate the talents' level by linking your level-up pieces.
 * Note character affinities.

To view a sample manuscript, click here!