As with many ARPGs, the way to grow your phony is by drawing them. The more you draw your phony, the more experience they gain and the stronger they become.
Leveling Center
If you'd like your art to count for the ARPG, you'll need to make a points tracker. This can be a document, a spreadsheet, a journal or even a thread of comments. As long as it can include pieces of art made of your phony with the points rundown of each piece, it works. Trackers also need a running total if the tracker doesn't automatically calculate totals.
Now, here's what each component of an art piece is worth.
- Form (Be that lined or lineless) (Traced art and art on bases do not get this point): 1 exp
- Color (Includes monochrome toning that shows the phony's markings): 3 exp
- Shading: 2 exp
- Simple background: 5 exp (Like patterns, or a few grounding props or very basic scenery.)
- Detailed background: 10 exp (Scenery with good spatial awareness)
Halfbody/bust artwork gets half the exp points.
For animation, each unique frame counts as its own illustration. If the background remains the same for every frame, it will only be scored once.
3D art like sculptures, models or crafts (both digital and traditional) are 15 points. If a created background is included (so, the background of a photo doesn't count) it will be scored too.
If your phony has an XP buddy, they get +5 exp to each illustration featuring the buddy. This only applies to the phony who owns the buddy.
Some examples:
As you keep track of your points, eventually you'll get enough to reach the next level. When you do so, you'll earn some points to add to your phony's stats and you may also win other things like breeding slots.
| Level | # of XP | Rewards for entering bracket |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | No rewards, phonies start at level 1 | |
| 10-29 | +1 Stat point | |
| 30-59 | +1 Stat points | |
| 60-99 | +2 Stat points | |
| 100-149 | +2 Stat points, +1 Breeding slot | |
| 150-209 | +3 Stat points | |
| 210-279 | +4 Stat points | |
| 280-359 | +5 Stat points | |
| 360-449 | +6 Stat points | |
| 450-549 | +7 Stat points, +2 Breeding slots | |
| 550-659 | +8 Stat points | |
| 660-779 | +9 Stat points | |
| 780-909 | +10 Stat points | |
| 910-1049 | +10 Stat points | |
| 1050-1199 | +10 Stat points, +3 Breeding slots | |
| 1200-1359 | +15 Stat points | |
| 1360-1529 | +15 Stat points | |
| 1530-1709 | +15 Stat points | |
| 1710-1899 | +15 Stat points | |
| 1900-2099 | +15 Stat points, +5 Breeding slots |
Keep in mind, your phony gains the points for a level when they enter the bracket, not when they clear it! So as soon as your phony gets 100 points they get the level 5 rewards, not once they've earned 150.
Once your phony reaches a level, you can submit your tracker in the levelling center for approval. We'll see if your scoring adds up right, and if so, your phony's masterlist entry will be updated to reflect this.