What is the AP System?

Althanas Points, or AP, refers to the currency that can be earned through various site-wide activities, and exchanged for judgments. All members have the ability to accumulate AP. Some things earn more points than others, such as contributing to workshops, or having content accepted as cannon. Along the same line, more comprehensive judgments, such as full and condensed, cost more than basics and workshop submissions. No judgments are free, allowing writers who prefer the roleplaying aspect, and are not interested in receiving judgments of any kind, to still receive their EXP.

How is AP added and deducted?

All AP transactions will be handled by staff. You will not need to do a thing!

How is AP handled when a thread is written by multiple authors?

The AP will be deducted from whichever member submits it for judgment. The costs for judgments are standard, and will not change to reflect the number of authors. That means that a full judgment for a thread with ten writers will still only cost five AP.

How do I know how much AP I have?

Your AP count is located to the left of your posts, below your experience bar.

What else can I do with my AP?

If you are not interested in using your AP for judgments, you are able to cash them in for experience and gold at the following rate:
1 AP = 50 EXP
1 AP = 100 GP
You cannot exchange the opposite direction - 50 EXP or 100 GP will not earn you 1 AP. If you're interested in making an exchange, please contact a staff member.

How much does each judgment cost?

TYPE COST
No Judgment 0 AP
Workshop 2 AP
Basic 3 AP
Condensed 4 AP
Full 5 AP


How can AP be earned?

ACTION AP EARNED
Adequate Workshop Response
Contributing to a workshop without using a rubric.		 1 AP
Exceptional Workshop Response
Contributing on a higher level to a workshop without using a rubric.		 2 AP
Basic Workshop Response
Contributing to a workshop using the basic judgment rubric.		 3 AP
Condensed or Full Workshop Response
Contributing to a workshop using the condensed or full judgment rubric.		 4 AP
Exceptional Condensed or Full Workshop Response
Contributing in an exceptional way to a workshop using the condensed or full judgment rubric.		 5 AP
Have a short summary approved. 1 AP
Have a long summary approved. 3 AP
Enter a vignette contest. 1 AP
Win a vignette contest. 1 AP
Create or Participate in an Important Althanas Discussion
Contribute to an Althanas discussion - awarded by moderators only.		 1 AP
Participate in an Althanas event. Variable AP
Participate in a Podcast
Only applicable to official Althanas-related podcasts.		 1 AP
Submit and have a Tier 1 content entry approved. 5 AP
Submit and have a Tier 2 content entry approved. 10 AP
Submit and have a Tier 3 content entry approved. 15 AP
Complete a thread with a mentor/mentee. 1 AP