As a text-based RPG, everything here is centered around chapters and collaborations:

Chapters are written by the individual, and can be about anything they desire; whether this be training, communing with your own NPCs, or everything in between, as long as it pertains to your PC in some way. Collaborations are pieces written alongside other players. This can be any number of players, and can be completed in a number of ways. There is no limit to how many people can be involved in a collaboration, though, multiple people requires cohesion to pump out a good piece of work.

These collaborations can be completed in documents on a turn-by-turn basis as one post, known as a closed collaboration, or in a thread where all participants turn in posts, known as an open collaboration. In closed collaborations, the maximum number of points each participant can receive is equal to the total word count divided by the number of participants. For open collaborations, it functions just as chapters do.

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At the end of every grading week, all writing posted for that period is examined by group graders for grammar, content, and credibility; the points you receive, referred to as your base grade, for each piece of writing is determined in this way.

With personal chapters, the maximum amount of points available is equal to 500 points for every 1,000 words written. When the number isn’t perfectly round, you can determine the maximum number yourself simply by dividing the number of words by 10. In the case of collaborations, add another 10 to the divisor for every member involved in the writing. Remember, though, with perfection being elusive as it is, do not expect that to receive a perfect grade with every piece of writing. The purpose of grading is to help you better your writing where needed and, if it is perfect, show you ways to get perfect---er.

Grading is performed by assigned group graders, whom are graded by other group graders themselves. These groups are typically set per village, meaning you will always be graded by another member of your village. However, this can change based on the workload; if the normal grader is too busy to do so, by real-life or otherwise, he may assign a stand-in grader for that week. This substitute must, however, formally consent to taking over grading responsibilities and must finish grading within the allotted timeframe after the grading week’s end.

Failure to complete grading will initially elicit only a warning. All infractions afterward means -1% to all stats.