ADVANCEMENT

There is no complicated mechanic for advancement, no experience point system or anything like that. Instead, advancement within this game is predicated on active engagement within the narrative of the game. Usually that means keeping to the required number of posts per day, although quantity doesn't necessarily mean quality.

For me, I look to whether something about the character is being revealed or reinforced; whether the character is engaging with others; whether they're engaging with the plot; whether they're creating something new about the world that fits with what came before and doesn't contradict; and so on and so forth, and not necessarily in that order.

What you can do with advancements is based on a discussion between the player and the GM. This might mean you gain new powers. Sometimes it means that something we knew about your character has changed, because they've grown as a person; maybe they were a hotheaded teen, but have matured into a cool under fire type of person. It could even mean I tell your character a secret about the world that very few people know.

But in general it will mean that they will be able to do things they couldn't before or do them better.