Currencies & Stats¶
TGC has three player-facing currencies and one progression stat. They serve different roles — none is interchangeable directly.
Glyphs ✦¶
The general-purpose in-game token. Earned through daily claims, expeditions, ascensions, and the welcome bonus.
| Earned via | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome bonus | +100 | One-time, on first /link-key |
/claim daily |
+25 | Every 24h |
| 7-day streak bonus | +50 extra | Lands on day 7 only |
| 30-day streak bonus | +200 extra | Lands on day 30 only |
| Expedition completion (rare loot) | varies | Per-expedition |
| Discord Quest reward (future) | varies | When TGC enters the Discord Quest program |
Spend on: crafting, expedition energy, cosmetics, faction contribution (mechanics ship over the coming weeks).
Future: tokenized as an SPL token on Solana. The Glyphs you accumulate now are recorded with a mint_address placeholder so the off-chain → on-chain bridge stays clean.
See balance: /glyphs. See economy-wide stats: /stats (TODO — public glyphs leaderboard once we have >20 active users).
GT — Gate Tokens¶
The wagering / staking currency. Earned at the gate (welcome) and through oracle prediction wins. Burned on losses.
| Earned via | Amount |
|---|---|
Welcome (first /link-key) |
+50 |
| Oracle market wins | varies (×multiplier) |
| Faction treasury distributions | varies |
| Burned via |
|---|
| Oracle market wagers (lose) |
| Specific game actions (raids, rituals) |
GT is your risk-on currency. Spend it on plays you believe in.
XP — Experience¶
Pure progression stat. Doesn't deplete; only goes up.
| Earned via | Amount |
|---|---|
| Welcome | +100 |
| Awakening trials | varies |
| Expeditions | varies |
| Oracle wins | varies |
| PvP wins | varies |
XP determines your rank on an ascending ladder:
| Rank | XP Threshold | Title |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0 | E-Rank Adventurer |
| D | 1,000 | D-Rank Mercenary |
| C | 5,000 | C-Rank Specialist (unlocks #C-Rank+ channel) |
| B | 15,000 | B-Rank Master |
| A | 50,000 | A-Rank Legend |
| S | 100,000 | S-Rank Singularity |
| N | 500,000 | National-Rank Oracle |
The ladder is open-ended: higher tiers (SS, SSS, …) and new thresholds get added as the realm grows. Treat the rungs above as the current ladder, not a permanent ceiling.
Check rank: /stats. See ranked leaderboard: /leaderboard.
Special tiers (no currency, role-based)¶
These are Discord roles, not balances:
- 🔒 Gate-Locked — assigned to new members until they
/link-key - 🎮 Linked — assigned after first successful
/link-key - ⚔ C-Rank+ — automatic at rank C, unlocks restricted channels
- ⭐ Pre-Alpha — early-access marker for the original 10 testers
- 👑 OG — long-term loyalty marker
Why three currencies?¶
| Glyphs | GT | XP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earn | Steady (daily) | Volatile (wagers + occasional) | Monotonic (only up) |
| Spend | Yes (crafting, expeditions) | Yes (wagers) | Never (rank stat) |
| Cap | None (in-game) | None | Soft via rank ceiling |
| Tradable | Future (SPL token) | No | No |
| Vibe | Inventory + economy | Conviction tokens | Identity |
Three different roles = three different player loops. Glyphs is the daily grind, GT is the bet-on-your-read play, XP is who-you-are.