Tokens

Welcome to the Roots of the Wild token system! Tokens are earned through out-of-world contributions and tracked per member, not per character.

💡 In-world, Roots operates on a trade economy. Tokens represent OOC contributions and are used for special rewards, upgrades, and perks.

📋 Token Tracker Template: You can find the official token tracker template here with the tab name loggedTracker.

🎟 Token Tracker Guide

The Token Tracker helps you track earnings, spending, and your current token balance automatically.

📋 Template Structure

Your tracker has a loggedTracker tab that logs all token activity.
It automatically calculates:
✅ Total earned tokens
✅ Total spent tokens
✅ Current balance (earned – spent)
✅ Syncs with the bot to display your status

📝 Required Headers

The loggedTracker tab must include these headers in cells B7:F7:

SUBMISSION – Description of the contribution
LINK – Link to the submission or relevant content
CATEGORIES – e.g., Art, Writing, Moderation
TYPE – Either earned or spent
TOKEN AMOUNT – Number of tokens earned or spent

⚙ Automatic Calculations

The tracker automatically:

➕ Adds all “earned” entries
➖ Subtracts all “spent” entries
💰 Updates your current balance in real-time
🔗 Syncs with the Tinglebot to reflect your latest balance

🛠 Setup Process

Make a copy of the tracker template for your personal use
Share it with the bot service account:
tinglebot@rotw-tinglebot.iam.gserviceaccount.com
Use /tokens setup to connect your tracker to the bot
The bot will log new earnings automatically

💳 Checking Your Balance

Use /tokens check to view:
- Current balance
- Total earned tokens
- Total spent tokens

How to Earn Tokens

Visual Works

Written Works

Server Activity

Selling Materials

Event Participation

Quest Participation

Vending

Selling Items

🖼️ Visual Works

Visual works include digital and traditional artwork.

To calculate tokens for art submissions:

Base × Type Multiplier × Product Multiplier + Add-Ons = Total

Special visual works (comics and animations) follow this formula:

Comic/Animation Tokens + Visual Work Total = Final Total

More characters = more tokens. A custom token calculator is available to help.

Note: Collaborators must split tokens before applying any bonuses.

Base Token Categories

Other (hands, feet, backs): 5 tokens
Headshot: 10 tokens
Waist Up: 15 tokens
Chibi (always includes Koroks): 15 tokens
Full Body: 20 tokens

Type Multipliers

Simple Creature (e.g. cat, frog): ×0.5
Other (e.g. fairy, glow bug): ×0.5
Humanoid (e.g. Hylian, Zora): ×1
Anthro (e.g. Rito, Keaton): ×1.5
Complex Creature (e.g. dragon, insect): ×2

Style/Product Multipliers

Sketch: ×0.5
Line Art: ×1
Monochrome or Spot Color: ×2
Flat Color: ×3
Pixel Art (isometric or not): ×4
Full Color (shaded): ×4
Painted (fully rendered, lineless): ×5

Add-Ons

Simple Prop (basic items/weapons): +15 tokens
Complex Prop (detailed items/weapons): +20 tokens
Simple Background (few details): +20 tokens
Complex Background (immersive, crowd scenes): +40 tokens

🎞️ Animation

Simple Frame (minor changes like blinking): +10 tokens
Complex Frame (major pose or background changes): +20 tokens

📚 Comics

Simple Panel (minimal elements or reused): +10 tokens
Complex Panel (characters or detailed backgrounds): +20 tokens

✍️ Written Works

Eligible for Token Rewards:

Writing is rewarded at a flat rate of 10 tokens per 100 words, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Example:

1,234 words = 123 tokens
1,235 words = 124 tokens

RP tokens are calculated by individual contribution:

Example:

Total RP Word Count: 575
Person 1: 300 words = 30 tokens
Person 2: 275 words = 28 tokens

Writing Submission Guidelines

Submissions must be placed into a Google Doc
Must be cleaned, proofread, and finalized
RP logs must have timestamps removed
Word counts must be clearly listed per participant

✅ What Writing Is Eligible

Canon RP with your PC in a leading role
Prose or poetry about canon characters or events
In-character writing (e.g. letters, journals)
Short or long-form pieces tied to the group's canon

❌ What Writing Is NOT Eligible

Quests or events that already include token rewards
RP focused solely on NPCs
AU content (unless mod-approved)
Hypothetical writing (unless mod-approved)
Writing from other RP groups

🚫 What Cannot Be Submitted at All

Smut or erotic RP (canon or AU)
Erotic prose or poetry (in or out of character)
Graphic gore or content on the group's trigger list
NSFW logs that violate community rules
Writing from alternate groups featuring shared characters

NSFW writing can still be shared in designated server channels if appropriate.

📝 How to Use the /submit Command

For People Who Have Never Done This Before

This guide covers how to submit your work to earn tokens:

Use the #submissions channel for both writing and artwork.

🎨 /submit art — Submit artwork
📚 /submit writing — Submit writing

🧱 Part 1: Token Tracker Setup (Required)

Before you can submit anything, your token tracker must be set up and synced.

✅ Step-by-Step Setup

Set Up Your Tracker
Run /tokens setup to configure your Google Sheets tracker.
Follow the setup instructions and ensure your sheet uses the correct format.
Sync Your Tracker
Run /tokens setup again and click ✅ Yes, Sync Now when prompted.
This finalizes the setup and links your tracker.
Verify Your Setup
Use /tokens check to confirm your token balance is visible.
If you see it, you’re ready to go!

❗If you skip these steps, the bot will return an error when you try to use /submit.

🎨 Part 2: Submitting Artwork

🖼️ How to Use /submit art

In your Discord server, run the command and fill in the fields:

📋 Required

file: Upload your artwork image
title: (Optional) If not provided, the filename will be used

📋 Optional

questid: ID if linked to a quest
collab: Mention collaborator with @username
blightid: If this piece is for Blight healing

✅ What Happens When You Submit

Image is uploaded to cloud storage
Bot walks you through dropdowns:
- Base (Chibi, Headshot, Waist Up, Full Body, Other)
- Type (Simple Creature, Complex Creature, Humanoid, Anthro, Other)
- Style (Sketch, Line Art, Monochrome, Flat Color, Full Color, Pixel, Painted)
- Add-Ons (Props, Backgrounds)
- Specials (Comics, Animation)
Token total is calculated
You confirm the submission
Mods review it within 24 hours
Tokens are awarded once approved

📚 Part 3: Submitting Writing

🚀 How to Use /submit writing

In your Discord server, run the command and fill in the fields:

📋 Required

title: Title of your writing
link: Link to your writing (Google Doc, etc.)
word_count: Number of words

📋 Optional

description: Short summary
questid: If tied to a quest
collab: Mention a collaborator with @username
blightid: For Blight healing submissions

✅ What Happens When You Submit

Token amount is calculated automatically
Your writing is posted to the submissions channel
Mods are notified to review it
You receive a DM confirmation
Tokens are added after mod approval

🔄 Part 4: Collaboration Guidelines

✅ How to Collaborate Properly

Use the collab field and mention your partner with @username
Collaborator must be in the server
Tokens will auto-split 50/50
Both members must have their token trackers set up

❌ What NOT to Do

Don’t mention yourself as a collaborator
Don’t use plain text instead of a mention
Don’t try to collaborate with non-members

🧯 Common Problems & How to Fix Them

❌ Problem — 💡 How to Fix

“Token tracker not set up” → Run /tokens setup
“Tokens not synced” → Run /tokens setup and select "✅ Sync Now"
“Invalid collaboration format” → Use @username, not plain text
“Cannot collaborate with yourself” → Remove the collab field or choose another person
“No file attached” → Make sure you attach your artwork file
“Word count cannot be negative” → Use a valid number
“User data not found” → Try again later or DM a mod