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* The Contract Board deals a small hand of contracts, refreshing on a rotation every 12 hours. | * The Contract Board deals a small hand of contracts, refreshing on a rotation every 12 hours. | ||
* You can hold and complete up to '''three claims per rotation''' — the board itself is the real limit on how many Marks you earn. | * You can hold and complete up to '''three claims per rotation''' — the board itself is the real limit on how many Marks you earn. (The [[Shop]]'s Bounty Stipend upgrade raises this to four.) | ||
* Only contracts you are eligible for appear: each may require a certain skill level, or that a particular biome is unlocked, so undoable tasks stay off the board. | * Only contracts you are eligible for appear: each may require a certain skill level, or that a particular biome is unlocked, so undoable tasks stay off the board. | ||
* If | * If a contract doesn't suit you, '''reroll''' that slot for a different eligible one — once per slot, per rotation. | ||
* Each contract has a completion condition — hunt a number of a specific creature, perform a number of gathers or crafts in a skill, win a number of expeditions, complete delves, harvests, tames, or trades. | * Each contract has a completion condition — hunt a number of a specific creature, perform a number of gathers or crafts in a skill, win a number of expeditions, or complete delves, excavation digs, harvests, tames, or trades. | ||
* Fang Marks pay out at roughly 1 Mark per 2 minutes of directed play. | * Fang Marks pay out at roughly 1 Mark per 2 minutes of directed play. | ||
== Contract types == | == Contract types == | ||
* '''Culls''' — hunt a set number of a named creature (for example | * '''Culls''' — hunt a set number of a named creature (for example 75 Compsognathus). Higher-level culls target tougher prey in specific [[Creatures|biomes]] for more Marks, and now run all the way up to '''[[Hunting]] 92''' (the Cull Purussaurus writ) after the late board was filled in. | ||
* '''Supply orders''' — complete a number of actions in a gathering or production skill (Foraging, Logging, Mining, Fishing, Cooking, Crafting, Smithing, Alchemy). | * '''Supply orders''' — complete a number of actions in a gathering or production skill (Foraging, Logging, Mining, Fishing, Cooking, Crafting, Smithing, Alchemy). | ||
* '''Patrol bounties''' — win a number of expeditions, sometimes pinned to a specific biome or to weather. Weather-pinned bounties (Rain Runner, Snow Strider) now only appear when their weather is actually in the [[Weather|forecast]] window, so you can never be handed a rain job in a dry week. | * '''Patrol bounties''' — win a number of expeditions, sometimes pinned to a specific biome or to weather. Weather-pinned bounties (Rain Runner, Snow Strider) now only appear when their weather is actually in the [[Weather|forecast]] window, so you can never be handed a rain job in a dry week. | ||
* '''Other writs''' — winning delves, harvesting crops, taming creatures, or moving goods at the [[Trading Post]]. | * '''Other writs''' — winning delves, collecting [[Excavation|excavation]] digs, harvesting crops, taming creatures, or moving goods at the [[Trading Post]]. | ||
Contract rewards scale from 6 Marks for the simplest tasks up to 16 Marks for the toughest endgame culls | Contract rewards scale from 6 Marks for the simplest tasks up to 16 Marks for the toughest endgame patrols and surveys — the toughest culls top out lower, at 9. | ||
== Every contract == | == Every contract == | ||
The board draws from ''' | The board draws from '''35''' contracts in all. Only ones you're eligible for (skill level and biome met) appear, and only three are claimable per rotation. "Requirement" lists the [[Skills|skill]] level and/or biome needed before a contract can be dealt. | ||
=== Culls (14) === | === Culls (14) === | ||
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=== Other writs ( | === Other writs (6) === | ||
Everything else the valley needs done: winning delves, collecting excavation digs, harvesting crops, taming creatures, or moving goods at the Trading Post. | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
! Contract !! Objective !! Requirement !! Fang Marks | ! Contract !! Objective !! Requirement !! Fang Marks | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Delver's Writ || Win 10 [[Delving|delves]] || [[ | | Delver's Writ || Win 10 [[Delving|delves]] || [[Delving]] 10 || 14 | ||
|- | |||
| Excavation Writ || Collect 6 [[Excavation|digs]] || [[Delving]] 10 || 10 | |||
|- | |||
| Deep Survey Writ || Collect 12 [[Excavation|digs]] || [[Delving]] 40 || 16 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Harvest Writ || Harvest 30 [[Farming|crops]] || [[ | | Harvest Writ || Harvest 30 [[Farming|crops]] || [[Farming]] 1 || 8 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Tamer's Writ || Tame 3 creatures || [[Taming]] 5 || 10 | | Tamer's Writ || Tame 3 creatures || [[Taming]] 5 || 10 | ||
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! Offer !! Qty !! Cost (Marks) !! Notes | ! Offer !! Qty !! Cost (Marks) !! Notes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| {{Icon|huntmasters-saddle}} Huntmaster's Saddle || 1 || | | {{Icon|huntmasters-saddle}} Huntmaster's Saddle || 1 || 60 || Exchange-exclusive saddle: +30% worker buff, +18 swiftness | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Trailwarden | | {{Icon|trailwarden-barding}} Trailwarden Barding || 1 || 60 || Exchange-exclusive barding: +27 guard, +13 power | ||
|- | |- | ||
| {{Icon|primal-balm}} Primal Balm || 1 || 12 || Stable-wide injury salve | | {{Icon|primal-balm}} Primal Balm || 1 || 12 || Stable-wide injury salve | ||
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| {{Icon|roasted-meat}} Roasted Meat || 25 || 15 || A field-ration crate | | {{Icon|roasted-meat}} Roasted Meat || 25 || 15 || A field-ration crate | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Gloomglass Shard || 1 || 12 || Rare forge material | | {{Icon|gloomglass-shard}} Gloomglass Shard || 1 || 12 || Rare forge material | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Abyssal Pearl || 1 || 10 || Rare forge material | | {{Icon|abyssal-pearl}} Abyssal Pearl || 1 || 10 || Rare forge material | ||
|} | |} | ||
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* '''Trophy Crate''' (20 Marks) — any alpha trophy from a guardian you've beaten. | * '''Trophy Crate''' (20 Marks) — any alpha trophy from a guardian you've beaten. | ||
* '''Golden Fang Banner''' (500 Marks) — a one-of-a-kind cosmetic, the Exchange's big-ticket sink. | * '''Golden Fang Banner''' (500 Marks) — a one-of-a-kind cosmetic, the Exchange's big-ticket sink. | ||
* '''Weekly restock''' — once per real week: a '''Primal Catalyst''' (120 Marks, the endgame breeding crate) and an '''Age Catalyst''' (40 Marks, for the [[Tribe]]). A rotating fourth slot cycles through | * '''Weekly restock''' — once per real week: a '''Primal Catalyst''' (120 Marks, the endgame breeding crate) and an '''Age Catalyst''' (40 Marks, for the [[Tribe]]). A rotating fourth slot (100 Marks) cycles on a fixed weekly schedule through the Ridgeback Saddle, Duskwarden Barding, Longstride Saddle, and Nightwarden Barding — deterministic, not random. | ||
The Mark Exchange also stocks the '''Field Ledger''' upgrade (+1 [[Dispatch]] mission slot), priced at 60 Fang Marks. See [[Shop]] for details. | The Mark Exchange also stocks the '''Field Ledger''' upgrade (+1 [[Dispatch]] mission slot), priced at 60 Fang Marks. See [[Shop]] for details. | ||
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* [[Creatures]] — targets of cull contracts | * [[Creatures]] — targets of cull contracts | ||
* [[Excavation]] — the Excavation Writ and Deep Survey Writ | |||
* [[Dispatch]] — extra mission slots from the Field Ledger | * [[Dispatch]] — extra mission slots from the Field Ledger | ||
* [[Trading Post]] — the Trade Writ | * [[Trading Post]] — the Trade Writ | ||
* [[Shop]] — the Amber-priced upgrade counterpart | * [[Shop]] — the Amber-priced upgrade counterpart, and the Bounty Stipend that widens the board | ||
{{Nav}} | {{Nav}} | ||
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[[Category:Contracts]] | [[Category:Contracts]] | ||
[[Category:Game Mechanics]] | [[Category:Game Mechanics]] | ||
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