DnD 4e "Achievements"

[WinterSolstice]

For those of you familiar with World of Warcraft, a new "achievement" system was recently introduced to the game that bares a slight resemblance to that of Xbox-live's.

"Achievement points" are dispensed based on special accomplishments in-game (scoring 100 kills in PvP, Looting 100 gold, Killing 100 beasts, reaching certain levels, etc.)

After a few weeks of playing around with these "achievements", the notion to implement an extrapolation of the system to a DnD game crossed my mind.

Obviously such implementation would likely be unwieldy for a group focused on storytelling and character development, but may be quite exciting for centrist players and roll-heavy games.

I was wondering what "achievements" would be present in a DnD version of this system. Obviously it would be on a single-character basis, and geared more towards long-term campaigns.

A few examples crossed my mind

Paragon-Reach Paragon Tier-ehhh, lets say...10 Achv Points, that's the standard # in WoW's system

Epic-Reach Epic Tier- either 10 or 20 points, as epic is a pretty big deal

Behold!-Kill a Beholder- 10 points

Pretty good, but whose counting? -kill 100 enemies- 10 points

You Guys Must Really Like me-Be Raised from the dead- 10 points

Clemency-Force a bloodied opponent to surrender using the Intimidate skill- 10 points

ehh, that's all I've got for now. Further submissions/suggestions would be welcomed, particularly those having to do with social interaction and/or traps/puzzles.

(also, please keep the WoW-hate and "impracticality issues" comments to a minimum, as this is purely a speculative idea)

thanks!:smallbiggrin:

[Lairship]

To Hell Ya' Will - Roleplay as a cowboy for ten minutes, ignoring current race and class. - Ten Points

By Crom! - Roleplay as Conan the Barbarian, ignoring current race and class. - Ten Points

Antediluvian - Roleplay an ancient, east European vampire, ignoring current race and class. - Ten Points

Holy Haberdashery, Batman! - Roleplay as Robin, ignoring current race and class. - Twenty Points

St. George You Ain't - Escape from a powerful dragon at low level - Ten Points

St. George You Is! - Land the killing blow on a dragon - Fifty Points Points

Monster Rancher - Tame Six Beasts - Ten Points

Old School - Kill every monster on sight, loot everything, weild a flaming sword. - Ten points

[Tingel]

Old School - Kill every monster on sight, loot everything, weild a flaming sword. - Ten points
This is a general "life style", not an achievement. You only described a continuous modus operandi, and it is thus impossible to award the 10 achievement points. After all, there is no "event condition" that could trigger the award.

[Meek]

I would change "Old School" to "Convince the DM to let you pull off an improvisational maneuver using one of your ability scores and succeed." Rulings over rules and all that.

[chronoplasm]

Killed a Dragon from the Inside

[Zocelot]

Good job, but can you play it? Make a character in under 15 minutes - 10 points
One on One Kill a Solo creature by yourself - 10 points
No Deviation Make and sucessfully follow through with a plan that isn't "Run in and kill everything" - 5 points
Clones Belong to a party of at least 4 people, where everybody plays the same class - 10 points

[Shades of Gray]

What's that infernal racket?! Play a bard with as low charisma as possible.
Nothing to see here officer... Bluff a city guard.

[Zocelot]

These aren't the droids you're looking for Bluff a city guard.

Fixed for you.

[Pirate_King]

what exactly what you do with said points? add them to the experience point total for the encounter? I have the tendency to grant experience point bonuses for such things already.

[Mando Knight]

Nice Shot Kid (That was one in a million!) Defeat a Solo creature with a critical hit. 50? Points

Laser Daser Bobaser Bananafanafofaser Defeat a Solo creature alone, using only ranged powers with the Radiant keyword. 30? Points

[Nerd-o-rama]

what exactly what you do with said points? add them to the experience point total for the encounter? I have the tendency to grant experience point bonuses for such things already.Absolutely nothing. Just like achievements in WoW or XBox Live.

Also, I earned the "St. George You Is!" achievement in one session! Awesome!

[Inyssius Tor]

what exactly what you do with said points? add them to the experience point total for the encounter? I have the tendency to grant experience point bonuses for such things already.

Psh, achievements don't have a reason!

Although, maybe...

Achievement Whore
"Dude, what the hell? We're trying to save the world here! Quit trying to solo things with that Bohemian Earspoon and help us already."

Prerequisite: 500 achievement points.

[Mewtarthio]

The Fork of Horripilation--Defeat an Elite monster of your level or above by yourself using only basic melee attacks with a mundane barbecue fork. (30 points)

Fraternity Hazing--Exchange all your points for pints. Of beer, that is. Then, drink them all in one sitting. (2x your current score, plus one free liver transplant)

[Randel]

Non-action hero Go through an entire adventuring day without using an action point - 10 points

I was saving it for when I really needed it Go through an entire adventuring day without using a daily power - 10 points

We don't even HAVE a hunger system! Eat the body of an enemy that you've slain - 10 points

Diplomacy rarely works Use diplomacy to disarm an encounter that would normally end in battle - 10 points

Intimidation is the better part of valor Use intimidation to disarm an encounter that would normally end in battle - 10 points

The magic is willing but the flesh is weak Become a lich - 100 points

There are no Jehovahs Witnesses in this setting! Convert 10 servants of evil to a good religion - 10 points

Your weakness is Kleptonite Steal absolutely everything of even moderate value from an adventuring site, including furniture, decorations, the corpses of enemies or even the site itself - 10 points

The pan is mightier than the sword Donate at least 1,000 gp to charity to help out citizens - 20 points

Encounter Bypass Evade the party around five encounter groups, receiving full XP for each one (note: this doesn't work if there is a valid in-game reason that you have to confront the encounter, sneaking past monsters in a dungeon is valid, evading a group of bandits heading toward a village isn't unless you are able to prevent the bandits from reaching the village without your party rolling initiative to fight the bandits)- 20 points.

You fool! You've dammed us all! Dammed I say! Unleash a zombie apocolypse, chaos beast infestation, or some other type of spawning monster plague into the setting without the help of the actual bad guys - 1 point

At least you know how to clean up your own mess, knucklehead! Solve the aforementioned problem you created. - 10 points

You're getting real good at being bad Take over the BBEG's job after you beat him - 30 points

Are you pondering what I'm pondering? Successfully take over the world - 100 points

Its not nice to mess with drunks. Successfully get a group of NPC adventurers to go onto a dangerous quest for no good reason - 1 point

[Job]

The First Step Kill an enemy by using force movement to push them off an elevation – 5 points

Do I Look All Right To You! Survive a 100 square fall after crashing – 20 points

Double Jump Use a power to avoid falling while simultaneously causing an opponent to fall – 10 points

Rollplay Successfully complete a social skill challenge using only the relevant skill with the highest modifier – 10 points

Do It from Behind Make a successful critical sneak attack – 10 points

[tgva8889]

Dishonorable Cur Never make any attacks during an encounter that Sneak Attack would not apply to. - 10 points

Sorry I'm Late Have your character arrive late to the major encounter of the campaign somehow. - 1 point

Dodge This Deliver a point-blank critical attack from a traditionally ranged weapon. - 10 points

Fumble Master Roll more than three 1's in a single encounter. - 20 points

MacGyver Defeat an encounter using only improvised equipment throughout the entirety of the encounter. - 10 points

That Still Only Counts As One! Kill both a mount and its rider in one attack. - 30 points.

[Knaight]

Catch-Sling a sling stone with catch written on it at somebody. 1 point
Cought-Catch a sling stone, arrow, or thrown weapon. 20 points
Take em' Down-Grab an airborne enemy without using magic and take them to the ground. 20 points.
Loop de Loop-Successfully defeat an elite opponent, by yourself, with only a lasso. 100 points.
Ride em' Cowboy-Successfully lasso and drag somebody while mounted.

[Job]

Stop Drop and Roll: Make three saves against ongoing conditions that deal fire damage - 10 points