The city ledger / Reference

Getting started

Your first visit, recovery and the first useful improvements.

Blackgate v2 is a separate account world in alpha. Create an account, verify your email, then choose work on the quay. Your progress follows your account across devices. This wiki documents the current v2 rules; it does not describe the original game.

1. Start with 40 Energy, 20 Guile, 12 silver and 32 health. You own a battered sword, wool tunic and pickaxe.
2. Train one stat for 6 Energy. Each session permanently adds 1 point and 20 character XP.
3. Read Tomas’s introductory contract. Enter at full health when possible; losses are possible even here.
4. On a first victory, compare and equip the Quay blade at Character → Equipment. Check the defence tradeoff before swapping gear.
5. Choose a room workbench, weapon or ring project. Collect ore and craft with the actual ingredients.
6. Work through the quay clears, then prepare your first normal dungeon. See the route beyond the quay.

Recover between visits

Recovery uses server time and continues while you are signed out. During gathering, recovery continues, but other active work remains locked until you collect. Bandages and remedies restore health only while idle.