Milestone campaigns: the GM marks a level as waiting, and the player levels up (Q127 / L13) #1007

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opened 2026-10-01 20:37:51 +00:00 by claude-bot · 1 comment

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The owner's answer to Q127 (L13), 2026-10-01: (b), over the recommendation. To be recorded as D255.

What was built (lane 11 PR 16, #987): in a milestone campaign only a GM can level a character. A player has no Level up, and there is no way to hand "Level 7 is waiting" to them.

What changes: in a milestone campaign a GM marks a character's next level as waiting. The player then sees "Level N is waiting" exactly as an XP campaign's player does at the threshold, and does the level-up themselves. Finishing it clears the mark. The GM can still level the character directly, and can take the mark back.

Approach:

A flag on the sheet for "a level is waiting" (set and cleared by a GM; cleared by a completed level-up). A migration on the current head.
advancement / access.can_level / level_why honour it, so the server refuses a player's level-up in a milestone campaign unless the mark is set.
A GM lock on Level still stops the player (Q128 / L14, confirmed as built).
The GM's control sits where the GM levels a character today; a "mark for everyone in the party" is out of scope unless it falls out for free.
Demo seed: one Hollow & Ash (milestone) character with a level waiting.
Catalogue row, tests, changelog fragment.

Part of #737's follow-ups.

**The owner's answer to Q127 (L13), 2026-10-01: (b)**, over the recommendation. To be recorded as D255. **What was built (lane 11 PR 16, #987):** in a milestone campaign only a GM can level a character. A player has no Level up, and there is no way to hand "Level 7 is waiting" to them. **What changes:** in a milestone campaign a GM marks a character's next level as waiting. The player then sees "Level N is waiting" exactly as an XP campaign's player does at the threshold, and does the level-up themselves. Finishing it clears the mark. The GM can still level the character directly, and can take the mark back. **Approach:** - A flag on the sheet for "a level is waiting" (set and cleared by a GM; cleared by a completed level-up). A migration on the current head. - `advancement` / `access.can_level` / `level_why` honour it, so the server refuses a player's level-up in a milestone campaign unless the mark is set. - A GM lock on Level still stops the player (Q128 / L14, confirmed as built). - The GM's control sits where the GM levels a character today; a "mark for everyone in the party" is out of scope unless it falls out for free. - Demo seed: one Hollow & Ash (milestone) character with a level waiting. - Catalogue row, tests, changelog fragment. Part of #737's follow-ups.

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2026-10-01 20:48:26 +00:00

Record D254–D269, the owner's answers of 1 October (#737) #1012

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2026-10-01 21:11:10 +00:00

Build lane 11: stat blocks and character sheets (WIKI-19) #737