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Short reads on how Kept works, from setup to safety.

Points: how they work
Points are a spendable balance, not a rating. They are stored as a ledger of individual events, each with its own reason, and the balance…

Points are a spendable balance, not a rating. They are stored as a ledger of individual events, each with its own reason, and the balance is the sum of those events — so the number always traces back to specific things that happened, and you can spend it on things your Dom has made available.

What adds points

  • Completing a task credits that task's value. The value comes from its difficulty — Easy, Medium or Hard — and your Dom sets those three amounts once for your relationship, so they can differ from one relationship to another. A specific task can also carry its own explicit value, which wins over the tier when it is set.
  • Observing a ritual that has a point value set on it.
  • A top-up from your Dom, by whatever amount they choose. A reason is always required, and the event shows in your history marked as a manual adjustment with the name of the Dom who made it.

What does not cost points

  • Failing a task costs nothing on its own. There is no automatic penalty for a task marked failed, and none for reporting that you could not finish it. Your Dom can attach a specific penalty to a specific task in advance, and if they have, that one applies — but nothing is deducted by default.
  • Missing a deadline costs nothing. The task is flagged as overdue and your Dom is notified, and a consequence may be set up to follow, but no points move.

What spends points

  • Redeeming a reward your Dom has priced in points.
  • A request your Dom accepts, at the price they set when accepting it.
  • A punishment that carries a point penalty, when it is recorded.
  • A deduction from your Dom, which works the same way as a top-up and also requires a reason.

Where to see it

Your balance and its full history are on the Points page: every event, why it happened, and, for manual adjustments, who made it. Your active Dom can see the same history for you. Nobody else can.