Hero Merit Rewards

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Overview

Issue 13 introduced Merit Rewards, which included a reworking of the reward system to obtain Invention Recipes from Task Forces, Trials, and Story Arcs.

Task Forces give an average of 1 merit every 3 minutes of average time (20 merits an hour), Trials give an average of 1 merit every 2.5 minutes (24 merits an hour), and Story Arcs give an average of 1 merit every 7.5 minutes (8 merits an hour). The reason for this major difference is due to the considerable time and effort Task/Strike Forces can take to set up and complete, so naturally these tasks grant a much greater reward.

Task Forces and Trials

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Positron Task Force	64	Positron	11 Door Missions (5 Defeat All), 5 Talks, 1 EB
Synapse Task Force	57	Synapse	10 Door Missions (5 Defeat All), 2 Talks, GM Ambush, 1 EB, 1 AV
Sister Psyche Task Force	40	Sister Psyche	11 Door Missions (3 Defeat All), 2 Talks, 1 AV
Citadel Task Force	40	Citadel	9 Door Missions (4 Defeat All), 1 EB, 1 AV
Manticore Task Force	32	Manticore	7 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Talk, 2 Hunt, 1 AV
Numina Task Force	36	Numina	6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk, 16 Multi-Zone Hunts, 1 Monster
Statesman Task Force	38	Statesman	5 Door Missions, 15 AVs, 1 GM
Dr. Quaterfield Task Force	111	Dr. Quaterfield	19 Door Missions (7 Defeat All)
Sara Moore Task Force	63	Sara Moore	13 Door Missions (7 Defeat All), 1 AV
Justin Augustine Task Force	24	Justin Augustine	5 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 8 Hunts
Faathim the Kind Task Force	73	Faathim the Kind	13 Door Missions (5 Defeat All), 5 AVs
Moonfire Task Force	31	Moonfire	7 Door Missions (3 Defeat All), 1 AV
Ernesto Hess Task Force	19	Ernesto Hess	9 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 AV
Katie Hannon Task Force	9	Katie Hannon	4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 10 AVs
Cavern of Transcendence Trial	7	Karsis	1 Door Mission, 1 Monster
Eden Trial	6	Woodsman	1 Door Mission, 1 Hunt, 2 AVs, 1 Monster
Abandoned Sewers Trial	28	Mairenn MacGregor	1 Door Mission, 1 Hunt, 1 AV, 6 Monsters
First Respec Trial	27	Jane Hallaway	1 Delivery, 1 Hunt, 2 Door Missions
Second Respec Trial	20	Captain James Harlan	3 Door Missions
Third Respec Trial	20	Major Richard Flagg	3 Door Missions
Twilight's Son Task Force	3	Twilight's Son	4 Door Missions, 1 AV/EB
Mender Lazarus Task Force	6	Mender Lazarus	4 Door Missions, 5 AVs
Mender Silos Task Force	10	Mender Silos	5 Door Missions, 1 Hero, 7 AVs

Story Arcs

Protector of Innocents (Level 1-15)

Arc Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Flux the Outcast	7	Flux	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 EB
Julius the Kind Hearted Troll	4	Julius the Troll	2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt
Heart of the Hollows	11	Talshak the Mystic	4 Door Missions (3 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Talk, 1 EB
Officer Wincott vs. The Trolls	2	David Wincott	2 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 2 Hunts
The Clockwork Captive	9	Athena Currie	4 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Talk
Bonefire	9	Lorenzo DiCosta	4 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 3 Talks
The Vahzilok Pollutant Plot	13	Jill Pastor	4 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 Talk
Break up the Clockwork and Skulls (Negotiator Badge)	4*	Maurice Feldon or Tony Kord or Paula Dempsey	1 Defeat All Mission
Rescue the Mystic from the Circle of Thorns (Spelunker Badge)	1*	Dr. Trevor Seaborn or Haley Philips or Hugo Redding	1 Escort

* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

Guardian (Level 16-19)

Guardian (Level 16-19)
Arc Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Rumblings of the Past	4	Jim Temblor	3 Door Missions, 2 AV/EBs
I Lost My Daddy!	4	Penelope Yin	3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 Talk
The Mind of a King	10	Colleen Saramago	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 2 Hunts
Tsoo Shenanigans	12	Kong Bao or Thao Ku	4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 3 Talks
The Vahzilok Plague	8	Dr. Ann-Marie Engles	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Talk, 1 AV/EB
Vahzilok Wasting Disease (Plague Stopper Badge)	1*	Dr. Ann-Marie Engles or Juliana Nehring or Pavel Garnier	1 Door Mission

* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts