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Riftbound Realms Handbook
Play, progress, craft, trade, and own your Genesis identity.
Riftbound Realms is a browser RPG on Robinhood Chain. You can start free as a guest, walk the 2.5D realm, gather resources, fight monsters, craft gear, join boss events, use companions, and connect a wallet when you need ETH actions like Genesis minting, Diamonds, or marketplace trading.
Start here
How a new player enters
Save your realm key
Guest progress uses a realm key. Save it if you want to recover the account on another device.
Learn the map
Move with WASD, arrows, or tap. Use E near glowing nodes, monsters, NPCs, portals, and bosses.
Connect wallet later
Connect when minting Genesis, buying Diamonds, topping up ETH, or trading through the marketplace.
Game flow
The repeatable loop
Enter the realm
Play as guest first, set a name, then bind wallet when you want on-chain actions.
Explore zones
Move through the 2.5D map, use waystones, open the world map, and unlock more regions.
Spend actions
Farm, fish, mine, chop, hunt, craft, strike bosses, or send Steward work orders.
Earn & upgrade
Collect resources, XP, drops, gear, gems, companion progress, and quest rewards.
Craft & trade
Turn raw drops into food, gear, gems, eggs, and listings for the player marketplace.
Return daily
Claim login streaks, refresh caps, finish quests, check boss timers, and push deeper.
World systems
What you actually do in the realm
Farming
Fields and herbs feed cooking, companion treats, land loops, and Verdant-focused economy routes.
Fishing
AFK-friendly water activity. Fish reels in over time without energy while standing still.
Mining
Ore, geodes, crystals, and gem chains power smithing, sockets, and high-value crafting.
Woodcutting
Wood routes support weapons, shields, talismans, and later guild or land projects.
Hunting
Combat packs give XP, monster drops, injury risk, and gear pressure.
Crafting
The Rift Forge turns resources into food, gear, Realm Gems, companion treats, and eggs.
World Boss
Rift Incursions are shared HP events. Damage contribution creates reward share and social spikes.
Marketplace
Players list eligible gear and item stacks. ETH settles wallet-to-wallet with a 1% protocol fee.
Energy rule: most active actions cost energy. Free players hold a pool of 500 energy that refills in 30 minutes; AFK fishing is intentionally idle-friendly and costs none. Genesis holders act energy-free (unlimited), but the daily XP cap (1,000) and rare-drop cap (10/day), marketplace rules, and anti-abuse checks keep the economy from turning into unlimited farming.
Live systems
Endgame and retention layers
Rift DepthsHotkey Z
Endless descending gauntlet. Enter for 15 energy (holders free), HP carries between floors, milestone floors pay Diamonds, and a Monday-reset weekly leaderboard ranks your deepest run.
Seasons & Weekly BountiesHotkey Q
A rotating 4-week season arc plus four weekly bounty goals that reset every Monday — clear all four for a 20 💎 bonus.
Realm FeatsHotkey F
Permanent lifetime milestones across gathering, combat, and trade. Each tier pays Diamonds and the top tiers grant a title.
Living World Eventsauto
A realm-wide buff rotates every few hours — bonus XP, rare-find surges, resource booms, or blood-moon hunts.
Daily LoginHotkey L
A login-streak reward cycle. Genesis holders also collect their per-rarity Diamond stipend on each claim.
CompanionsHotkey P
Bond, activate, and level companions with treats. Each species grants a distinct combat, gathering, luck, XP, or energy-refund bonus.
Classes
Six roles that feed the economy
WardenBalanced frontliner
Safe start, flexible stat path, strong for mixed gathering and combat.
ForgebornMiner and smith
Ore drops, crafting pressure, weapons, armor, and forge recipes.
TidecallerFishing and alchemy
Water-biome value, fish, potions, buff food, and storm materials.
RiftbladeCombat hunter
Monster drops, boss damage, dungeon pressure, and rare combat loot.
VerdantFarmer and land route
Crops, herbs, food economy, companion food, and land production.
MerchantMarket mover
More trading room, cheaper marketplace flow, flipping, and price discovery.
Progression
Levels, stats, gear, and endgame
Level gates
Lv 1Farm, fish, mine, move zones, gather starter materials.
Lv 3Crafting starts to matter: food, bars, starter gear, and resource conversion.
Lv 5Combat loop opens: monster packs, HP, injury cooldown, and drop pressure.
Lv 8Marketplace access becomes relevant for eligible items and gear.
Lv 10Companion slot and companion management become part of the daily loop.
Lv 15Land and deeper production systems are the next expansion lane.
Lv 20Guilds, larger events, and seasonal competition become the social layer.
Lv 30Rift expeditions and endgame chase content become the long-term target.
Stats
HealthSurvive combat. Hitting zero creates an injury cooldown.
AttackHigher damage, faster fights, better boss contribution.
DefenseReduces incoming damage and lowers healing pressure.
SpeedImproves action feel and combat tempo. One of the best quality stats.
LuckImproves rare-drop and quality chances within caps.
GatheringRaises yield pressure from farming, fishing, mining, and wood routes.
CraftingHelps quality, higher-tier recipes, and production identity.
EnduranceSupports max energy, injury recovery, and idle-heavy play.
Gear matters because it opens harder zones, improves efficiency under caps, and becomes a product players can craft, enhance, socket, list, buy, and sell. High-tier enhancement consumes materials, Realm Gems, boss catalysts, and Protection Runes.
Economy
Currency, sinks, and marketplace flow
ETH
Used for Genesis mint, Diamond top-ups, and marketplace settlement on Robinhood Chain.
Diamonds
Premium off-chain currency. Non-tradeable, non-withdrawable, used for shop utility and Rift Summon.
Gold
Earned in-game and used for vendor costs, repairs, crafting fees, and normal progression.
Resources
Gathered from zones, consumed by crafting, repairs, gear, companions, guilds, and sinks.
Realm Gems
Rare crafted gems that socket into gear and support enhancement or endgame builds.
Boss Catalysts
Scarce boss materials used for high-tier enhancement and prestige crafting routes.
Marketplace fee1%Low-fee P2P settlement in ETH.
Diamond ruleNo cash-outBound premium currency, not withdrawable.
Native tokenLater phaseOnly after users and demand exist.
Item and material codex
What drops, what it becomes, and why it matters
Every material needs a sink. The live game uses drops for food, gear, Realm Gems, companion growth, gear sockets, enhancement, boss progression, and marketplace supply.
Rare drops
Rare-tier drops are the scarce end of every gather/hunt table (capped at 10/day, boosted by Luck and Genesis rarity). They feed the highest recipes — Realm Gems, endgame gear, companion eggs, and boss routes. Look for these:
Zone materials
Starter routes
Emberwood and base actionswheatwild herbrift bloomriver perchsilver carpabyssal pearlrough stoneiron orerift crystalemberwood logthornwood branchliving barkboar hideember tuskrift ichor
Grey Coast
Fishing and coastal woodgrey mackerelstorm eelmoon pearldriftwood planksaltwood branchmoonlit bark
Iron Hollow
Mining and rootwoodcoal lumpdeep ironember geoderootwood braceironrootancient root core
Ash Ruins
Combat and ash timberash bonewraith dustrift shardcharwoodashen branchphoenix bark
Sunken Market
Drowned economy routedrowned coinglow kelpsunken relic
Frostpeak
Ice mining and winter woodfrost shardrime crystalheart of wintericewoodrime branchheartwood of winter
Sky Isles
Air plants and cloudwoodcloud mosssky lotusaether bloomcloudwoodaether branchstarbark
Rift Heart
Endgame hunt materialsrift huskvoid sinewrift core
Crafting chains
Food and healing
trail rations, hearty stew, herbal tonic, seared carp, smoked mackerel, kelp salad, barkbrew tonic
Refining
iron bar converts ore and stone into smithing input.
Realm Gems
verdant emerald, tide sapphire, ember ruby, hollow onyx, ash opal, frost diamond, sky topaz, rift amethyst
Gear crafting
stoneguard vest, emberforge blade, oakhide vest, thornwood bow, ashbone saber, ironroot shield, icewood bulwark, cloudstride talisman, relicward charm, riftweave focus
Companion chain
companion treat levels active companions; companion shard x10 crafts a Rift Hatchling Egg.
Enhancement
+1 to +10 consumes materials, Realm Gems, boss catalysts, and optional Protection Runes at risky tiers.
Gear catalog
Stoneguard VestArmor+2 DEF, +5 HP
Oakhide VestArmor+6 DEF, +12 HP
Ironroot ShieldArmor+8 DEF, +10 HP
Icewood BulwarkArmor+10 DEF, +16 HP
Emberforge BladeWeapon+7 ATK
Thornwood BowWeapon+4 ATK, +2 SPD
Ashbone SaberWeapon+9 ATK
Riftglass CharmCharm+3 SPD, +2 ATK
Cloudstride TalismanCharm+4 SPD, +1 ATK
Relicward CharmCharm+2 DEF, +2 SPD, +8 HP
Riftweave FocusCharm+4 ATK, +3 SPD
Companions
Ember CubUncommon
Hunt companion, chance for +1 hunt drop quantity.
Moss SproutCommon
Gathering companion, chance for +1 farm/fish/mine quantity.
Glimmer WispRare
Luck companion, boosts rare-entry weight before daily rare cap.
Stone KitUncommon
Warden companion, adds DEF in battle and Rift runs.
Spark MoteUncommon
Tinker companion, chance an action spends no energy.
Owlet SageRare
Scholar companion, XP bonus that still respects daily cap.
Rift DrakeRare
Warbeast companion, adds ATK in battle and Rift runs.
World boss catalysts
AshenmawAsh Ruins
ashenmaw heart, ash opal, rift shard
LeviathanGrey Coast
leviathan scale, tide sapphire, moon pearl
Hollow WardenRift Heart
hollow crown fragment, rift titan core, rift amethyst
Tradeability rules
Fully open market
Every inventory item is listable — farmed, fished, mined, hunted, crafted, food, gear, gems, companion treats, and even Rift Summon utility and cosmetics.
Item stacks
List a stack at your price; it locks from your inventory while active and settles wallet-to-wallet in ETH with a 1% fee.
Gear listings
Enhanced or socketed gear lists as unique gear instances, locked while active, then settled in ETH.
Diamonds stay bound
Only Diamonds themselves are non-tradeable and non-withdrawable — they are the in-game premium currency, bought with ETH, spent in-game.
NFT and utility
Genesis Characters
Supply and mint model
Genesis Characters are a fixed collection of 3,333 NFTs on Robinhood Chain, minting live now. Phase 1 opens 1,333 at 0.002 ETH; Phase 2 raises the cumulative cap to 3,333 at 0.005 ETH. Max 5 per wallet, provenance hash locked on-chain, rarity distribution published below. Minting creates a permanent on-chain character identity for the game.
Energy-free play plus the base perk stack: +2/+2/+1/+10 stats, +5% XP, +3 luck, +1 rare cap, +2 💎/day.
Stronger stack: +4/+3/+2/+20 stats, +10% XP, +6 luck, +2 rare cap, +4 💎/day.
High ceiling: +7/+5/+3/+35 stats, +18% XP, +10 luck, +3 rare cap, +8 💎/day.
Prestige tier: +11/+8/+4/+55 stats, +30% XP, +16 luck, +5 rare cap, +15 💎/day.
Apex 0.87%: +18/+13/+6/+90 stats, +50% XP, +25 luck, +8 rare cap, +30 💎/day.
Holder utility
Energy-free playEvery Genesis holder acts without the energy wait — unlimited actions, while daily XP and rare caps still protect the economy.
Live stat boostEach rarity adds flat ATK / DEF / SPD / HP to your character everywhere combat happens — fights, Rift Depths, and the Character panel.
XP & luck scalingA per-rarity XP bonus (cap-aware) and extra rare-drop luck make every capped day richer and rarer.
Daily DiamondsHolders earn a per-rarity Diamond stipend on every daily-login claim — passive premium currency.
In-game identityGenesis art, rarity color, token traits, and avatar rendering inside the realm and profile.
Prestige & accessTitles, rarity flex, and priority access to future drops, events, cosmetics, and community perks.
Per-rarity perk stack (live)
Every holder plays energy-free. On top of that, the token's Rarity trait unlocks the scaling stack below. All bonuses respect the daily XP and rare-drop caps — they make each capped day richer and safer, never an unlimited-farm exploit.
RarityATK / DEF / SPD / HPXPLuckRare capDaily
Uncommon+2 / +2 / +1 / +10+5%+3+1+2 💎
Rare+4 / +3 / +2 / +20+10%+6+2+4 💎
Epic+7 / +5 / +3 / +35+18%+10+3+8 💎
Legendary+11 / +8 / +4 / +55+30%+16+5+15 💎
Mythic+18 / +13 / +6 / +90+50%+25+8+30 💎
Balance principle: Genesis is a ceiling, identity, convenience, and prestige layer. It should never be described as guaranteed earnings. Free players still matter because they become crafters, buyers, sellers, competitors, and community liquidity.
Premium utility
Diamonds and Rift Summon
Diamonds
Diamonds are bought with ETH and credited in-game. They are used for shop utility, summons, protection, convenience, and cosmetics. They are not tradeable, not withdrawable, and not a direct earning instrument.
Rift Summon
Rift Summon uses published, exact odds and pity counters. Contents are utility materials, protection items, companion shards, titles, and cosmetics — all of which can now be traded on the player marketplace. Diamonds are a game currency, not an investment; play responsibly.
Controls
Hotkeys and panels
MoveWASD / arrows / tap
InteractE / tap
CharacterH
SatchelI
QuestsQ
Rift ForgeC
CompanionsP
StewardO
MarketplaceK
World BossY
Rift SummonU
CodexX
RanksR
Daily LoginL
Diamond VaultV
GenesisG
World MapM
Get ETHB
Ready to play?
Start as a guest, learn the world, then connect a wallet when you want Genesis, ETH marketplace trading, or Diamond utility.
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