Trophies are small awards you collect as you use OutaStory — for reading,
for writing, for sticking around. They cost nothing and you never have to
claim them.
Where to find yours
Open /profile/trophies. The page shows your own
trophies. Trophies are not shown on public author pages, so nobody
else sees your shelf unless you tell them about it.
The header reads "Earned / " — how many of the total you have
collected so far. Above the grid sit three filters:
- All — everything, earned and not.
- Earned — only the ones you already have.
- Locked — the ones still ahead of you.
Every trophy you already hold carries an "Earned " stamp, so you
can see when you got it.
What there is to collect
There are 57 trophies, sorted into 8 groups:
- Reading
- Writing
- Serialized stories
- Community
- Milestones
- Voice
- Membership
- Special
We deliberately don't list the individual trophies here. The set changes
over time, and a list would go stale — open the page and browse the
Locked filter instead.
How trophies are earned
There are three broad shapes:
- Running counters. Many trophies watch a number that grows as you
use OutaStory — stories read, for example — and unlock the moment you
pass a threshold. - Time. Some depend simply on how long you have had your account.
Nothing to do but keep it. - One-off events. Some unlock the first time you do a particular
thing.
You never have to collect or accept a trophy. When the condition is met,
it unlocks on its own and appears under Earned.
Mystery trophies
Some entries show as "???" — no name, no artwork — until you earn
them. That is deliberate, not a loading problem and not a bug. They
are meant to be a surprise, and the "???" turns into the real name and
art the moment you unlock it.
So a locked shelf full of question marks is exactly what it should look
like. There's nothing to fix and nothing you're missing.
Credit rewards
Some trophies carry a reward, shown on the trophy itself as
"+ credits". When you earn one of those, the credits land in your
wallet — Credits and your wallet
explains what credits are and what you can do with them. Trophies without
that label are simply for the collection.
Nothing to switch on
Trophies track quietly in the background while you read, write and take
part. Reading a story you enjoy, publishing a chapter, joining a
writing contest or talking to other
readers in the comments all feed
the same counters. Come back to the page every now and then and see what
has turned up.