Account Settings
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The Account Settings page allows you to configure your personal preferences, author profile, connected services, and account security. These settings control how Talescape behaves for your account and how you appear to other users on the platform.
Changes take effect immediately after saving.
1. Preferences
The Preferences section allows you to configure basic platform settings such as language, content visibility, and payment behavior.
- Language: Sets the language used for the Talescape interface.
- Age Group: Determines which stories are visible in the marketplace based on their content rating.
- Currency: Defines the currency used when displaying prices and earnings in the interface.
- Payment Provider (Beta only): During the closed beta, you may switch between payment providers to test different purchase flows. After launch, the payment method will be fixed per platform and cannot be changed manually.
2. Author Settings
The Author Settings section controls how you appear as a creator and how collaboration works.
- Name: Your public display name as a Bard. This name may appear on story pages, credits, and your public profile.
Collaboration
- Allow Collaboration: If enabled, other authors can invite you to collaborate on their stories. Invitations can be accepted or declined.
Public Profile
- Enable Public Profile: If enabled, players and other authors can view your public creator profile. This page may display your published stories and projects you collaborated on.
3. Bard Verification
Before publishing stories or receiving payouts, creators must complete the Bard Verification process.
- Connect PayPal: Link your PayPal account to receive payouts from story sales.
- Add Payout Details: Provide your legal name and payout address information for verification.
- Enable Two-Factor Authentication: Activate two-factor authentication to protect your account and earnings.
- Verified Bard: Once all steps are completed, your account becomes fully verified and you can publish stories and receive payouts.
4. Connections
The Connections section allows you to link external accounts to Talescape. Connected services may be used for authentication or platform integrations.
- Google: Allows authentication and login using your Google account.
- Twitch: Connects your account for potential Twitch-related integrations.
- Steam: Links your account with Steam for platform-related features.
- Discord: Connects your account with the Talescape Discord community.
Connections can be added or removed at any time.
5. Maintenance
The Maintenance section provides tools for troubleshooting and account management.
- Reload User Data: Reloads your account data from the server. This can resolve display issues or refresh the interface after changes were made elsewhere.
- Delete Account: Permanently deletes your account. If you have published stories on Talescape, certain information must be retained so players who purchased your stories can continue downloading them.