The general official FAQ explicitly includes living characters.
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Forgotten Stories Shards
Forgotten Stories Shards are confirmed by one official FAQ rule: leaving still awards shards whether the character is dead or alive. Public Book cards separately list writing costs in Ink Shards and signing costs in Ink. Because the checked sources do not explicitly equate those labels, this Forgotten Stories Shards page reports both facts without inventing a conversion or shared wallet.
Verified3 primary source routes · checked 2026-08-31The same official answer explicitly includes dead characters.
No checked official source gives an amount or formula for leaving.
Public Book cards use a more specific label for writing costs and list Ink separately for signing.
Practical route
How to use Forgotten Stories Shards
Forgotten Stories Shards is organized around an answer, an evidence check, and a next action. Follow the route before relying on an isolated value.
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Use the official leave rule only as written
The verified Forgotten Stories Shards rule covers eligibility after leaving: dead and living characters still receive shards. It does not state that both outcomes receive the same amount.
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Do not infer an award formula
The checked FAQ does not publish shards per tile, quest, boss, death, victory, or elapsed time. Any fixed farming rate would therefore be unsupported.
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Read Book costs by their exact labels
Current public cards list examples such as Undying Heart at 150 Ink Shards to write and 75 Ink to sign. Ink Shards and Ink are visibly separate card fields.
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Keep generic shards and Ink Shards separate
The official leave answer says shards, while WIP Book cards say Ink Shards. Until a primary source defines the relationship, this Forgotten Stories Shards guide does not call them the same resource.
Source-linked records
Forgotten Stories Shards public directory
Search 4 cleaned records. Open status reflects the public source record; it does not prove that an unfinished feature is obtainable in the current game.
BooksPublic Trello · Open card
Mana Veil
Order
Description “Magic capable of creating impenetrable shields of fragile mana, these resist the strongest strikes, but doesn’t last much.'' Ingame Costs 150 Ink Shards to write Costs 75 Ink to sign Obtainment Unwritten: Reach 15 Order Affinity and heal anyone 10 times in total Written: Reach 12 Order Affinity --- Passives Gain Action Conjure Barrier Stat Bonuses - Max Mana +1 - Elemental Damage +2% Effects Applies Barrier +4 to an allied target
BooksPublic Trello · Open card
Living Garden
Order · Healing · Water · Wind · Earth
Description “After a huge blizzard hit the world, life began to spread through the dead canopies…'' Ingame Costs 200 Ink Shards to write Costs 100 Ink to Sign Obtainment Unwritten: Reach 10 points in Earth and Order, 5 in Water and Wind Affinity. Defeat an Aggrovant. Written: Reach 7 points in Earth and Order, 4 in Water and Wind Affinity. --- Passives You gain spell Bloom & Fragrance. Stat Bonuses Outgoing Healing: +10% Incoming Healing: -20%
BooksPublic Trello · Open card
Abigails Diary
Description “Abigail left this book behind, this looks like the life of an ordinary person, perhaps and adventuring one… Some pages are torned off.” Ingame Costs 300 Ink Shards to write Costs 150 Ink to sign Obtainment Unwritten: Defeat 10 enemies using claws skills. Defeat Abigail (Defeat in anyway) Written: Defeat 5 enemies using claws. --- Passives Gain action Killthirst Stat Bonuses Lifesteal: 1% Physical Damage: +2.5%
BooksPublic Trello · Open card
Undying Heart
Other
Description “You saw your life flash before your eyes, but somehow you managed to pull out a clutch, your still here... alive.” Ingame Costs 150 Ink Shards to write Costs 75 Ink to sign Obtainment Unwritten: Win a battle with 20% or less remaining health Written: Unlocked on spawn --- Passives Once per battle, taking a mortal hit will set your health to 1 instead of killing/downing you. Stat Bonuses Max Health: +2
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What Forgotten Stories Shards does not claim
Forgotten Stories Shards uses public facts only when a Roblox page, official Discord message, or public Trello card supports the statement. Public work-in-progress data can change, so volatile records keep their source link and check date.
- No checked source publishes a shard reward amount, reward formula, maximum, minimum, multiplier, or farming rate.
- No checked source explicitly says the FAQ's generic shards are identical to the Ink Shards used in public Book writing costs.
- No currency conversion between shards, Ink Shards, Ink, copper, and silver was found.
- Book costs come from a public work-in-progress Trello and can change before or after a live build update.
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Direct answers
Forgotten Stories Shards FAQ
These answers repeat the visible Forgotten Stories Shards evidence and do not add hidden facts.
Do you get Forgotten Stories Shards if you leave alive?
Yes. The official FAQ says leaving still awards shards whether the character is dead or alive.
Do you get Forgotten Stories Shards after dying?
The official FAQ includes dead characters in the leave rule, but it does not publish the amount or say it matches a living run.
Are Forgotten Stories Shards the same as Ink Shards?
That relationship is unverified. The FAQ says shards, while public Book cards use Ink Shards for writing and Ink for signing.
What is the fastest Forgotten Stories Shards farm?
No primary source checked for this page publishes a reward formula or verified farming rate, so no fastest route is claimed.
Primary evidence
Forgotten Stories Shards source ledger
Open the original source before making a decision from a volatile Forgotten Stories Shards value.
Connected field routes
Related Forgotten Stories Shards answers
These links follow the player decision path, not a random list of keywords.
01StartForgotten Stories FAQ
Open the original staff-maintained leave answer.
02Official sourcesForgotten Stories TrelloCheck current WIP Book cost records.
03StartForgotten Stories Beginner GuideFollow the verified first-run route without an invented farm.
04Official sourcesdated update archiveRead dated announcements, patches, resets, milestones, and WIP changes.
05ArchivesForgotten Stories WeaponsBrowse public weapon families, attacks, requirements, and QTE evidence.
06Archivesmagic record directoryConnect public Rune requirements, elements, effects, and scaling rules.