Scope RPG

Goal-Linked Journals ​

Journal entries can be linked to a goal, attaching your reflection to a specific objective. Linked journals appear on the goal's detail page and let you track the journey's emotional arc alongside its structural progress.

Goal-linked journal

Required vs Optional Goal Journals ​

Goal linking comes in two flavors:

Required (Premade Goals Only) ​

Some premade goals specify required guided journals as part of their structure. These are specific question sets the template author flagged as essential reflection moments - typically mid-journey check-ins or end-of-phase retrospections.

  • Flagged on the goal detail page so you know they're expected.
  • Guided format - they're always tied to a specific question set.
  • Don't block goal completion - you can finish the goal without writing a required journal, but the detail page tracks whether you did.

The "required" label is a nudge, not a gate. The goal still completes either way.

Optional (Any Goal) ​

You can manually link any journal entry to any goal - custom or premade. Just pick the goal from the "linked to goal" field when writing the entry.

Optional goal journals are your own reflection choices. They contribute nothing to goal completion but live on the goal's detail page for your future reference.

Writing a Goal Journal ​

From the Adventure Journal's "+" sheet:

  1. Pick format (free-write or guided).
  2. Pick period.
  3. Pick the linked goal from the dropdown (optional).
  4. Write the entry.
  5. Save.

From a premade goal's detail page, a required journal slot links directly into the writing flow for that journal - the question set is pre-selected, the goal link is pre-filled.

Where They Appear ​

A goal-linked journal appears in two places:

  • The main Adventure Journal list, filterable by linked goal.
  • The goal's detail page, in a reflection section that lists all linked entries reverse-chronologically.

The entry's full content is accessible from either location. They're the same entry, just displayed in two contexts.

Rotation on Goal-Linked Reflections ​

Some goal-required reflections use question rotation - each time you open the reflection for the same goal, the question set picks a slightly different selection from a pool. This prevents your goal reflections from feeling repetitive across a long journey.

Rotation is set per-question-set by the template author. Not all goal-linked reflections rotate.

Unlinking ​

Editing an entry and removing the goal from the linked-goals field unlinks it. The entry survives as a regular journal entry; it just stops appearing on the goal's detail page.

Unlinking a required journal doesn't penalize the goal - it's a tracking indicator, not a gate.

The value over time

A goal's progress bar tells you how much of the tree is done. Linked journals tell you what it felt like. Months later, when you're thinking about a similar goal or remembering what you learned last time, the journals are where the real lessons live. The progress bar is for the system; the journals are for you.