Shards

Not to be confused with Crystal Shards, an item.

Shards are the most valuable currency in Saybrook's Planet. Terrarian in-game coins are also (but not as) valuable (used for buying items from NPCs and Coin Gun), but Shards function as a sort of bank account for spending on server related items. Because of such, Shards are bound to your account when they are obtained, and can be accessed using all functions of (/cbank).

Voting -
Voting is the easiest way to obtain shards. You can vote on three servers to get 15,000 shards, as well as three strange plants, which can be made into dyes at the dye trader in Birbtown, and three Lihzahrd Power Cells, which when used in special Surface 2 Towns, can summon a Golem/King Slime hybrid. The links to vote are the following: After voting, don't forget to claim by typing (/reward). Just remember, you can only vote once per site every 24 hour period
 * sbplanet.co/vote
 * sbplanet.co/vote2
 * sbplanet.co/vote3

If you vote for a month without interruptions, you can get some privileges and freebies.

Trading -
Trading is the nicest way to earn shards. but if you have an item that isn't your class, do not drop it! Instead, use chests to make trade with your buyer. Also, be aware on clearance time (i.e. clearing items to avoid item spam).

Market -
You can sell some of your unwanted items at Market, as well as purchase items, as long as you have some shards to spend. Make sure you first bought the Market Permit (25,000 shards) to sell items.

Kadala Captcha -
One of the fun things in SBP is Kadala Captcha. From time to time, it sometimes show you some scrambled letters and numbers and you have a moment (though unclaimed captchas can still remain until someone claim them) to write the written command (don't forget the / or .) off first to get 666 shards. Not too bountiful a reward, but it helps your reaction time, typing, and eyesight (no kidding!).

Unclaimed Kadalas never disappear until you claim it. Use /help to find more Kadalas!

Ranking -
The most tedious, yet most valuable, source of shards are there. If your name is on the Leaderboards, you'll get 666k shards, a special item (needs confirmation), and a titular label that you're the first (If you're a contributor, the first non-contributor will also win the same privilege.) per class.

Contribution -
This is also very often disliked, similar to Ranking, since it involves real money to get shards. By contributing to the server, you are also marked as a special Contributor Rank. Contributing helps the server continue to exist, so try to contribute once in your lifetime. This can be done at sbplanet.co/contribute.

Spending
Shards can be spent on a plethora of things, ranging from items in Trades and Markets, to building spaces called Hotels. However, all spending of shards must be done using the proper command:
 * /cbank pay