XP is earned through natural participation across Masquerade. There is no pay-to-win system and no manual XP grants outside of rare administrative actions.
Earned by sending messages in eligible channels on a cooldown to prevent spam.
Only the highest applicable role bonus applies (bonuses do not stack).
Restricted to verified members to prevent farming.
Awarded periodically for being actively connected in voice channels (e.g., The Stage or Suites).
Muted, deafened, or idle accounts may be excluded from earning XP by the bot.
Receiver-Focused: XP is awarded to the member who receives reactions on their contentβnot the person adding the reaction.
Encourages high-quality posts and member appreciation over reaction spam.
House Drops periodically appear in #house-drops to reward active participation:
Crates: Award 75β200 XP on a first-come, first-served basis. Drops expire quickly and are limited to one claim per drop.
Trivia Questions: Fixed-schedule trivia granting 50β100 XP for correct answers (up to 3 winners). Offers higher rewards due to rarity while keeping competition fair and non-farmable.
No Stacking: Only the highest applicable role boost applies (e.g., VIP, Server Booster, Supporter, Staff, or Upvoter). Boosts are applied automatically by Adam.
Verification Gate: Unverified accounts earn zero XP. Earning begins strictly after Age Verification to block bots, throwing accounts, and alt farming.
Staff members must strictly observe the following boundaries:
Never manually grant XP without explicit Admin approval.
Never promise XP or custom multipliers to members for specific behaviors.
Never adjust XP rates or cooldown values ad hoc.
Never encourage message spam or reaction farming. Integrity of progression takes priority over speed.