Experience Points

Each month players earn a certain number of experience points. XP points can be used to buy stuff for your character sheet (like skills, attributes, etc, not like cars or friends). To spend XP, please PM AST Jim with your request and a reason for what you have done to deserve the spend. Below are the rules of earning XP and the prices for XP buys.

How to Earn Experience:
Monthly Posts - 5 XP
Literary Posts - 0-2 XP per Literary Post*
Player recruitment - 5 XP per approved and active players (awarded once recruited player has entered active play for 3+ month)
Accomplishing a goal - 2 XP
Role Player nods - Variable per Shout Out*
Storyteller nods - 3 XP per person. Up to 2 people per month may be acknowledged
Backgrounds - Up to 15 XP (must be awarded before character leaves introductory scene)
*Literary posts and Roleplaying Nods will not exceed a combined total of 5 XP per month

How to Spend Experience:

Vampire Experience Costs
New Ability - 3
New Thaumaturgy Path - 7
New Discipline - 10*
New Background - 3
New Secondary Ability - 2
New Lore - 2
Willpower - Current Rating
Humanity - Current Rating x 2
Virtue - Current Rating x 2
Ability - Current Rating x 2
Attribute - Current Rating x 4
Lore - Current Rating x 1
Background - Current Rating x 2
Secondary Ability - Current Rating x 1
Secondary Thaumaturgy/Necromancy Path - Current Rating x 4
In-Clan Discipline - Current Rating x 5**
Out-of-Clan Discipline - Current Rating x 7*
Rituals - Ritual Level x 1
Merits - Double creation cost (will require story & ST approval)
**Experience costs for disciplines vary for Caitiff, thin-bloods and ghouls.

Ghoul Experience Costs
New Ability - 3
New Thaumaturgical Path - 20 (Tremere ghouls only)
New Discipline - 20
Willpower - Current rating
Humanity - Current rating x 2
Virtue - Current rating x 2
Ability - Current rating x 2
Attribute - Current rating x 5
Thaumaturgical Path - Current level x 15 (Tremere ghouls only)
Clan/Family Discipline (Physicals for Independents)- Current Level x 15
Other Discipline - Current Level x 25

Garou Experience Costs
Attribute - Current rating x 4
Ability - Current rating x 2
New Ability - 3
Gift - Level of Gift x 3
Gift from other Breed/Auspice/Tribe - Level of Gift x 5
Rage - Current Rating
Gnosis - Current Rating x 2
Willpower - Current Rating
Backgrounds - Current rating x 2
New Background - 3
Lore - Current rating
New Lore - 2

Kinfolk/Mortals Experience Costs
Attribute - Current rating x 5
Ability - Current rating x 2
New Ability - 3
Willpower - Current rating
Backgrounds - Current rating x 2
New Background - 3
Lore - Current rating
New Lore - 2
Gifts: Rank 1 only - 15/20 if taught by Garou (Kinfolk with Gnosis Merit only)
Gift from other Breed/Auspice/Tribe - 20/25 if taught by Garou (Kinfolk with Gnosis Merit only)

Mage Experience Costs
Attribute - Current rating x4
Ability - Current rating x2
New Ability - 3
Lore - Current rating
New Lore - 2
Willpower - Current rating
New Background - 3
Background - Current rating x3
New Sphere - 10
Affinity Sphere - Current rating x7
Other Sphere - current rating x8
Arete - current rating x8 + requisite roleplay

Please remember that all experience buys are up to staff approval.  They will be reflected on your sheet once approved.

I am reviewing the award of experience for shout-outs and literary posts, with an eye towards reducing both.  Shout outs for anything other than exceptional roleplay will not see a corresponding experience award.  Literary posts will have experience awarded based upon quality of content and substance.  Both will be addressed on a subjective, case by case basis when XP is tallied.