Location
Public sim, career locations, faction headquarters, and lineage sanctuaries receive the strongest weight; closed private scenes receive less.
Story · Community · Progression
Experience & Growth
“Experience rewards roleplay that helps Opaline feel alive.”
Official reference
Know why.
Then know how.
How roleplay earns XP, which contributions receive greater weight, how scenes are submitted, and when abilities and ranks become available.
The complete reference is the authority. Examples explain intent; they do not create loopholes around consent, staff direction, or collaborative play.
Experience & Growth
Contribution
becomes legacy.
What the system rewards
Help Opaline feel alive.
All roleplay is welcome. XP gives greater weight to scenes that invite community interaction, develop ongoing stories, advance careers, factions, and lineages, or create opportunities for other residents.
The system does not judge subject matter, political viewpoint, romance, alignment, heroism, villainy, success, or failure. It evaluates the roleplay's contribution.
Progression follows memorable storytelling—not grinding.
Five scoring categories
Twenty-five points.
Doubled for the base award.
Each category normally receives up to five points. A deserving submission may receive zero in a category.
Community Interaction
Larger scenes reward the time and coordination required to involve more active participants.
Roleplay Depth
Measures meaningful action, dialogue, and development—not vocabulary, grammar, or literary ornament.
Story Contribution
Rewards career, lineage, faction, arc, and community roleplay that moves Opaline's living world forward.
Community Value
Considers whether the scene creates opportunities, invites participation, or benefits the wider town.
Category total× 2Base XPMaximum 50 XP
Accessibility
Could another player reasonably join?
Open to the town
Coffee shops, investigations, classes, parks, festivals, hospitals, harbor scenes, and sanctuary meetings.
Limited but social
Private offices, small businesses, or homes with invited guests.
Closed participation
Bedrooms, locked homes, invite-only couple scenes, and ERP.
Commendations
Exceptional contribution may earn more.
Bonuses are awarded at staff discretion and are never guaranteed.
First RP with a new player+25 XP
First visit to a business+15 XP
Community event+50 XP
Official story arc+50 XP
Hosted roleplay+50 XP
Shared-scene submissions
One scene. One complete roster.
Players should coordinate before anyone submits. One designated submitter uploads the shared scene through Lyra; that character is included automatically and cannot opt out.
Prepare the log
Upload one cleaned plain-text .txt log. It must contain at least 100 characters, may be no larger than 2 MB, and Lyra stores no more than 500,000 characters. The scene date cannot be in the future relative to Second Life/Pacific time.
Confirm everyone
Every participating approved character must appear on the registered roster. Enter NPCs and unregistered participants separately; they receive no XP.
Grade individually
Each included character uses their own daily allowance and is graded individually from the shared log. Staff reviews every recommendation before XP is awarded.
Keep the scene code
A successful submission produces a scene code. If a player was omitted, they may request inclusion with it. The submitter or Staff must approve; Lyra grades the added character separately if their daily allowance remains available.
If automated grading cannot finish after Lyra saves the scene, the submission remains available for Staff to retry.
Participant opt-outs
Opt out of grading, not the roster.
An opted-out character stays on the registered roster, receives no grade or XP, and does not use their daily allowance.
A valid HTTPS proof link is required. Lyra stores the link for Staff review but does not retrieve or automatically verify the evidence. The participant must state:
“I do not want my character included in this submission because I intend to use my daily submission for another scene.”
The designated submitter cannot opt out. Another participating player must submit if the original submitter needs to reserve their allowance. Falsifying an opt-out or intentionally omitting a participating player may result in a ban.
Progression milestones
XP opens choices. It is never spent.
At each milestone, choose a new ability from an available tier or improve a qualifying ability.
Choose 3 Low Tier abilities.
Gain a Low ability or increase an existing Low ability by one rank.
Gain a Low ability or increase an existing Low ability by one rank.
Unlock Medium Tier and choose a Medium ability, or increase an existing Low ability.
Gain a Medium or Low ability, or increase an unlocked ability.
Gain a Medium or Low ability, or increase an unlocked ability.
Gain a Medium or Low ability, or increase an unlocked ability.
Unlock High Tier and choose a High ability, or increase an existing Medium or Low ability.
Gain or rank an ability from any unlocked tier.
Gain or rank an ability from any unlocked tier; future XP becomes Legacy XP.
Ability tiers and ranks
Specialize instead of collecting everything.
Maximum abilities
Maximum abilities
Maximum abilities
The long view
Growth measured in stories, not weekends.
350 XPPerfect seven-day week
1,400 XPFour perfect weeks
500Perfect submissions to 25,000 XP
≈ 1.37 yearsAt one perfect submission every day
Beyond 25,000 XP
Legacy without mechanical escalation
Further XP may support personalized titles, cosmetic or flavor effects, character journals, lore unlocks, and housing or sanctuary improvements—never rewards that make the character mechanically stronger.
In-world tools
Connect Lyra to Second Life.
Learn pairing, synchronization, public rolls, lineage menus, session controls, and troubleshooting in the complete HUD guide.
Read the Lyra HUD GuideFrequently asked questions
Experience in practice
How many scenes may I submit?+
Inclusion uses that character's one daily submission allowance for the submitted Second Life/Pacific calendar day. Only Staff may grant an explicit administrative override; never assume an event or official arc creates one.
How is base XP calculated?+
Five categories are scored from 1 to 5 for a maximum total score of 25. The total score is multiplied by two, producing up to 50 standard XP.
Can a category receive zero?+
Yes. The official philosophy allows a zero where the submitted roleplay genuinely does not meet that category.
Does staff judge character morality or politics?+
No. Staff does not grade political viewpoint, romance, morality, alignment, or whether a character succeeds. Evaluation concerns roleplay quality and contribution.
Are commendations guaranteed?+
No. Bonuses recognize exceptional community contribution and remain discretionary.
Is XP spent when I select an ability?+
No. XP is cumulative and never spent. Reaching a milestone opens a choice.
How do ability ranks work?+
A new ability begins at Rank 1. Unless its description says otherwise, it may reach Rank 3, with each additional rank adding +1 to applicable rolls.
Can a character learn every lineage ability?+
No. Capacity is limited to six Low, five Medium, and four High abilities so characters remain specialized.
What happens after 25,000 XP?+
Additional XP becomes Legacy XP for titles, cosmetic effects, journals, lore, housing or sanctuary improvements, and similar rewards that do not add mechanical strength.