XP & Stat points
All art, literature, and roleplay posts you make of your (or someone else's) characters count for experience points (XP) and reward Silver coins 
. XP is earned by each featured character, while Silver is earned by the artist (or split evenly among contributors if more than one created the piece).
Silver coin rewards
You earn 50 for each XP point your submission gains.
For example, a submission worth 5 XP would earn 250 .
Silver coin earnings are split evenly among all contributors on a submission.
Gold star rewards
You earn Gold Stars 
by participating in Events!
You earn 1 for each XP point your submission gains.
For example, a submission worth 5 XP would earn 5 .
Gold star earnings are in addition to regular silver coin earnings, and are not split among contributors on a submission.
XP rules
- Characters need to be recognizable as their approved design.
- Unfinished sketches do not count for XP but you are welcome and encouraged to share your WIPs in the discord instead! Consider submissions to the website to be the final, finished version of your art.
Human/anthro, shapeshifting, and veiling
- Characters are eligible for XP regardless of their physical form as long as the character remains recognizable and their core design, colors, and patterns stay consistent with the original.
- Veiling: You can hide magical features such as horns, wings, or non-natural mutations from your character. The only requirement is the character should still have the same colours and markings (mutations can be Veiled, but patterns (for example Pard or Tabby) and white patterns can not be hidden with Veil).
Reused art is not eligible for XP
The following should be marked as "reused" in the XP section of your submission:
- Premade linearts/bases/backgrounds/templates.
- Photomanips.
- Art that was used for more than one submission (for example: using a background for more than one image, or reuploading a second version of an image)
- YHHs/YCHs if they were completed/coloured more than once (even if not uploaded on this site).
Experience point (XP) values
When you submit your art and/or literature, XP will automatically be calculated for you, all you need to do is select which categories your submission counts as.
Each character earns XP depending on how much it's included in the submission. Additional features of the same character in a submission (for example comics or collages) can be calculated by clicking "add panel" under the character's XP section.
2D Art
2D art includes drawings, paintings, and illustrations; both traditional and digital.
Character base
- Fullbody4 xp
- Shows the entire body with at least half of all legs visible.
- Halfbody3 xp
- Minimum: Shows head, neck, and shoulder/chest including some barrel. Maximum: Shows head, neck and whole body but less than half of all legs.
- Bust2 xp
- Minimum: Shows head and neck. Maximum: Shows head, neck, and shoulder/chest.
- Portrait1 xp
- Shows only head/face.
- Reused0 xp
- Pre-made linearts, bases, templates, as well as YCH/YHH that were completed more than once (even if they were not uploaded to Veilhorn).
Shading
- Full shading2 xp
- Entire character has shading and/or highlighting.
- Partial shading1 xp
- Shading and/or highlighting on some parts but not the whole character (for example only shading on mane/tail but not body, shiny horns/hooves, etc).
- Reused shading0 xp
- Pre-made linearts, bases, templates, as well as YCH/YHH that were completed more than once (even if they were not uploaded to Veilhorn).
- No shading0 xp
- Flat-coloured.
Background
- Full background8 xp
- A full scene or environment showing the character's surroundings with foreground and background, showing different elements and details.
- Partial background4 xp
- Drawn decorative elements (such as a frame or flower wreath) or parts of an environment (for example a patch of grass with nothing else), but not a full scene.
- Ambient background2 xp
- Ambient lighting, particle effects, atmospheric effects without depicting a scene or distinct objects.
- No background0 xp
- Transparent, flat coloured or simple gradient with no additional details or drawn elements.
- Reused background0 xp
- Pre-made linearts, bases, templates, as well as YCH/YHH that were completed more than once (even if they were not uploaded to Veilhorn).
Stat points
Characters will earn stats for any activities featured in art/literature and roleplay posts.
When you submit art/literature or roleplay posts you should select the the activities your character is eligible for.
The stat values are based on how much XP your character earns. The total amount of stats is equal to the total amount of XP gained, meaning 10 XP = 10 stats, split evenly among all stats selected.
Strength: Physical combat. Fighting or sparring with other characters, NPCs, creatures, monsters and bosses.
Dexterity: Most physical activities except combat. Including (but not limited to) running, climbing, jumping, flying*, dancing. Traditional equestrian disciplines also fall under this category.
* Spell-based flying (mage-wings or air spells) that are performed using magic spells also count for Arcana.
Arcana: Spellcasting. Any use of magical spells, casting known spells or practicing new ones. Anything between spell-based combat and casual use of spells for everyday business.
Charisma: Persuasion, deception, intimidation, inspiration, or charm. Regular dialogue counts too, as long as it's meaningful (e.g. influencing or connecting with another character) rather than brief or casual.
Example:
A character earns a total of 12 XP in an art submission, eligible for strength, arcana, and charisma. That means 12 points split evenly across 3 different stats, resulting in the character earning:
- 12 XP
- 4 strength
- 4 arcana
- 4 charisma
If the stat split results in half-points or decimals, the stats will get rounded down to the nearest whole number instead. The decimal value is still stored in the database for an accurate total count per character.