diff --git a/src/graphics/studentID.ts b/src/graphics/studentID.ts
index 2c6d57d..45a381e 100644
--- a/src/graphics/studentID.ts
+++ b/src/graphics/studentID.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { GlobalFonts, createCanvas, loadImage } from '@napi-rs/canvas';
+import { levelingService } from '@/modules/leveling/leveling.service';
 import path from 'path';
 
 // Register Fonts
@@ -123,5 +124,36 @@ export async function generateStudentIdCard(data: StudentCardData): Promise<Buff
         ctx.fillText((data.level + 1).toString(), 431, 255);
     }
     ctx.restore();
+
+    // Draw xp bar
+    const xpbarX = 2;
+    const xpbarY = 268;
+    const xpbarMaxWidth = 400; // in pixels
+    const xpbarHeight = 4;
+
+    const xp = data.xp;
+    const requiredXp = BigInt(levelingService.getXpForLevel(data.level));
+
+    // Check to avoid division by zero, though requiredXp should be >= 100
+    let percentage = 0;
+    if (requiredXp > 0n) {
+        percentage = Number(xp) / Number(requiredXp);
+    }
+
+    const xpFilledWidth = Math.min(Math.max(percentage * xpbarMaxWidth, 0), xpbarMaxWidth);
+
+    const gradient = ctx.createLinearGradient(xpbarX, xpbarY, xpbarX + xpFilledWidth, xpbarY);
+    gradient.addColorStop(0, '#FFFFFF');
+    gradient.addColorStop(1, '#D9B178');
+    ctx.save();
+    ctx.fillStyle = accentColor;
+    ctx.fillRect(xpbarX, xpbarY, xpbarMaxWidth, xpbarHeight);
+
+    if (xpFilledWidth > 0) {
+        ctx.fillStyle = gradient;
+        ctx.fillRect(xpbarX, xpbarY, xpFilledWidth, xpbarHeight);
+    }
+    ctx.restore();
+
     return canvas.toBuffer('image/png');
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/leveling/leveling.service.ts b/src/modules/leveling/leveling.service.ts
index d6446a5..ecd4d07 100644
--- a/src/modules/leveling/leveling.service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/leveling/leveling.service.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-import { users } from "@/db/schema";
-import { eq, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { users, cooldowns } from "@/db/schema";
+import { eq, sql, and } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { DrizzleClient } from "@/lib/DrizzleClient";
 
 // Simple configurable curve: Base * (Level ^ Exponent)
-const XP_BASE = 1000;
-const XP_EXPONENT = 1.5;
+const XP_BASE = 100;
+const XP_EXPONENT = 2.5;
+const CHAT_XP_COOLDOWN_MS = 60000; // 1 minute
+const MIN_CHAT_XP = 15;
+const MAX_CHAT_XP = 25;
 
 export const levelingService = {
     // Calculate XP required for a specific level
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@ export const levelingService = {
         return Math.floor(XP_BASE * Math.pow(level, XP_EXPONENT));
     },
 
+    // Pure XP addition - No cooldown checks
     addXp: async (id: string, amount: bigint, tx?: any) => {
         const execute = async (txFn: any) => {
             // Get current state
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ export const levelingService = {
                 .returning();
 
             return { user: updatedUser, levelUp, currentLevel };
-        }
+        };
 
         if (tx) {
             return await execute(tx);
@@ -55,4 +59,52 @@ export const levelingService = {
             })
         }
     },
+
+    // Handle chat XP with cooldowns
+    processChatXp: async (id: string, tx?: any) => {
+        const execute = async (txFn: any) => {
+            // check if an xp cooldown is in place
+            const cooldown = await txFn.query.cooldowns.findFirst({
+                where: and(
+                    eq(cooldowns.userId, BigInt(id)),
+                    eq(cooldowns.actionKey, 'xp')
+                ),
+            });
+
+            const now = new Date();
+            if (cooldown && cooldown.readyAt > now) {
+                return { awarded: false, reason: 'cooldown' };
+            }
+
+            // Calculate random XP
+            const amount = BigInt(Math.floor(Math.random() * (MAX_CHAT_XP - MIN_CHAT_XP + 1)) + MIN_CHAT_XP);
+
+            // Add XP
+            const result = await levelingService.addXp(id, amount, txFn);
+
+            // Update/Set Cooldown
+            const nextReadyAt = new Date(now.getTime() + CHAT_XP_COOLDOWN_MS);
+
+            await txFn.insert(cooldowns)
+                .values({
+                    userId: BigInt(id),
+                    actionKey: 'xp',
+                    readyAt: nextReadyAt,
+                })
+                .onConflictDoUpdate({
+                    target: [cooldowns.userId, cooldowns.actionKey],
+                    set: { readyAt: nextReadyAt },
+                });
+
+            return { awarded: true, amount, ...result };
+        };
+
+        if (tx) {
+            return await execute(tx);
+        } else {
+            return await DrizzleClient.transaction(async (t) => {
+                return await execute(t);
+            })
+        }
+    }
 };
diff --git a/src/scripts/test-student-id.ts b/src/scripts/test-student-id.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35e70fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scripts/test-student-id.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+
+import { DrizzleClient } from "@/lib/DrizzleClient";
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { userService } from "@/modules/user/user.service";
+import { classService } from "@/modules/class/class.service";
+import { generateStudentIdCard } from "@/graphics/studentID";
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+
+async function main() {
+    console.log("Fetching first user from database...");
+
+    // Get the first user
+    const user = await DrizzleClient.query.users.findFirst({ where: (users) => eq(users.id, BigInt(109998942841765888)) });
+
+    if (!user) {
+        console.error("No users found in database. Please ensure the database is seeded or has at least one user.");
+        process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    console.log(`Found user: ${user.username} (${user.id})`);
+
+    // Get user class
+    const userClass = await userService.getUserClass(user.id.toString());
+    const className = userClass?.name || "Unknown";
+    console.log(`User Class: ${className}`);
+
+    // Get class balance
+    const classBalance = await classService.getClassBalance(userClass?.id || BigInt(0));
+    console.log(`Class Balance: ${classBalance}`);
+
+    // Placeholder avatar (default discord avatar)
+    const avatarUrl = "https://cdn.discordapp.com/embed/avatars/0.png";
+
+    console.log("Generating Student ID Card...");
+
+    try {
+        const cardBuffer = await generateStudentIdCard({
+            username: user.username,
+            avatarUrl: avatarUrl,
+            id: user.id.toString(),
+            level: user.level || 1,
+            xp: user.xp || 0n,
+            au: user.balance || 0n,
+            cu: classBalance || 0n,
+            className: 'D'
+        });
+
+        const outputPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'test-student-id.png');
+        fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, cardBuffer);
+
+        console.log(`Student ID card generated successfully: ${outputPath}`);
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Error generating student ID card:", error);
+    } finally {
+        // Exit cleanly
+        process.exit(0);
+    }
+}
+
+main().catch(console.error);