var
    EXP_CHARACTER_REWARD_LIMIT = 1000 // variable that sets how many characters someone has to type before being rewarded, adjust as needed.
    DAILY_EXP_CAP = 3 // variable that sets how much exp a player can earn from dailies in a day, adjust as needed.

mob/var
    last_exp_gain_time = 0 //the last time the user's experience gain was reset so they could gain exp again
    dailyExpGained = 0 //total number of exp (out of 5) that the user has gained so far
    characterTotal = 0 //total number of characters user has typed to gain reward

mob/proc/characterCheck(msg)
    var/chars = length(msg) //this assigns a variable with the number of characters in the message/roleplay
    src.characterTotal += chars //add the length of the message to the total number of characters the user has typed already
    if(src.characterTotal >= EXP_CHARACTER_REWARD_LIMIT) //if the user has written enough to warrant a reward
        src.award_daily_exp() //reward them
        src.characterTotal = 0 //and reset their progress to the next exp point to 0


mob/proc/award_daily_exp()
    if (world.time > src.last_exp_gain_time + (24 * 3600)) // Check if 24 hours have passed
                //RESET VARIABLES HERE
        src.dailyExpGained = 1 //reset their exp gained to 1, since we'll be rewarding them a point right now
        src.exptunarank += 1 //give htem one more experience point
        src.last_exp_gain_time = world.time //set the last rewarded time to now
        src <<"You have earned 1 EXP for your activity! Total EXP: [usr.exptunarank]"

    else //if 24 hours hasn't passed
        if(src.dailyExpGained >= DAILY_EXP_CAP)
            src << "You have already earned the maximum EXP within your 24-hour time period"
            return //if the user has already earned the max amount of exp, leave.
        src.dailyExpGained++ // increase the number of daily exp points gained by one
        src.exptunarank++ //and reward 1 experience
        src << "You have earned 1 EXP for your activity! Total EXP: [usr.exptunarank]"
        return