# Mentors and Apprentices {% hint style="warning" %} **Note:** This functionality will not be 100% live at launch. See [Game Roadmap](/roadmap/game-roadmap.md)for more details on release. {% endhint %} ### Mentors Pixelians are able to work a really long time, longer than the respective time of people on earth (we've heard reports of Mythic team members working into for 100yrs) but at some point the retire. However even in their retirement they continue to help the company by acting as mentors.\ \ Team members gain XP working on projects (games or research projects). After reaching their limit team members are become retired. Once retired these team members cannot actively work on a project as a main team member. The good news is your game dev studio can still benefit from them as Mentors. As mentors, your retired NFTs can participate in your game studio projects by providing an additional boost to your main team stats. As mentioned in the [Fusion](/team-and-accessories/your-team/fusion.md) section, once an NFT retires it is not possible to use it in fusion anymore. ### Apprentices As your team grows larger you may discover that not every developer or designer is a good fit to be on the teams building your projects. But they still can have a place, some will be a better fit as Apprentices to your main team members. Apprentices will earn valuable experience (XP) and at the same time provide a small additional boost to your main team stats. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://rulebook.riseofthepixels.com/team-and-accessories/mentors-and-apprentices.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.