diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/api/ExperienceAPI.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/api/ExperienceAPI.java
index 4307ff18f..24f2666ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/api/ExperienceAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/api/ExperienceAPI.java
@@ -135,4 +135,43 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
     public static int getPowerLevel(Player player) {
         return Users.getProfile(player).getPowerLevel();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the level of a player in a specific skill type.
+     * </br>
+     * This function is designed for API usage.
+     *
+     * @param player The player to set the level of
+     * @param skillType The skill to set the level for
+     * @param skillLevel The value to set the level to
+     */
+    public static void setLevel(Player player, SkillType skillType, int skillLevel) {
+        Users.getProfile(player).modifySkill(skillType, skillLevel);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the XP of a player in a specific skill type.
+     * </br>
+     * This function is designed for API usage.
+     *
+     * @param player The player to set the XP of
+     * @param skillType The skill to set the XP for
+     * @param newValue The value to set the XP to
+     */
+    public static void setXP(Player player, SkillType skillType, int newValue) {
+        Users.getProfile(player).setSkillXPLevel(skillType, newValue);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the XP of a player in a specific skill type.
+     * </br>
+     * This function is designed for API usage.
+     *
+     * @param player The player to change the XP of
+     * @param skillType The skill to change the XP for
+     * @param xp The amount of XP to remove
+     */
+    public static void removeXP(Player player, SkillType skillType, int xp) {
+        Users.getProfile(player).removeXP(skillType, xp);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/PlayerProfile.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/PlayerProfile.java
index 9e8573f52..e837a691d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/PlayerProfile.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/PlayerProfile.java
@@ -934,6 +934,10 @@ public class PlayerProfile {
         return skillsXp.get(skillType);
     }
 
+    public void setSkillXPLevel(SkillType skillType, int newValue) {
+        skillsXp.put(skillType, newValue);
+    }
+
     public void skillUp(SkillType skillType, int newValue) {
         skills.put(skillType, skills.get(skillType) + newValue);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/EntityListener.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/EntityListener.java
index 35a163ff0..e56c58d8f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/EntityListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/EntityListener.java
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ public class EntityListener implements Listener {
      */
     @EventHandler (priority = EventPriority.HIGHEST, ignoreCancelled = true)
     public void onExplosionPrime(ExplosionPrimeEvent event) {
+        System.out.println("ExplosionPrimeEvent fired!" + System.currentTimeMillis());
         Entity entity = event.getEntity();
 
         if (entity instanceof TNTPrimed) {
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ public class EntityListener implements Listener {
      */
     @EventHandler (priority = EventPriority.HIGHEST, ignoreCancelled = true)
     public void onEnitityExplode(EntityExplodeEvent event) {
+        System.out.println("ExplosionPrimeEvent fired!" + System.currentTimeMillis());
         Entity entity = event.getEntity();
 
         if (event.getEntity() instanceof TNTPrimed) {