diff --git a/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/context.h b/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/context.h
index 24a2816fb1..5e58376c4a 100644
--- a/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/context.h
+++ b/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/context.h
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ class DENG2_PUBLIC Context
     enum Type {
         BaseProcess,
         GlobalNamespace,
-        FunctionCall
+        FunctionCall,
+        Namespace
     };
 
 public:
diff --git a/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/expression.h b/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/expression.h
index d4b691a2f7..69d1b6a033 100644
--- a/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/expression.h
+++ b/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/expression.h
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ class DENG2_PUBLIC Expression : public ISerializable
         ReadOnly = 0x200,
 
         /// Variable will be raised into a higher namespace.
-        Export = 0x400
+        Export = 0x400,
+
+        /// If missing, create a new subrecord. Otherwise, reuse the existing record.
+        NewSubrecordIfNotInScope = 0x800
     };
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(Flags, Flag)
 
diff --git a/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/parser.h b/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/parser.h
index 462f712db1..b133af729b 100644
--- a/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/parser.h
+++ b/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/parser.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 namespace de {
 
 class Compound;
+class Statement;
 class ExpressionStatement;
 class PrintStatement;
 class IfStatement;
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ class Parser : public IParser
 
     ExpressionStatement *parseExportStatement();
 
-    ExpressionStatement *parseDeclarationStatement();
+    Statement *parseDeclarationStatement();
 
     DeleteStatement *parseDeleteStatement();
 
diff --git a/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/process.h b/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/process.h
index 85d34c9c97..b71e5eee54 100644
--- a/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/process.h
+++ b/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/process.h
@@ -199,11 +199,17 @@ class DENG2_PUBLIC Process
     void namespaces(Namespaces &spaces) const;
 
     /**
-     * Returns the global namespace of the process. This is always the
-     * bottommost context in the stack.
+     * Returns the global namespace of the process. This is always the bottommost context
+     * in the stack.
      */
     Record &globals();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the local namespace of the process. This is always the topmost context in
+     * the stack.
+     */
+    Record &locals();
+
 private:
     DENG2_PRIVATE(d)
 };
diff --git a/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/statement.h b/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/statement.h
index 5d74577f39..df4d57d630 100644
--- a/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/statement.h
+++ b/doomsday/libcore/include/de/scriptsys/statement.h
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ class Statement : public ISerializable
         PRINT,
         TRY,
         WHILE,
-        DELETE
+        DELETE,
+        SCOPE
     };
 
 private:
diff --git a/doomsday/libcore/src/data/recordvalue.cpp b/doomsday/libcore/src/data/recordvalue.cpp
index 16c25216b0..ac90f6bc8a 100644
--- a/doomsday/libcore/src/data/recordvalue.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/libcore/src/data/recordvalue.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "de/Variable"
 #include "de/Writer"
 #include "de/Reader"
+#include "de/ScopeStatement"
 #include "de/math.h"
 
 namespace de {
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ void RecordValue::call(Process &process, Value const &arguments, Value *) const
 
     ArrayValue *super = new ArrayValue;
     *super << new RecordValue(d->record);
-    instance->record()->add(new Variable("__super__", super));
+    instance->record()->add(new Variable(ScopeStatement::SUPER_NAME, super));
 
     // If there is an initializer method, call it now.
     if(dereference().hasMember("__init__"))
diff --git a/doomsday/libcore/src/scriptsys/parser.cpp b/doomsday/libcore/src/scriptsys/parser.cpp
index 340ca1983c..26dc40b4bf 100644
--- a/doomsday/libcore/src/scriptsys/parser.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/libcore/src/scriptsys/parser.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "de/AssignStatement"
 #include "de/DeleteStatement"
 #include "de/FunctionStatement"
+#include "de/ScopeStatement"
 #include "de/TryStatement"
 #include "de/CatchStatement"
 #include "de/ArrayExpression"
@@ -312,17 +313,36 @@ ExpressionStatement *Parser::parseExportStatement()
                                              Expression::Export | Expression::LocalOnly));
 }
 
-ExpressionStatement *Parser::parseDeclarationStatement()
+Statement *Parser::parseDeclarationStatement()
 {
     // "record" name-expr ["," name-expr]*
+    // "record" name-expr "(" [ name-expr ["," name-expr]* ] ")" members-compound
 
     if(_statementRange.size() < 2)
     {
         throw MissingTokenError("Parser::parseDeclarationStatement",
             "Expected identifier to follow " + _statementRange.firstToken().asText());
     }    
-    Expression::Flags flags = Expression::LocalOnly | Expression::NewSubrecord;
-    return new ExpressionStatement(parseList(_statementRange.startingFrom(1), Token::COMMA, flags));
+
+    // Is this a class record declaration?
+    dint pos = _statementRange.find(Token::PARENTHESIS_OPEN);
+    if(pos >= 0)
+    {
+        QScopedPointer<Expression> name(parseExpression(_statementRange.between(1, pos),
+                                                        Expression::NewSubrecordIfNotInScope));
+        QScopedPointer<ScopeStatement> names(new ScopeStatement(name.take(),
+                parseList(_statementRange.between(pos + 1, _statementRange.closingBracket(pos)))));
+
+        parseConditionalCompound(names->compound(),
+                                 IgnoreExtraBeforeColon | StayAtClosingStatement);
+        return names.take();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Regular record declaration.
+        Expression::Flags flags = Expression::LocalOnly | Expression::NewSubrecord;
+        return new ExpressionStatement(parseList(_statementRange.startingFrom(1), Token::COMMA, flags));
+    }
 }
 
 DeleteStatement *Parser::parseDeleteStatement()
@@ -861,6 +881,14 @@ Expression *Parser::parseTokenExpression(TokenRange const &range, Expression::Fl
         {
             return ConstantExpression::Pi();
         }
+        else if(token.equals(ScriptLex::SCOPE) &&
+                range.size() == 2 &&
+                range.token(1).type() == Token::IDENTIFIER)
+        {
+            // Explicit local scope.
+            return new NameExpression(range.token(1).str(), flags,
+                                      NameExpression::LOCAL_SCOPE);
+        }
     }
 
     switch(token.type())
@@ -870,12 +898,21 @@ Expression *Parser::parseTokenExpression(TokenRange const &range, Expression::Fl
         {
             return new NameExpression(range.token(0).str(), flags);
         }
+        else if(range.size() == 3 &&
+                range.token(1).equals(ScriptLex::SCOPE) &&
+                range.token(2).type() == Token::IDENTIFIER)
+        {
+            // Scoped name. This is intended for allowing access to shadowed
+            // identifiers from super records.
+            return new NameExpression(range.token(2).str(), flags,
+                                      range.token(0).str());
+        }
         else
         {
             throw UnexpectedTokenError("Parser::parseTokenExpression", 
                 "Unexpected token " + range.token(1).asText());
         }
-        
+
     case Token::LITERAL_STRING_APOSTROPHE:
     case Token::LITERAL_STRING_QUOTED:
     case Token::LITERAL_STRING_LONG:
diff --git a/doomsday/libcore/src/scriptsys/process.cpp b/doomsday/libcore/src/scriptsys/process.cpp
index ec43d2e262..7ca393de55 100644
--- a/doomsday/libcore/src/scriptsys/process.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/libcore/src/scriptsys/process.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void Process::execute()
     }
 
     // We will execute until this depth is complete.
-    duint startDepth = depth();
+    duint startDepth = d->depth();
     if(startDepth == 1)
     {
         // Mark the start time.
@@ -244,15 +244,18 @@ void Process::execute()
     }
 
     // Execute the next command(s).
-    while(d->state == Running && depth() >= startDepth)
+    while(d->state == Running && d->depth() >= startDepth)
     {
         try
         {
-            if(!context().execute())
+            dsize execDepth = d->depth();
+            if(!context().execute() && d->depth() == execDepth)
             {
+                // There was no statement left to execute, and no new contexts were
+                // added to the stack.
                 finish();
             }
-            if(d->startedAt.since() > MAX_EXECUTION_TIME)
+            else if(d->startedAt.since() > MAX_EXECUTION_TIME)
             {
                 /// @throw HangError  Execution takes too long.
                 throw HangError("Process::execute", 
@@ -368,6 +371,10 @@ void Process::call(Function const &function, ArrayValue const &arguments, Value
         {
             pushContext(new Context(Context::GlobalNamespace, this, function.globals()));
         }
+
+        // If the function is not in the global namespace, add its own parent
+        // namespace to the stack, too.
+
         
         // Create a new context.
         pushContext(new Context(Context::FunctionCall, this));
@@ -412,10 +419,19 @@ void Process::call(Function const &function, ArrayValue const &arguments, Value
 void Process::namespaces(Namespaces &spaces) const
 {
     spaces.clear();
+
+    bool gotFunction = false;
     
     DENG2_FOR_EACH_CONST_REVERSE(Instance::ContextStack, i, d->stack)
     {
         Context &context = **i;
+        if(context.type() == Context::FunctionCall)
+        {
+            // Only the topmost function call namespace is available: one cannot
+            // access the local variables of the callers.
+            if(gotFunction) continue;
+            gotFunction = true;
+        }
         spaces.push_back(&context.names());
         if(context.type() == Context::GlobalNamespace)
         {
@@ -430,4 +446,9 @@ Record &Process::globals()
     return d->stack[0]->names();
 }
 
+Record &Process::locals()
+{
+    return d->stack.back()->names();
+}
+
 } // namespace de
diff --git a/doomsday/libcore/src/scriptsys/statement.cpp b/doomsday/libcore/src/scriptsys/statement.cpp
index 7fd48e9c07..7a545b7ea4 100644
--- a/doomsday/libcore/src/scriptsys/statement.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/libcore/src/scriptsys/statement.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "de/IfStatement"
 #include "de/FlowStatement"
 #include "de/PrintStatement"
+#include "de/ScopeStatement"
 #include "de/TryStatement"
 #include "de/WhileStatement"
 #include "de/Reader"
@@ -86,6 +87,10 @@ Statement *Statement::constructFrom(Reader &reader)
     case WHILE:
         result.reset(new WhileStatement);
         break;
+
+    case SCOPE:
+        result.reset(new ScopeStatement);
+        break;
                 
     default:
         /// @throw DeserializationError The identifier that species the type of the