@Kafka Komedy than I shall be Glanz Queen

@Delta44 Thanks! I look forward to having you in my game.

@Kafka Komedy than I shall be Glanz Queen

Cool. Just one caveat though: She has to be at least fine with working with evil people. This story wouldn't really work otherwise.

Another foreword, that character created could truly be in any of the three factions, though I'd have to stretch a bit and work with the King to put him in Perinne. With that in mind, I'm rescinding my reservation on the Thieve's Guild, so there's another spot there open now.

Interested to be apart of the Rebel Movement, though maybe as a spy for the current king or queen as a high ranking operative of the rebel movement?

@Sovi3t Dont be a spyyyyyyy pleeeease

Orrrrr I may just be a general to the King and Queen and lead the armed forces :)

@Sovi3t Although a spy would be very hard to play well, if you truly believe you can pull it off, I say go for it.

EDIT: Just finally got that Sample character in place. If you're unsure what characters can be like, take a look at him. He shall show you the way of the penguin.

Noooooooo Im the only rebel!

I cant think of how to make my Lapi to hurt me, I was planning on having the Lapi grant me Unrivaled Dexterity and Endurance, or maybe Healing, (possibly both) But I need a way to make it hurt me. (right?)

@iHxzardx No it drains your stamina, not your health. Abusing your lapi can lead to health issues, but in general it makes you more tired. I was thinking of a way to implement passive Lapi, but I'll have to workshop the idea.

@Kafka Komedy Ill make it like a drug, Ill make it super effective in her healing but make her faint from using it!

EDIT: How big is the stone?

@iHxzardx Well if it has a huge effect and strain, about the size of a tennis ball, slightly less. Most is about as big as a golf ball though.

Shit, Can I have multiple little pieces?

@iHxzardx Sure, though there's a trade off. You won't be able to use many Lapi if you've spent your whole life focusing on sword fighting.

@Kafka Komedy She has mastered only 1 lapi but the stone is in several pieces, she is only proficient at mace fighting

@Kafka Komedy Thanks for the info about Perinne's king. Since any humanoid race is allowed up to and including half-dragons, I'm thinking he'll probably be an elf (are there delineations between different races of elf? I'll make him the equivalent of a high elf if there are), with perhaps a small amount of draconic heritage from many generations back, nothing exceptionally notable.

Now, I'm thinking two major flaws for him. First off, he tends to make decisions without taking action to inform the general populace, resulting in situations where, for instance, taxes are raised to help fund the kingdom, and then 75% of the peasantry finds itself incapable of paying the taxmen because they didn't realise they needed to save up more than they usually would. This has led to particular resentment, as the kingdom's recently been going through a tough spot necessitating a lot of hard decisions, many of which have naturally been rather difficult on the working class.

And secondly, he's been the king for about a thousand years past his due date. Or rather, his extended reign is a direct consequence of the actual flaw in his personality, which is an overpowering fear of death; due to this, he has been utilising a particular form of Lapi that slows the aging process of the user, and in fact mastered it a long time ago to the point that it's unclear whether or not he still ages at all. Naturally, the populace wouldn't be happy about a king who remained in power for so absurdly long, so he actually faked his own death a while ago, and has since held fake coronation sessions for every descendant since, complete with false crown; of course, since their great⁷-grandfather never actually died, the man in question is still the real king, even if they're the public face of the throne. Naturally, rumours have always been a thing, and it was inevitable that the truth would out sooner or later, say just before the Glanz begin their rebellion.

Of course, everyone is kind of upset about that revelation, and there's no point pretending you're not king once the country's figured it out, so he's officially back in power for as long as he continues to live, triggering fairly substantial dissent across the country, most notably the Glanz rebels, who clearly think a king who doesn't tell the populace what he's doing and who could be in power for the rest of time is an utterly intolerable situation. Is all that any good, or is it a bit iffy in some regards?

@Kafka Komedy Hey, I've had a bit of time to think about Galan's application of Lapi, and here's what I'm thinking:

His longsword, armour and shield will be imbedded by small shards of the magical rock, granting them extra-ordinary powers when compared to their normal counter parts. Nothing extreme, but I'm thinking the following buffs:

Redeeming Edge (Longsword) - Galan can lend his energy to his sword, covering the blade in a shimmering wave of electricity which will transfer itself to a target by touch, thereby electrocuting them. Whether this attack is fatal, depends entirely on the constitution of Galan's adversary. I.e, weaker opponents might be outright killed by it, where as stronger ones, such as other characters, might only be dazed by it. Galan can perhaps use this attack three or four times per combat, before exhausting himself.

Bulwark of Regret (Armour) - Before riding into combat, Galan will lend energy to his armour in what is an hour-long ritual. Once complete, the Lapi-imbued metal of his full plated armour becomes protected by an invisible barrier capable of warding off some magical and physical attacks, or reducing their effectiveness. How much damage or magical attacks his armour can sustain before the barrier fails is entirely dependant on how strong the attacks are. For example, a Wizard casting a lightning bolt at Galan would severely weaken or perhaps outright destroy the barrier; however, an arrow fired from distance by a lowly archer, would do little, and it would take a dozen more to break his barrier and make him vulnerable.

This Lapi ability is designed to keep Galan alive when he heads cavalry charges or fights in the front of any combat situation, as opposed to giving him some kind of "advantage" over other characters. It'd suck if three posts in he got mobbed and killed by a bunch of peasant NPCs :P

The Hulk of Fordsen (Shield) - The Hulk of Fordsen is an ancestral kite-shield that has long been held by the Fieflord of Fordsen, which in this case is Sir Galan. The shield, like his armour and sword, is imbued by shards of Lapi. By placing his shield in front of him, and lending his energy to it, Galan can cast an invisible wave of kinetic energy which will knock his opponent over or stumble them backwards if they are strong enough to withstand it. Think of it as an extra heavy shield bash. It has a range of about six feet, before the energy dissipates.

What do you think? Am I on the right track?

@BCTheEntity Actually, that sounds friggin' awesome! And also that Lapi validates my assumption that there could totally be a Lapi that forces a soul back into a body for sweet skeleton knight action.

EDIT: Oh, and there are derivatives of elves, but it's just by region, a cultural and skin pigment thing.

@Footman Yup! In fact, you've just given me an idea on how passive Lapi work. They aren't passive, just really long buffs, so you can prepare them before battle, at the cost of lower stamina.

@BCTheEntity Actually, that sounds friggin' awesome! And also that Lapi validates my assumption that there could totally be a Lapi that forces a soul back into a body for sweet skeleton knight action.

EDIT: Oh, and there are derivatives of elves, but it's just by region, a cultural and skin pigment thing.

@Footman Yup! In fact, you've just given me an idea on how passive Lapi work. They aren't passive, just really long buffs, so you can prepare them before battle, at the cost of lower stamina.

Awesome! I'll go ahead and update Galan's sheet.

@Kafka Komedy
Hmmm, definitely interested. Kinda wanna make a Minotaur/beastman tough, someone completely mercenary. You pay him, he'll do whatever you want.

@Pathfinder I'd suggest joining up with the Thieve's Guild instead, but I won't stop you from making a mercenary. You would definitely be the only one though, we've already got like 15 spots to fill.