@corlin I will do you one better.

In the kingdom of Forth, the capital city is a shining example of what can be accomplished when all of the good folks of Ereth set aside their differences and work toward the common good.

Though the king is widely praised by the people, few know that in truth it is the court jester who is the real power behind the throne...

@ProjectShadow Hmm. Well you already have an entire type of undead and a plane of existence (the Shadowfell) named after you just by sheer coincidence. However... I think I can work it in. You may end up being a powerful magic item.

@aspecurian I'm okay with either of those. If I end up being an item, if possible, I'd like to be a sword, because swords are awesome.

@ProjectShadow Shadowboon- +2 Longsword, deals an extra d6 of psychic damage, cloaks its weilder in shadows (advantage on Stealth checks in dimly lit areas) and grants the Shadow Step monk ability 3x/day.

The blade will never rust or corrode in any way but has a peculiar quality: once drawn from its scabbard, it must be bloodied (deal at least 1 point of damage to a living creature capable of bleeding) before returning to its sheath, or ALL attack rolls with it suffer disadvantage.

@aspecurian Ooooh, I like that, especially the ability. Well done.

@ProjectShadow Did you notice how I sneakily gave it protection from Rust Monsters?

Pesky little buggers.

@ProjectShadow Should have given it a nonlethal attack.

@aspecurian Haven't encountered one of those before ( then again, I've played literally one game of D&D; impossible to find games locally ), but the note of not rusting or degrading in any way didn't escape my notice.

@ProjectShadow They are awful, giant clicketty cockroach-shrimps that eat ferritic metal via an extraordinary ability to cause rust. 1st Edition was the worst- the damn things' BLOOD would rust your weapons. So just attacking them could destroy your Sun Blade or Wakizashi of the Crescent Moon that you went on a specific, sessions-long quest to get. No thanks, and no wonder they were later nerfed.

@aspecurian Those sound horrible, ESPECIALLY the 1st Edition ones. Now I have an even greater appreciation for you preventing my sword from getting rust/corroded.

@ProjectShadow NGL, the image of the party rounding a corner and the fighter in full plate leaping, Laurel and Hardy-style, into the mage's arms? Pretty good. Arneson and Gygax may not have been perfect human beings, but they had a sense of humor.

@vo1de Void Arrow: This flat-headed but otherwise unassuming gray arrow will, on striking a creature, surround it in an impenetrable sphere of magical force energy. This effect lasts for 1 minute or until dispelled.

@aspecurian that is so cool!

@vo1de Also there's a fart in the bubble 😁