#longtooth the lion

[rayeverydangday]

I did some lions for Valentine’s Day

[chimachapterbooks]

The Traitor and the Trap

Laval sprinted toward the Croc Swamp, crashing through prickly underbrush and pushing past low-hanging branches. The sun glinted off the Lion Prince's armor as he skidded to a halt.

"I know he's here, Cragger!" Laval cried out in a loud voice. "What have you done with him?"

Laval's words echoed out over the swamp. A moment later, several Croc heads rose above the surface of the dark water. They swam menacingly toward the Lion Prince. Cragger, the Crocodile King, led them.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Laval,"

Cragger said in a smooth voice as he came onto the shore. "I haven't done anything with anyone."

"You're a liar," Laval said. "I know it was you mud-lovers who kidnapped Longtooth. Where is he? If you've hurt him, I swear by Chima-"

“Kidnapped?" Cragger interrupted. A toothy grin spread across his face, "Laval, Crocodiles don't kidnap anyone. We do, however, welcome new allies."

Several Crocs chuckled as Cragger gestured behind him. Laval followed Cragger's gaze and his jaw dropped.

There was Longtooth, walking toward them, safe and sound.

"Longtooth!" Laval called out in relief. "Are you Okay? I was so..." But his voice trailed off.

Something about Longtooth’s manner didn't seem right. The way he was sauntering over seemed quite comfortable, almost smug. He didn't look at all like he was in need of rescuing.

"Longtooth?" Laval asked.

The old Lion Warrior smiled. "I’m fine, Laval. My new friends wouldn't hurt me."

“Your new ... friends?" Laval repeated. "I don't understand. I saw your guard post. It was a wreck, like there was a struggle. We thought-"

"That I'd been kidnapped?" Longtooth shook his head. "No, I was just in a rush to pack up and head to the Croc Swamp." He smiled. "I'm on their side now, Laval."

"What?" Laval gasped. He couldn't believe his ears.

Had his father's most trusted guard really abandoned his own tribe?

Cragger, for his part, was enjoying this show immensely. Having one Lion walk into his swamp under a flag of truce was highly unusual. Having two Lions wander into camp on the same day was incredibly entertaining.

"I guess no one needs rescuing after all, Laval," Cragger sneered. "Why don't you head back to your Lion Camp. We'll be seeing you soon enough."

A Croc named Crug laughed from beside Cragger.

"Yeah, that's right, Lion. With our new CHI-magnet weapon, your tribe doesn't stand a-“

"Shhh!" Cragger hissed at Crug. But it was too late. Laval had heard him.

"A new weapon?" Laval looked at Longtooth. "What's he talking about?"

Longtooth smiled. "Let's just say, I choose my allies wisely," he replied. "I heard rumors in the forest that the Crocs were about to become more powerful than ever. And I'll tell you this much. The new weapon on Cragger's Command Ship is quite . . . convincing." Longtooth and Cragger exchanged a knowing grin. "But I don't want to give away all the surprises."

Laval's eyes were wide with shock. "Longtooth, I don't understand," he pleaded. "You've been one of my dad's best guards for years. From before I was even born. We've fought side by side against the Crocs. For Chima, to protect the CHI! How could you do this?"

"Oh, that reminds me," Longtooth said. He reached deep into his satchel and handed Cragger a rolled up piece of parchment.

“King Cragger, I meant to give this to you. It's a map of the Lion Temple, its secret passages, its guard posts," Longtooth glanced at Laval and snickered, "and everything you need to know in order to steal its CHI."

With those words, Laval snapped. He growled and clenched his fists. "You're a traitor!" he cried at Longtooth. "I won't let you get away with this!" Laval charged, almost knocking over Cragger in his rush to get at the Lion Warrior.

Snarling and yowling, the two Lions grappled with one another and fell into the mud. They tumbled over again and again in the best Lion fight Cragger had seen in a long time. Crug and Crawley rushed up to pull them apart, but Cragger stopped them.

“Let them go. It's about time someone put Laval in his place, and our new friend Longtooth is just the Lion to do it."

Over and over, Laval and Longtooth rolled, tearing through branches, knocking over plots of swamp grass, and crashing through racks of armor. Crocodiles scattered to avoid the flashing claws as the Lion Prince and old warrior battled.

Hearing the commotion, Crooler walked over to where Cragger, Crug, and Crawley were standing. "Brother, what's going on?" she asked.

Cragger chuckled. “Laval just found out that Longtooth is on our side now.” he said. "And he was especially angry when Longtooth gave me this." Cragger held out the rolled up plans of the Lion Temple.

"Let me se that," Croler said, taking the parchmen away from Cragger. She unrolled it and studied the digram. A second later, her eyes went wide. "Have you read these notes?" she snapped.

Cragger, his eyes still riveted by the fight, replied, "I was about to when Laval attacked Longtooth."

"It's all a trick!" Crooled cried. "Look at this parchment! This note says, 'Here's the spot where the Crocs get stomped.' And this one says, 'If you can read this, a big thanks from Laval.'"

"What?" Cragger exploded, ripping the parchment from her claws. He snarled. "What does this mean?"

"It means you let two Lions into our camp and they're wrecking the place!" yelled Crooler. "And they're headed for -oh, no!"

Oh, yes the battle between the two Lions had cared them to where Cragger's Command Ship was docked. Longtooth grabbed Laval and flung him onto the deck of the vessel, right near where the CHI magnet was mounted. Then he leapt after the Lion Prince.

They smashed into the magnet, snapping the base in half. A few more slams and the whole structure fell apart, collapsing into the swamp.

Laval grabbed Longtooth's hand and pulled him to his feet. "Had enough?" he asked.

“I could keep this up all day," Longtooth replied, a knowing smile crossing his face. "But that weapon is finished . .. and it looks like we might be too unless we get out of here, fast."

Led by Cragger, the Crocodiles were charging the Command Ship. Laval gave a laugh and waved. "We heard a rumor you had a new weapon, but we couldn't figure out what it was and how to get close enough to wreck it. So thanks for inviting Longtooth in, Cragger, old buddy!"

With that, the two Lions sprang from the ship and ran as fast as they could through the jungle to where they had stowed two Speedorz. Behind them, they could hear the echoes of very, very angry Crocodiles. It was only when they had zipped well out of reach and back to the edge of the Lion Camp that Laval and Longtooth finally stopped, laughing uncontrollably.

"'Next time, you get to be the traitor," Longtooth said, out of breath.

Laval shook himself, sending clumps of dirt flying in every direction. "Next time, try not to be so convincing. For a second there, you almost had me going. And I knew it was all a trick."

Longtooth chuckled. "Hey, you don't get to be my age without learning a few acting skills along the way."

"They came in handy," Laval agreed. "Now we know what the Crocs were up to. Let's go tell the Eagles about the CHI magnet. They'll know how to build a counter weapon, in case the Crocs try this again."

Then, Laval looked Longtooth up and down and scrunched up his nose. "Next time, let's also fight someplace less mud. You smell of swamp."

"You smell worse," Longtooth said.

"You hit like a baby Croc."

"You would know. Didn't you lose a fight to one once?"

Together, the two friends raced each other back to camp.

[moonriddles]

Happy pride month everyone!! (⁠◕⁠ᴥ⁠◕⁠) *Shares my hc of the principal trio with u*

(+bonus this two cuz i love em they're my dads)

[fenth-eiria]

Alright, some official Oc kids..

Longtooth X Leonidas: Lithal, Lydia, and Louisa

Laval X Eris : Ephron, and Lily

Lennox X Crooler : Lenny J, Crystal

Lagravis X Lillian (three of their children is canon): Lyzren (adopted, bio mom is Luxon who is @xxgiganmasterxx's oc), Lucas

Lavertus: Levitan (Part skeksis who lives with his mother Vol and her partner, and yes a crossover, which is probably the only acknowledged one at the moment.)

Crominus X Spinlyn: Crysis (Crominus and Crunket's last child, but Crominus took custody of him for safety reasons.)

Li'ella X Eglor: Lavender

[maverickcanine]

chimay day 26: chima sona!

it feels illegal for the guy named maverickCANINE to not make a wolf, but i felt like i had the most freedom with lions to actually make ME.

anyway here's l'adrien! he's a speedor merchant, longtooth's nephew, and literally the WORST fighter in existence. it is a wonder that he's alive. they consider themself "chill" but also are in a perpetual state of anxiety. you know how it is ^w^

[guaca-and-her-sonder]

Chimay day 4: "Lion" (List by Leo Alcado)

For the tribe prompts I'll be drawing one side character from each tribe. I picked longtooth for the lions!

[jasper-the-menace]

Tales of Chima Masterpost

I figured having a masterpost I could update would be helpful, considering how big this AU series is.

Searching (and some scenes over images)

Sought Out

Molting

Two Truths and a Lie

Psychopomp

Stargazing

Market Day

Howling At The Moon - EXPLICIT

Hunting

Doctor Landrik the Lion (what's this guy's deal???)

Queen Liberta the Lion

Scorm

wants to be a dad so bad (excerpt from a draft of Hunting)

sleeps alone in his own cave

does he even have a spine??? (excerpt from a draft of Howling At The Moon)

his blood's just in there, man

Part 1 (Cragger, Eris, Laval, Worriz, Scorm, Scolder)

Part 2 (Bladvic, Gorzan, Li'ella, Rinona, Rogon, Stealthor, Windra)

Part 3 (Razar, Sir Fangor, Spinlyn, Crooler, the Wolf Legend Beast)

Part 4 (Wakz, Winzar, Wilhurt, Wonald)

Part 5 (Braptor, Lagravis, Lavertus, Scutter, Scrug, Tormak)

Part 6 (Crominus, Crug, Crawley, Crunket, Lennox, Leonidas, Longtooth)

Part 7 (Maula, Mottrot, Mungus, Vardy, Crooler, Spinlyn)

Part 8 (Cragger, Crominus, Eris, Laval, Li'ella, Razar)

Jasper's Guide to Tales of Chima

What happened to the Phoenixes?

How animalistic are the Chima characters? (and The Chi Scale made by someone else to better illustrate it)

Hybrids In Chima

"This is a soulmate AU" (the author)

This is a soulmate AU :))) (to the fandom)

The racist lions are lucky Scorm doesn't know how to waterboard people (Scorm)

Diversity win! (Scorm)

Spiralling about Egyptian mythology symbolism showing up (the author)

Every Lion royal is polyamorous (Lupercalia, Liberta, Lagravis, Lavertus, Laval)

Polyamory blast! (pretty much everyone)

Give your formerly-villainous main character a praise kink (Scorm)

Cunt4Cunt ship (Scorm, Scolder, Worriz)

Scorm is complaining loudly about his battle (Scorm)

The differences in how the Crawlers have been settling in (Scorm, Braptor, Spinlyn)

Lagravis is a proud supporter of formerly-evil trans men (Lagravis, Scorm)

Last updated: January 28, 2025

[sorenskyhigh]

Heyyy! I saw you take requests! Imagine: werewolfves, vampires, winged humans and other fantasy/mythological creatures exist (Dungen&dragon races maybe?), What would your favorite Karasuno character(s) be? And, already a happy new year! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*.✧

Happy New Year!🎉🎆 I think I'm gonna do all of Karasuno bc they all deserve love and I just love all the Haikyuu characters!!!!! And thank you for putting in a request this is my first!!!!!! Wooohoo!!

Karasuno as D&D

(Or what I think they would be)

Daichi Sawamura

When I think of Daichi I think of a very stout, hardy person.

I know he's 176 or so cm but he's very built and in personality and physical build, sturdy

I also see him very hardworking

Daichi seems very dependable but in a chaotic way

Like he really wants to help but he also simultaneously has NO idea what he's doing

But also I can see him loving the world, people, and animals and nature

A protector but maybe a slight loner or the leader of a group, no inbetween

I honestly think he would be either a Dwarf (the only problem I have with this one is is that I don't view Daichi as a materialistic person like a Dwarf to want gold everything and whatnot) or a Firebolg

I feel either of these could fit him since they are very hardworking and sturdy people. But I lean toward firebolgs more since they are kinda calmer natural people if that makes sense??????

Daichi by no means is a calm and just no worries kind of guy but, I feel like he does have a slow and steady wins the race

Daichi is wise and strong and could live a calm and natural life like a Firebolg

Living with the animals and helping them but also living with a tribe of his people

Koushi Sugawara

I look at Suga as a very loving person that in his own chaotic way tries to help everybody

A mom friend if you will

I also see him getting close with few people a being very ride or die

He also seems a bit like a home body, like he enjoys staying home and being comfortable

Thats why I chose either a Gnome or Hafling

Gnomes are of a tight knit community and are very enthusiastic about life. Learning and building what they can

Building things to help their community and ending the day with a well earned drink with friends and family

Haflings love home comforts

Sitting by the fire and reading a good book

Doing some gardening and whatnot

But some travel and learn and grow intellectually

I think either of these would suit Suga

I can't stop imagining him as a Gnome with little goggles as he works on something small and metal with gears or him sitting in little Hafling attire or some pjs by a fire with some mead in one hand and a good book in the other

Asahi Azumane

I view Asahi as one of my personal favorite tropes of really big and scary but actually a sweet, bumbling mess/really small and adorable but could actually tortures you in a million different ways

Asahi is such a gentle giant but can get serious when he needs to

I also see him as someone very natural and loves nature/animals

That's why I picked either Triton or Genasi (the only thing about Genasi is they're super confident and Asahi very much is not)

Triton are water folk and outsiders (people think Asahi is scary and unapproachable)

They also have good relations with giant seahorses, Hippocampi, and sea lions

Can you imagine Asahi riding a Hippocampus with his gorgeous hair flowing in the waves of the water 😳 muah *chefs kiss* majestic

Anyways 😆

I also see him as a Genasi because they're kinda mysterious people with such a strong connection to nature and elemental energies

But I think he would specifically be an Earth Genasi bc they don't tend to make rash and are superior in strength and solid power

Yū Nishinoya

The little adorable ball of thunderous chaos

Noya seems like someone who loves to cause chaos but NEVER hurt anyone

He wants to have a good time but most people can't quite handle his version of a good time

Thats why I chose Satyr for Noya

Satyrs have the loose construct of a civilization and the wild urges of animals and beasts

Noya is a very independent person but will stick to very particular people

Satyrs are similar

They also view everyone as either a body to dance with, poor soul the mess with, or a sober mind to get absolutely hammered with

Ryūnoske Tanaka

Ryū is just such an awesome character to me

He is the real ride or die never gonna give up on you kind of person

I am not throwing any hate onto the other second years IN THE SLIGHTEST but Ryū did stay the whole time

And yet he seems, to me, to constantly need to prove his self worth

This is why I think he would be either a Human or a Lizardman

Humans are a young race and feel like, in their short lives they need to prove themselves

This drive causes them to be adaptable innovators and pioneers

Bu~ut I also think he would be good among the Lizardfolk

They have their own set of personal rules that they live by that aren't exactly conventional to most other races

Also they can be very food driven who isn't tho

Chikara Ennoshita, Hisashi Kinnoshita, Kazuhito Narita

All three give off similar vibes to me (not just cause they're background characters)

All three feel pretty chill and laid back but like their hardworkers once they have the right motivation

The three of them seem passive as well

Doing what they're told without much question but also like severe outsiders (I know they close themselves off from the others on purpose a bit bc they left and feel guilty)

So I chose Changelings for these three

Changelings are generally harmless, passive beings without interest in other races political affairs

But bc of this most others find them not trustworthy

They kind of don't have their own culture and just slip into other societies

I feel like these three did this with the volleyball team bc they didn't show them ever having some kind grand dream or ambitions

They just kind of float along with certain people they're comfortable with

Tobio Kageyama

Kageyama is a very independent character at heart

It's not that he WANTS to be a lonely necessarily, I feel, but that he wants to prove himself so much and constantly that he pushes people away

Even after he learned about relying on people and what it means to be a team

He stills feels like he should be able to do it himself

I feel like there is an ever constant duality in him

That's why I think he'd be a Half Elf

Human/elf mixes never really belong anywhere bc they either age faster than there elven peers or watch as their human loved ones age and die off much faster than themselves

This is why Half elf/humans keep to themselves

But for Kageyama, I feel if he had never met Hinata, Daichi, Suga, Ryū, or any of them, he would've isolated himself on accident from everyone

Shoyo Hinata

Shoyo is very impulsive but does extremely well with others

He is definitely social and NEEDS to have other people to watch his back

He has shown to be aggressive and super competitive with other players

But he forms strong bonds with those he really cares about

I feel like he would be, specifically a Longtooth Shifter

These shifters specifically are aggressive towards others they are not close to

But are deeply invested in those they have chosen to share their time with

They also are Lupine/dog based beings

And Shoyo definitely has a very dog like personality

They also are more pack oriented than other shifters

They have teamwork and group fluidity

Kei Tsukishima

Tsukishima a very stereotypical character but written in THE BEST WAY

He's that stereotype of antagonist to ally or prude outcast to reliable friend

This was caused by the circumstances of him finding out the situation with his brother

So he decided that no one could be trusted with Yamaguchi as an exception

Elf or Tiefling, did you really expect anything else? 😜

Elven people are very reserved a set themselves apart most of the time from other races, generally thinking of them as inferior or untrustworthy to be around the knowledge Elven people possess

Like Tsukishima they think themselves above other beings with a few that choose to live with with humans

Tieflings are forced away from other races

Because of a past sin that has changed them to look slightly different from others, they are shunned

I relate what happened when Tieflings became a different bloodline of humans to what happened between Kei and his older brother Akiteru

Tsukishimas rejection of companionship is something he does himself, but it is a form of mistrust towards others to not lie to him like he once was

Both Elven and Tieflings are very intelligent in their own differing ways

Elven are very well read and prestigious

Tieflings are good at slight of hand and swindling others bc of the rough cards they've been dealt in life

Tadashi Yamaguchi

Tadashi is a very different person than from what people make him out to be

Everybody makes him out to be an uwu ooga booga baby child that needs protecting

But he's not

That's not to say he doesn't have a large, warm and welcoming heart but he's NOT weak by any means

He's strong and he eventually becomes independent from Tsukishima and doesn't have to be codependent

Tadashi Yamaguchi is an amazing hardworker that is learning about the world and is trying to better himself slowly day by day

But there is the soft, kind and helpful side of him that would just do anything for a struggling stranger

That's why I chose either a Tortle or Kobold

I see him being maybe a Tortles that lives a simple life filled with schedules and living a very ritualistic life

They live simply and are very personable beings

But there's also Kobolds who are dragon like creatures that are INWARDLY aggressive but are industrious beings

They hate larger beings as they're short but will show respect if need to but would show backhanded and passive aggressive ways to show their displeasure

They also don't like direct confrontation and would rather entrapt another creature or being than directly fight them

They are also cunning and have a knack for plan making with which they share through out their entire tribe

Kiyoko Shimizu

I see Kiyoko as a very dependable person but also very independent and very strong and strong willed

Basically a feminine icon, honestly

She can do just about everything but seemingly has her own agenda

You're very lucky if her agenda should happen to align with you and your goals because she is an indestructible force not to be dealt with lightly

And yet, she is above all else a women

Feminine, beautiful, and incredibly amazing (as all women are)

I chose Aasimar for Kiyoko

Aasimar are beings that are often descendants of celestial or higher beings

They generally hold good morals and are justice deliverers

They generally serve a guardians of law that strike at evil, lead by example, and dish out justice where it is needed

They are cautious of others and sometimes misunderstood as they did what they do what they believed to be right

Aasimars are also extremely empathetic and are often times hurt by the prejudice they suffer in early years as many don't like what they don't understand

Hitoka Yachi

Yachi IS NOT THE SOFT, DEFENSLESS, CRYBABY EVERYBODY MAKES HER OUT TO BE

Yachi is shy and nervous but that is only bc she was accidentally persuaded into an intimidating world of giants

And for a short and petite framed girlt hat is TERRIFYING at first

But Yachi stepped up to the plate and batted away everyone's shit expectations for her because she rose to become an amazing manager for the team

She became independent from her mother's harsh ideas of her and showed her how powerful she can be

She may be small but she is truly mighty

This is why I picked Centaurs for her

Centaurs are the swiftest out of the humanoids and build peaceful communities

They hunt what and where they wish, as they generally move after a few years in one place, move

They highly value personal choice and individuality among their tribes

They also love and worship nature, many wanting to devote themselves to a higher power and/or become druids

They generally bear no ill will towards anyone unless the opposers strike first

Thank you @popcorntime-doodles for giving me my first request I hope you like this and I hope I did a good job

Again this is just my opinion and how I see the characters and the many races of D&D

Also again I do request I have a character masterlist in my bio ❤

@multifandombrainrot @kneecapstealingalien @akabxne @jiheonity @weareallhumans123 @smallmangi @canadian-crow @just-jellyfish @immiamarais @i-need-coffee-now-pls @foreveryoung050 @kuroos-world @luminasapphire @silverfire6 @shadowsbutdead @ghostexhibit @simpfornishinoya @goshikisimp @anothershadeofpink @mestayanon @japoga

[ask-the-crimson-king]

Primarchs as D&D Characters by a DM

Because I have 0 original thoughts in my mind, I’m hopping on this bandwagon. Inspired to do so based on these two posts. Not going to have much explanation on each choice due to the length of the post, and will be focusing on classes and races because this is a long enough post.

I. Lion El’Jonson - Monster Slayer Ranger. Takes the optional class features; Favored Foe, Deft Explorer, Primal Awareness, and the Dueling fighting style. As for race, I could see him playing a number of things; variant human, tiefling, potentially tabaxi or fallen aasimar.

III. Fulgrim - Dex-based Battlemaster Fighter with the Dueling fighting style or Great Weapon Fighting. Could multi into Bard for expertise, probably wouldn’t go farther than Jack of all Trades. Some sort of fey-associated race, potentially a type of eladrin, or even aasimar. Could also see him playing an aarockra. May even like playing the Yuan-ti later on, because I’m Not Very Clever. 

IV. Perturabo - Artillerist or Armorer Artificer. Leaning more towards Armorer since it allows one to have your armor become more versatile (retracting and whatnot on a BA, the Guardian armor abilities, etc.), however either could most likely be argued. Either plays warforged or goliath, and has made a homebrew stone giant playable race. 

V. Jaghatai Khan - Dex-based Beast Master Ranger. Duelist or Great Weapon Fighting fighting style. Takes the Mounted Combatant feat. Also takes the optional class features, however he keeps Primeval Awareness. Potential multiclass into Fighter for Brutal Criticals. Plays either a fey-aligned race or variant human. Potentially hawk-flavored aaracockra. 

VI. Leman Russ - Path of the Totem Warrior (wolf) or Path of the Beast Barbarian. Goes against the Intelligence is a Dump Stat barbar trope, has an 11 to Int and an 8 to Cha. Plays a shifter (if not going Beast Barbarian), dwarf, or goliath. 

VII. Rogal Dorn - Artillerist Artificer. Forgoes spellcasting. May also play a Battle Master or Champion Fighter with the Defense fighting style. Main races are goliath, warforged, or potentially longtooth shifters. Sometimes variant human.

VIII. Konrad Curze - Assassin or Phantom Rogue. Expertise in Intimidation and Investigation or Stealth. Could maybe multi into barbar later on with a reflavored Ancestral Guardians if he goes Phantom Rogue. Would be too late for it to be much use, but could still happen. Plays kenku, fallen aasimar, or potentially tabaxi. Maybe leans into the edgy rogue trope and plays tiefling. 

IX. Sanguinius - Oath of Glory Paladin. Takes Great Weapon Fighting, doesn’t have an optimized Charisma (has a 14 Cha for a 20 Str), but his Oath helps him overcome some of the challenges that can be associated with this later on. Plus he can just smite. Plays flavored protector aasimar, aarockra, or even firbolgs. 

X. Ferrus Manus - Battle Smith or Artilerist Artificer. Or Forge Cleric, though I can’t see him as much of a spellcaster. Plus Battle Smith gives him extra attack. Unsure about the Steel Defender though. Plays dwarf, minotaur, or warforged. 

XII. Angron - Path of the Totem Warrior (bear) or Path of the Berserker Barbarian. Leaning more bear barbar due to resistance to everything except psychic damage, and Angron DID hold up an entire Titan’s foot while it was actively trying to crush him, among many other feats. Plus the whole psyker - Nails interaction. Plays dwarf, minotaur, leonin, and potentially goliath.

XIII. Roboute Guilliman - Oath of the Crown Paladin. Leans a bit into the Lawful Good Babysitter pally trope. Defensive, Duelist, or Protection fighting style. Also does not play with Completely Optimized Charisma, but still has a 16 in it while he has an 18 to strength. Plays human, Gith (Githzerai over Githyanki), or maybe loxodon if he’s feeling adventurous.

XIV. Mortarion - Circle of Spores Druid. May multi into Death Cleric for more necrotic damage goodness. Traded a proficiency for proficiency in alchemist tools. This character is scarier than Konrad’s only because he knows how to flavor how he uses his Spores class features to make everyone at the table think ‘what the fuck’. Plays veldaken, kenku, gnome, or the occasional genasi.

XV. Magnus the Red - Lore Mastery or Divination Wizard or Draconic Ancestry Sorcerer, though he’ll more often play the wizard for more spells. Potential multi for one level into a martial class so he can have his glaive and make it his spellcasting focus. Spell lists change often from day to day, sometimes tries to metagame in order to make sure he has the Right Spell. Any character he makes takes advantage of the Tasha’s lineages thing, and thus has the Telepath or Telekinetic feat. Plays kalashtar, kenku, firbolg, or goliaths. May also play a grung.

XVI. Horus Lupercal - Oath of Redemption Paladin, later changing to Oathbreaker. Optimizes Charisma over Strength, relies on spells like Zone of Truth and Hold Person over smites. Takes Intervention or Protection fighting styles. Multi’s into Bard for Jack of All Trades to get Persuasion and Deception expertise. Plays human, gnome, or longtooth shifter.

XVII. Lorgar Aurelian - Zeal Cleric, later multi into Divine Soul Sorcerer. Has high Wis and Cha, though does focus on strength later on (+2 in Str, +5 Wis and +3 Cha). Plays kalashtar for the persuasion advantage, or loxodon, human, aasimar, and potentially lizardfolk. 

XVIII. Vulkan - Drakewarden Ranger or Forge Cleric. Usually goes with Drakewarden. Defensive fighting style. Homebrewed a nice warhammer for himself. Plays dragonborn or lizardfolk, though did once try a kobold for a one-shot. 

XIX. Corvus Corax - Assassin Rogue or Gloom Stalker Ranger, with a later multi into Twilight Cleric. Expertise in Stealth and Investigation. Duelist or Defensive fighting style. Homebrewed some better weapons for himself at a later level. Plays kenku, human, goblin, halfling, kalashtar, protector aasimar, or aarakokra. 

XX. Alpharius/Omegon - Inquisitor Rogue. Optimized to stay out of combat, only fighting as an absolute necessity. Expertise in Stealth and Sleight of Hand. Plays yuan-ti, lizardfolk, dragonborn, changeling, or shifter. 

I can go more into the specific archetypes I see them playing if people are interested. But here you go, my takes on everyone.

[tigerkirby215]

5e Sett the Boss build (League of Legends)

(Artwork by Riot Games)

Moshi moshi, bossu?

Sett is the latest “Opee Opee” on the Rift (mostly because Rito won’t fucking nerf his damage yet like Jesus Christ how is a reduction to his armor by 3 going to stop him?) but after the complete OMGWTFBBQ that was Aphelios a simple champion was a nice change of pace. With a Q that punches people, a W that punches people, an E that punches people, and an R that pile-drives people it’s nice to have a new, fun, easy difficulty champion to vary the top lane a little.

Helps that he’s a furry anime boy who’s voiced by DIO.

GOALS

ORA ORA ORA ORA - We need to punch hard and punch... not as fast as Star Platinum, but still fast enough.

He’s immortal! Unkillable! Unmatched! - Sett can survive in a fight with high durability and Grit for days.

RODA ROLLA-DA - Sett’s only ability that isn’t a punch is his ultimate, which lets him grab someone and throw them around.

RACE

Sett is a half-Vastaya and Shifter is perfect for a half-beast who wants to get their wild side on. You get 60 feet of Darkvision and your Shifting feature which gives you temporary health equal to your level and your constitution modifier and an additional effect tied to your subrace. While most of the subraces could work Beasthide is perfect for a pit-fighting boss: you get proficiency with Athletics and an increase to both your Constitution (+2) and Strength (+1). In addition you gain an extra d6 hitpoints when you shift, and your AC increases by 1 during that time.

ON OTHER SHIFTERS:

Longtooth gives you a bite attack to use with your bonus action while shifted. The bite is useful to get more damage output but sadly isn’t in character.

Swiftstride lets you float like a butterfly, but Sett is much more the “sting like a bee” type.

Wildhunt makes it impossible for your enemies to get a cheap-shot in while you’re shifted, but we don’t need the stats and virtually every other Shifter is more useful to us.

ABILITY SCORES

15; CONSTITUTION - To be the boss you’ve gotta be able to take a punch. Remember that it's not about how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.

14; DEXTERITY - To survive in the fight pits you’ve gotta float like a butterfly. Also our race will bump our Strength to a 14 and I don’t like odd numbers. Wait then why is our Constitution going to be a 17...?

13; STRENGTH - Sett certainly stings a lot harder than a bee, packing a whopping left hook that can send a blind monk flying.

12; CHARISMA - You don’t get to call yourself “the boss” without having people like you... just be sure not to sell any drugs.

10; WISDOM - Sett’s mama taught him some wise words but he’s still a hot head at times.

8; INTELLIGENCE - You’ve been hit by as many Facebreakers as you’ve received; I doubt you even know how many anymore.

BACKGROUND

While you keep away from the Noxian gladiatorial pits the underground fight ring makes you a Gladiator in your own right. You get proficiency with Acrobatics and Performance to let you style as you slam dunk your foes. You also gain proficiency with a Disguise Kit and a musical instrument of your choice, both of which aren’t too in-character but are still great to have.

But most importantly you get the By Popular Demand feature. This lets you find the local fight ring and get in a brawl for the entertainment of the people. You get paid with food and a place to stay, and the people will treat you like a proper celebrity!

But most importantly you get a costume in your starting equipment, meaning that you can dress fancy with pressed pants and a fur coat on your bare chest.

(YOU WERE EXPECTING OFFICIAL ARTWORK BUT IT WAS ME; SETT! Artwork by @victorli_ran on Twitter.)

LEVEL 1 - FIGHTER 1

Starting out as a Fighter you get proficiency in two skills from their list: take Intimidation and Survival to be the lion in the pit of wolves. You also get Second Wind for some pit grit to restore hit points equal to a d10 plus your level in Fighter once per rest.

But most importantly we get a Fighting Style, and we’re starting with Fighter so that we can get our punching on. Unarmed Fighting lets you use your fists to fight and do a d6 of damage. If both fists are free you can increase that damage to a d8 - grab a chair or something similar to use as a shield but you do your real damage with your left hook. Additionally if you grapple someone you do a d4 damage to them, and can do an extra d4 whenever you hit them while they’re grappled. Pin them to the ground and beat the stuffing out of them until the ref rings the bell. Then beat them some more!

LEVEL 2 - BARBARIAN 1

Quickly jumping to Barbarian for Unarmored Defense equal to your Dexterity plus your Constitution. Currently your unarmored AC is 1 less than you would have if you had chain mail but you can’t wear Heavy Armor if you want to Rage. While raging you have advantage on Strength checks and saving throws (including grapples.) You can also do extra damage with strength weapons (such as your fists) and have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage. Your rage lasts for 1 minute but ends early if you spend a turn where you don’t hit someone or get hit, or if you’re knocked down. You can rage twice before needing to long rest.

LEVEL 3 - FIGHTER 2

Going back to Fighter you get Action Surge, letting you take one additional action on your turn before needing to rest. Sneak a good right hook in after hitting them with the left.

LEVEL 4 - FIGHTER 3

3rd level Fighters can choose their martial archetype and Champions are masters of the ring. They get Improved Critical which lets them crit on a 19 or a 20, effectively doubling your crit chance. Who says you can’t build an Infinity Edge?

Why Champion? - The main reason for the Champion subclass for the level 18 subclass feature. Champion is a perfectly viable subclass but it’s not exactly an interesting one. Battle Master is a lot more exciting and if you’re not going to reach level 20 I’d honestly recommend it over Champion. After posting this build I’ll make an errata for this build with Battle Master over Champion.

LEVEL 5 - FIGHTER 4

Grabbing the 4th level in Fighter for an Ability Score Improvement, or rather a Feat. Since Shifter is from Eberron I expect you to have access to the Aberrant Dragonmark feat. 

You increase your Constitution by 1 to make it a nice, even 18. You also learn one cantrip and one level 1 spell from the Sorcerer spell list. Your spellcasting modifier for these spells is Constitution (not Charisma!) and you can cast the leveled spell once before taking a short or long rest. Your cantrip doesn’t really matter (if you want to be efficient I’d recommend taking a ranged attacking cantrip) but for the spell take False Life for more Pit Grit. You gain 1d4 + 4 temporary hit points for 1 hour which go away when the hour is up or if they get hit out of you.

In addition when you cast False Life you can roll one of your hit die - I’d recommend rolling your Barbarian die for higher potential rolls. If you roll an even number you gain temporary hit points equal to the number rolled, and I’d argue that this health stacks with False Life. If you roll an odd number a random creature within 30 feet other than you takes force damage equal to the number rolled, but if no other creatures are in range you take the damage instead. Your rage can sometimes be dangerous but if you keep your cool you can grit down and take more hits.

On Greater Aberrant Powers: Getting this feat early is always useful but if your DM is using this rule it’s extremely helpful. After level 10 you have a 10% chance to get an Epic Boon, which can give you the upper hand in a fight that no one else can. When it happens your hitpoint maximum is reduced by a roll on your hit die plus your constitution, so I’d recommend rolling your Fighter hit die so you lose less health. You also lose that hit die permanently, and it can’t be restored through any means. The trade of a hit die for an Epic Boon is more than worth it though, so get excited if some greater powers manifest!

LEVEL 6 - BARBARIAN 2

Grabbing a second level in Barbarian for Reckless Attack. When you punch you can choose to give yourself Advantage on all attacks on the turn but all enemies will have Advantage when attacking you. With Improved Critical you have about a 20% chance to crit if you have Advantage, so you can knock your opponent out before they hit you.

Speaking of Advantage, Danger Sense gives you Advantage to Dexterity saving throws against effects you can see. You’re not magic but if you see a punch headed your way you know to duck.

(Artwork by @victorli_ran on Twitter.)

LEVEL 7 - FIGHTER 5

Guess what boys it’s a straight track through Champion Fighter now. Level 5 Champions get an Extra Attack, so you can hit them with a left hook and a right punch.

LEVEL 8 - FIGHTER 6

6th level Fighters get another Ability Score Improvement and we’ll cap off our Constitution for maximum pit grit. 

LEVEL 9 - FIGHTER 7

7th level Champions get Remarkable Athlete, letting them add half their proficiency bonus to any Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution check they don’t have proficiency with. You already have proficiency with STR and CON saves as well as Acrobatics, but this will let you add half your proficiency to Stealth and Slight of Hand checks.

LEVEL 10 - FIGHTER 8

8th level Fighters get another Ability Score Improvement and it’s time to increase our Strength for harder punches.

LEVEL 11 - FIGHTER 9

9th level Fighters get Indomitable, letting them reroll a saving throw once before taking a long rest. If you fail a Strength or Constitution check this should be enough to save it, and if you need it for a Dexterity check you effectively get three total rolls for the save.

LEVEL 12 - FIGHTER 10

10th level Champions get an Additional Fighting Style but unfortunately most of these rely on us using weapons and armor. Since you’re using your fists your best option would be a way to grab your opponents: the Superior Technique fighting style from the Class Feature Variants UA gives you a d6 Superiority Dice to use on a Battle Master Maneuver which comes back on a short or long rest.

You also learn one Battle Master Maneuver and Restraining Strike from the same Class Features UA will let you grab someone for the Ultimate Show Stopper! After hitting a creature with a weapon attack you can use your bonus action to attempt to grapple them. You roll your Superiority Dice and add the number rolled to the grapple check, further increasing the chance that you make the grab. "GOIN' FOR A RIDE!"

(Artwork by @victorli_ran on Twitter.)

LEVEL 13 - FIGHTER 11

11th level Fighters get a third Extra Attack, so you can sneak another left after your right. Or alternatively you can Action Surge for 6 attacks in a turn!

LEVEL 14 - FIGHTER 12

12th level Fighters get another Ability Score Improvement and we’ll continue increasing Strength to punch harder, better, faster, and stronger.

LEVEL 15 - FIGHTER 13

13th level Fighters get another use of Indomitable. Man that’s a hard word to spell... that’s all I’ve got.

LEVEL 16 - FIGHTER 14

14th level Fighters get another Ability Score Improvement, so max out your Strength for maximum punching action.

LEVEL 17 - FIGHTER 15

15th level Champions crit on an 18, 19, or 20 thanks to Superior Critical. If you give yourself Advantage with Reckless Attack you have a little less than a 30% chance to crit, and over the span of 3 attacks you have a 37.7% chance of not at least getting one crit if they all have Advantage. With that many attacks you’ve gotta hit something vital!

LEVEL 18 - FIGHTER 16

16th level Fighters get the last Ability Score Improvement of this build and now that we have maxed out Strength it’s time to improve our grapples. The Grappler feat gives you Advantage on attack rolls against a target that you are grappling and also allows you to use your action to pin your grapple target, restraining them until the grapple ends. Unfortunately you can’t pick them up and drop them on the enemy ADC but you can certainly drop them to the ground and wail on them.

NOTE ABOUT GRAPPLES: Grappling is in-flavor for Sett but isn’t very practical in 5e. If you want something more useful the Tough feat will give you an additional 36 health at this level, and a total of 40 extra health once you reach level 20.

LEVEL 19 - FIGHTER 17

At level 17 Fighters get another use of Action Surge and a third use of Indomitable. This means more attacks and less chance to fail when being attacked which overall means more time as the boss of the ring.

LEVEL 20 - FIGHTER 18

18th level Champions finally get some Pit Grit thanks to Survivor. At the start of every turn you regenerate health equal to 5 plus your Constitution modifier, which is +5 so you regenerate 10 health per turn total. This health regen only works if you’re below half health but not if you’re at 0; regardless you have the endurance to tough-out a fight no matter the odds.

FINAL BUILD

PROS

DORA RA RA RA RA - You can throw many hard-hitting punches: 3 per turn and up to 6 if you use Action Surge. Not only that but with Superior Critical and Reckless Attack there is a very high likelihood that you’ll crit with your attacks for double damage.

I CAN beat the shit out of you - Even if you’re unarmed you can still fight, requiring nothing but your two fists and your raw muscle. This means that even if your allies are stripped bare you can still defend them on your own.

Diamond is Unbreakable - You are insanely tanky. A maxed out Constitution with Fighter levels leads to easily over 200 health, and you can reduce incoming weapon damage with Rage and keep yourself in the fight with both Shifting and False Life giving you Temporary Hitpoints.

CONS

10 Meter Range - Unless you took a ranged damage cantrip with your Dragonmark you have no options to fight outside of melee range. It’s fair enough since Sett is a melee fighter, but like most Juggernauts the way to counter him is to just keep away from him. Considering that you have a 30 foot movement speed that’s incredibly easy to do.

Magician’s Red - All your damage is physical bludgeoning with your fists, so unless your DM gives you some magic knuckledusters you won’t be bypassing magic resistance anytime soon. What’s more is that our saving throws for everything other than Strength and Constitution are awful and while Danger Sense can help with DEX saves Indomitable can only help so much when you have at best a +1 or at worst a -1 to a saving throw.

MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA - A lot of the options taken in this build are done entirely for flavor. Even if Rages are nice so are 4 attacks, and the Unarmored Defense is more of a cosmetic feature since plate mail would get the job done just as well. Probably the biggest issue is that Grappling as a whole in 5e is USELESS USELESS USELESS USELESS, meaning that our secondary Fighting style and pick up of the Grappler feat end up going to waste. But with that being said I know most campaigns don’t go to level 20 anyways and at earlier levels this build is more than serviceable; it’s only at later levels that the weird choices start to come into play.

But that only matters if you’re fighting a war and you’re fighting in the pits. The rules are different in the pits: no weapons, fox-men only - it’s the final destination. You’re the boss of the ring and you can strike down all who oppose you. But if you hear someone playing the piano as some blond Japanese-Italian kid approaches you; run.

(Meme made by u/smakuliak on Reddit)

[rayeverydangday]

Even kings need sleep, luckily he’s got his trusty guard to keep him safe by his side

[chimachapterbooks]

The Vault

“Longtooth! Wake up!"

The old Lion Warrior sat up abruptly. "I wasn't napping," Longtooth insisted, half asleep. "I was just . .. resting my eyes."

Leonidas was standing over him. He shook Longtooth fully awake. "I needed to find you!" Leonidas exclaimed.

"Because . . . um . . . because…”

Longtooth sighed. Leonidas was never very good at doing two things at once, like bringing a message and remembering what it was.

"Are we under attack?" Longtooth asked groggly.

"No," said Leonidas. "That's not it."

"Is the CHI in danger?"

"NO, not that," Leonidas replied. He furrowed his brow in concentration.

“Think!" said Longtooth, exasperated. "Did Laval send you to find me?"

"That's it!" cried Leonidas.

"Laval! CHI! Laval is trapped in the legendary CHI vault!"

Longtooth slowly rose to his feet. He already missed the nap he wasn't going to get to finish. "All right," said, yawning. "You had better start from the beginning."

As Longtooth gathered his CHI harness and armor, Leonidas explained what had happened.

A few weeks before, while Laval had been cleaning out the map room as part of his chores, he had stumbled across a particularly old-looking scroll. It belonged to the Lion Elders. The scroll told of an ancient legend about a CHI vault the Lions had built centuries ago, the last time the CHI was in danger.

According to the legend, the vault was filled with doom traps and was one of the most secure places ever created to store CHI. But when the danger passed, the Lions never needed to use their treacherous vault after all.

So it remained hidden somewhere in the forest. Lava asked the Elders about the legend, and they said it was just a myth. But Laval insisted that if it was real, it could be the perfect solution for protecting the CHI.

"Laval used the scroll and the Lion Elders' maps to figure out where the CHI vault might be," Leonidas explained. "I saw him sneaking out of the Compound this morning. Laval made me promise not to say anything.

But he hasn't been back all day. I'm worried something might have happened to him."

"All right," said Longtooth as they prepared to set out. "Where's this legendary CHI vault so we can go and find him?"

Leonidas's expression suddenly went blank. "Uhhhh, find him. Right . . ." he said.

Longtooth sighed. "You mean you don't know where he went? How are we going to rescue him if we don't know where he is?"

Leonidas scratched his head with a rolled up parchment he held in one hand. "I'm not sure," he said slowly. "I feel like Laval told me before he left, but now I can't remember."

Longtooth gently took the parchment from Leonidas's paw and unrolled it. It was one of the Lion Elders' maps, with a trail drawn on it.

"Did Laval by any chance give you this?" Longtooth asked.

Leonidas brightened. "Oh, yeah! He did. Good thinking, Longtooth. I completely forgot!"

Torches in hand, Leonidas and Longtooth reached the entrance to the ancient CHI vault marked on the map. At least, it was where the entrance was supposed to be.

Longtooth glanced down at the map and back up to the weathered, root-ridden rock crevice in front of them.

He frowned. "Is this really it? It just looks like an old hole in the rocks."

Leonidas shrugged. "I guess there's only one way to find out."

The two Lions advanced inside. Except for the glow of their torches, there was no light to guide their way.

They had gone only a short distance when Leonidas's eyes suddenly grew wide. "Hey!" he said. "Look at that. I didn't know you could grow grass in a cave with no light.”

"Grass in a- ?" Longtooth started.

Before Longtooth could stop him, Leonidas headed for the grassy spot in the middle of the narrow tunnel.

As soon as he put one paw on the grass, it caved in, revealing a deep pit below. Leonidas started to tumble in! Longtooth lunged forward and grabbed his friend before he could fall.

"Doom traps, remember?" said Longtooth. "I'm pretty sure the key word there is doom. We have to be more careful."

"That was a close one," Leonidas breathed. "Thanks."

Then, his face grew worried. "I sure hope Laval is okay."

"Me, too," said Longtooth. "Let's keep going."

Backing up a few steps, the two Lions took a running jump and just made it over the pit. They kept walking, until they came to a much wider part of the cave. On the left-hand side of the stone floor there was a vine tied into a loop. The vine trailed up toward the ceiling.

"Okay, now that one's too obvious," said Longtooth.

"Why would you step into that vine? Of course it will hoist you up toward the ceiling. All we have to do is go around it."

Longtooth took a few steps to the right of the vine.

Just as he was beside the loop, the stone floor under his feet sank a few inches. A big slab of rock suddenly shot out from the cave wall, big enough to crush him against the opposite side.

"This way!" yelled Leonidas.

He grabbed Longtooth and pulled him into the center of the vine loop. The vine yanked up, pulled tight around their legs, and jerked them into the air just as the slab crashed against the wall.

"You're right, it’s so obvious. Anybody could see you were supposed to step into it to get pulled up to the ceiling. Right?"

"Um, right…” said Longtooth. "I was just showing you why you would want to be up near the ceiling.”

The vine slowly lowered the two back down to the floor. Longtooth and Leonidas freed themselves and started forward again.

As they walked, Longtooth grumbled to himself. He was worried about Laval. He was also annoyed with the Lion Prince for getting into this mess. But as much as Longtooth's aches and pains were bothering him, he was beginning to look forward to the next trap. He was starting to see this whole thing as a big tactical challenge. And if there was one thing Longtooth was always up for, it was a challenge.

They had walked a little ways farther when Leonidas spotted something. "There's a pile of CHI against that wall. Maybe Laval dropped it? Or maybe it's another trap?"

Longtooth thought hard. It did look like an obvious trap, but the last time, the obvious trap turned out not to be one at all. So mavbe this one was safe . . . or maybe the ancient builders of the vault just wanted him to think it was safe.

But they would know he would never believe it wasn't a trap, so maybe it was safe. This was starting to make Longtooth's head hurt.

He knelt down to examine the CHI. Suddenly, one of the orbs flew out at him. He moved aside and it smacked against the cave wall with a loud thud.

"That's not CHI!" exclaimed Longtooth. "It's a rock painted to look like CHI."

"Wow, there are CHI rocks now?" exclaimed Leonidas “Awesome!”

More of the rocks flew out at the two Lions from a miniature catapult hidden beneath the pile.

"Leonidas! Run!" yelled Longtooth. They sprinted down the tunnel to avoid the barrage.

Up ahead, a sticky net was drooping low from the ceiling. Both Lions hit the floor and rolled underneath it. It was a good thing they were down low, too, because just past the nets, stone spikes started flying out of the walls above there heads.

"How did the Lions who invented this vault ever make it through to get to the CHI they stored?" grumbled Longtooth.

The friends crawled forward until they were past the spikes. Longtooth sat with his back to the cave wall, breathing heavily. He was exahusted. Leonidas, on the other hand, still seemed full of energy.

"Not sure how much farther we have to go," said Longtooth. "There might be a dozen traps between here and the vault door. We might be sitting in the middle of one right now. So why don't you look more worried?"

Leonidas shrugged. "I just take things one at a time," he said. "I sometimes try to take things two at a time, but that gets confusing. And you remember what happened when I took things four at a time."

Longtooth winced. He did remember. It took a week to clean up that mess, and everyone's fur smelled of swamp for a month.

Together, the two Lions started walking again. They came to a massive wooden door with a big keypad in its center and a handle on the right. This had to be the door to the vault itself.

Longtooth immediately began trying different combinations but none of them worked.

After each combination, he would push the door handle down and try to pull it open, but the door wouldn't budge. He started to feel very frustrated. Minutes went by, then an hour as he tried and tried to solve this last puzzle. When Leonidas suggested he take a break, Longtooth angrily answered that he would beat this challenge yet.

Leonidas waited until Longtooth stopped for a moment. Then he reached out, and tried pulling the handle upward. The door opened.

"Things that look like traps aren't," said Leonidas. "Things that look safe aren't. So I figured maybe something that looked like it was a normal, locked door... wasn't."

"And the vault builders guessed an intruder would be so angry by the time he got here, he would spend hours trying to find a combination that didn't exist," realized Longtooth.

Now they were faced with another door. It looked almost identical to the previous one. The only difference was the last keypad had numbers and this one had letters. Just as a precaution, Longtooth tried the handle up and down, but this door remained locked tight.

"Can I try?" asked Leonidas.

"Sure," said Longtooth.

Leonidas started using the keypad to spell out every word he could think of that might be the combination.

Lion, CHI, Chima, Legend Beast, even Vault. None of them were right.

"Boy, they sure made this hard," he said finally.

"The ancient Lions must have really wanted to keep their enemies out."

Longtooth smiled. "Leonidas… nothing is what you expect in here. Think about it: If you wanted a combination no enemy would ever guess, what would you use?"

Leonidas thought for a moment. Then he punched the letters on the keypad to spell:

W-E-L-C-O-M-E

The door swung open.

There was Laval, standing in the middle of the vault. He smiled broadly at the sight of his two friends.

"Am I glad to see you!" he exclaimed happily.

"Laval!" Leonidas cried.

"Are you okay?" asked Longtooth.

"I am now." Laval breathed a sigh of relief. "I wasn't sure anyone would ever reach me. I guess I shouldn't have tried to find this vault on my own."

"Might have been a good idea," Longtooth said.

"How did you make it past all those doom traps?"

Leonidas asked, amazed. "They almost got us . .. several times! l wouldn't have made it through if Longtooth wasn’t with me. "

Longtooth nodded. "Leonidas saved my hide a few times, too. How did you get past them?"

Laval chuckled and pointed up at the ceiling. "Didn't have to. I fell in from up there."

Longtooth and Leonidas followed his gaze upward.

Hish up on the vault ceiling was a cluster of tightly racked rocks that looked like they were blocking a large opening.

"There was a hole up there from the outside when I got here," Laval explained. "The rocks have probably been wearing away for hundreds of years. When I lowered myself in, they collapsed and the hole was blocked. The vault door was sealed from the outside, so I would have been trapped in here forever." He smiled gratefully at his two friends. "If it wasn't for you two."

“Wow," Leonidas said. "I can't believe you missed all those doom traps. They were really something!"

Laval put his arms around each of their shoulders.

"Well, I guess I'Il get to see them on the way out of this vault." He smiled. "But as long as I have you two by my side, l'm pretty sure we can handle anything.”

[ask-the-crimson-king]

[(thonkcoin.gif) aasimar Konrad can work. Scourge probably. Potentially protector? But in a weird way.

I would also like to put forth wildhunt shifter for Leman. Or longtooth. Lion can either be a literal catboy or maybe a swiftstride shifter. I just think shifters are neat.

Veldaken or triton Mortarion.

Aaracockra Corvus.

Owlfolk Sanguinius, maybe. Even though we don't know much about them lore-wise in D&D. Though still going aasimar can work too.

Kinda wanna say warforged for Perturabo, with Emps being the one who created him.]

making this public for more Open Source Ideas but: d&d AU where all the primarchs are half-human half-siblings looking for their shared human parent, the Emperor

fulgrim is half lamia/yuan-ti/snake person, ferrus is half orc, guilliman is the token half elf, lorgar is specifically a scourge aasimar and magnus is a genasi (thank u @horuslupercal), leman is fully human but his mom was a werewolf, alpharius omegon are changelings (thank u @synthesizer-priest ), “lmfao what if mortarion is the product of some kind of water breathing race and emps and that’s why his lungs suck” – @/horuslupercal once again, vulkan is a half-dragon (half golden dragon probably specifically since d&d green dragons don’t really fit his vibe), there is no way in hell i’m letting corvus corax be half kenku bc the idea of kenku and humans being able to have offspring is fucking terrifying, i still don’t know who the tiefling is

yes the emperor is a bard

[fenth-eiria]

The Quest for the Herb Chi Orb - Chapter 1: The Vault (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1362201665-the-quest-for-the-herb-chi-orb-chapter-1-the-vault?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=FlamynEagle8&wp_originator=O1k6yeuGB527US8fednIfcclS92xxtoTxwDVSNhy%2FoDXcgMHsQuhgKQIyrtrrgJTSmrBEF658VnW%2Bhn7XCjl7WbeNf5fGGe32iId2Yw7Nfsj1u39v%2F9q1Vq4YKRXMirR

Leonidas and Longtooth have to go to the Chi vault again, this time Lagravis and Lillian join them. This is based off of a short story. In my Au: Leonidas and Longtooth are married with kids. Lagravis is a widower who married his first love. Lagravis, Longtooth, and Lavertus are brothers. Lillian is the second wife of Lagravis, whom she's known since they were children, and queen of the Lion Tribe. (She is also my Oc.) Crominus is a divorcee who was married to Crunket but after the illumination, divorced her to marry Spinlyn. And Lothar and Lititus are background lion elders.

[ared1999-blog]

Lego Legends of Chima Battle Pack 850910

Lego Legends of Chima Battle Pack 850910

Power up your tribe for battle!Prepare to battle rival tribes for the precious CHI! Its easy with the LEGO Legends of Chima Minifigure Accessory Set, including Crug, Grumlo, Longtooth and Wilhurt minifigures and an assortment of cool weapons. Build the mini model of the Chima Outlands. Then team up with the Lion, Croc, Wolf or Gorilla tribe and stage the ultimate battle with your friends. Just…

[chimachapterbooks]

The Auction

“Holy Razoli, I must be seeing things!” Rizzo exclaimed flying closer to the ground. He couldn’t believe his luck.

There, curled up on the dirt, was the most valuable item he had ever laid eyes on. It was worth hundreds of trinkets and treasures. Maybe even thousands.

I’m just going to borrow this, he thought, stuffing the parchment in his bag. I'm sure Longtooth won't mind. And if he does, hey, I'll make him a deal.

Rizzo smiled and quickly flew away. Today was turning out to be a very good day.

Just this morning, he had visited Longtooth the Lion with one of his best deals yet.

"It’s a brand-new Speedor wheel. Powerful as can be!" Rizzo had said, presenting Longtooth with a large round stone. It shimmered with blue CHI energy. "Let's make a deal. For you, half off!"

Longtooth wasn't as enthusiastic. "You sneaky thief," he had growled. "That's my Speedor wheel. It went missing last month!"

After a heated shouting match, Longtooth had stalked away with the Speedor wheel in hand. He had managed to get it back for just three trinkets and treasures- a very fair deal, if Rizzo said so himself.

That was when the Raven had spotted it.

A curled parchment was lying on the ground near longtooth's guard post. It looked normal enough. But scrawled across the top in big letters, it read MONTHLY CHI DELIVERY SCHEDULE.

Rizzo realized it was a map of all the CHI delivery routes the Lions were planning to take that month.

Anyone who had this scroll could plan ambushes and thefts for weeks! Of course, the Lions could change the schedule, if they noticed the parchment was missing.

But if they didn't notice . . . well, a lot of CHI could wind up in the hands of a clever bunch of thieves.

So now, Rizzo was flying back as fast as his wings could carry him to the Ravens' Camp.

A devious smile spread across his face. I could use the map for myself, he thought. But I'd need other Ravens to help me ambush the Lions. And then I'd have to split the profits! No, I’ve got a better idea, It's time for a good old fashioned auction!

Rizzo was not popular, even for a member of his tribe. Where most Ravens had some depths to which they would not sink, Rizzo had none. Other animals said that he was dishonest, a cheat, a thief, someone who would sell his own grandmother if the price was right.

He had to admit they were right about the first three.

As for Grandma, he always made sure she got a cut whenever he sold her . . . a small cut, but still, it was something. And one thing no one could deny was that he knew how to make a deal.

Rizzo quietly put out the word that the parchment was up for sale, starting with the Crocodiles. Then he let the Wolves know, too. An auction was no good with only one bidder. As he landed in the field chosen for the auction site, he saw Crooler the Crocodile and Windra the Wolf stalking up to the clearing.

"What's she doing here?" Windra snarled, looking Crooler up and down.

"I would ask the same thing," Crooler said, her eyes narrowing at Rizzo. "I thought this was a private sale."

"It is," Rizzo insisted. "A private auction. Just you two no one else. Only my best clients."

Rizzo smiled. "Now, who would like to make me the first offer?"

“Where's the parchment?" Windra asked. "Show it to us first."

Rizzo gulped. "Well, I don't have it with me," he said. "How dumb do you think I am?"

Crooler started to answer, but then changed her mind. "Fine. Let's get this over with," she said. "I bid five trinkets and treasures."

"Ten," said Windra.

"Twenty," snapped Crooler.

"I meant ten a month for the rest of vour life,"

Windra hissed.

"I meant twenty a week for the rest of your life,"

Crooler countered.

Windra leaned in close to Rizzo. "Sell it to me, or there won't be a rest of your life."

Rizzo shuddered.

“Stop bidding, Wolf," Crooler threatened.

Windra bared her teeth. "Make me."

"This is getting us nowhere," Crooler said angrily. " don't like your auction, Rizzo. There are other ways to settle this." She stalked away.

Windra watched her go, and then slowly turned toward the Raven. "You know, the pack can be a good friend," she smiled at Rizzo. "Suppose you needed a little . . . protection. Worriz and the Wolves would be happy to take care of that for you. All you have to do is give me that parchment."

Rizzo fluttered into the air. He didn't like having a Wolf's jaws quite so close. "Ravens don't give things away," he whined. "It's against the law."

Windra's smile widened. On her face, it was a frightening expression. "And Wolves don't take 'no' for an answer."

Rizzo flew higher, out of reach. "Uh . . . I've gotta go. Things to do. Deals to make. See you later," he said quickly.

Windra watched him fly away. Then she left, too. Neither of them noticed the figure keeping an eye on them silently from the woods. He was covered in mud to mask his scent.

Once Crooler and Windra were out of sight, the figure trotted off after Rizzo.

-

Rizzo landed on a high rock near the mountains. He had never been in the middle of a deal this big, or this dangerous, before. Two of the nastiest females in Chima both wanted this parchment, and they would go throush him to get it if necessary. Normally, Rizzo stored all his goods-for-sale in a hollow tree near the Ravens' Camp.

But this parchment was too hot to keep in any old tree, He carefully tucked the paper into a crack near the bottom of the rock.

Then he decided to check on his other treasures.

Maybe /'lI make a few simple deals to clear my head, he thought. Nothing like a good bargain to calm my nerves.

Rizzo flew down into the woods toward the hollow tree where he kept his best stuff. He knew the way by heart and didn't even bother watching where he flew. So he was quite surprised when he smacked headfirst into a tree.

“Holy Razoli!" cried Rizzo, rubbing his head. "Where did that tree come from?"

After the world stopped spinning, Rizzo noticed something. It wasn't just any tree he had collided with.

It was his hollow tree. But this wasn't where it always was in the forest. Somebody had moved his tree! Frantic, he peered through a knothole. All his stuff was gone!

"Don't you hate it when trees move?"

Rizzo felt a chill run through him. He turned to see Crooler leaning casually against a rock.

"Good thing your junk wasn't stolen," she said. "It's just scattered around the woods. Sometimes my boys get a little . .. messy."

"'Oh, come on," Rizzo groaned. "The other Ravens will have found all my good stuff by now."

"Well, accidents do happen," Crooler said, walking closer. "It would be a shame if any more accidents happened, right?"

"Yeah." Rizzo gulped.

"But a parchment can buy protection. So more accidents don't happen. Get it?" she said.

"G-G-Got it," Rizzo stammered.

"Good," said Crooler. "You know what to do."

Rizzo flew home. Now he was really worried. If he gave the parchment to Windra, Crooler would drop a tree on him. But if he gave it to Crooler, he would have the Wolf Pack chasing him forever. And if he gave it to anyone, instead of selling it, Razar and the Ravens would laugh him out of the nest!

By that evening, Rizzo still hadn't figured out what to do. He decided to sleep on it. Maybe he would come up with the best deal ever for the parchment after a full night's sleep.

All night, Rizzo had bad dreams. He kept thinking Windra and Crooler had come to the Raven Camp. They were searching for the parchment. When they couldn't find it, he cream est into an are uscided to take him instead. Then they got into an argument over who got to “persuade" him to talk first.

When Rizzo woke up the next morning, the camp was in chaos. There were Wolf footprints all over the ground below the nests. Someone had dripped swamp water on Razar's ledgers. And the Ravens were flying about in a panic. Shocked, Rizzo realized it hadn't been a dream:

The Wolves and the Crocodiles had actually shown up.

They had ransacked the Raven Camp looking for the parchment!

That's it, Rizzo thought. This parchment is too hot for even a Raven to hold on to. I've got to get rid of it!

Suddenly, Rizzo realized the answer to all his problems. He just had to do what Ravens did best: swindle! It was so simple, he wondered why he hadn't thought of it before.

"I'll sell them both fake copies of the CHI delivery schedule!" he exclaimed.

Rizzo set to work forging new schedules on pieces of parchment. He made two: one for the Crocodiles, and one for the Wolves. They were completely different from each other, so the two sides wouldn't wind up both at the same site waiting to ambush the Lions. Of course, neither of the forgeries used information from the real schedule. That way, it wasn't like he was giving anything of real value to either side.

The Crocodiles would be happy.

The Wolves would be happy.

And the Ravens wouldn't kick Rizzo out of the nest for breaking the cardinal rule to never give anything away.

That made Rizzo happy.

When he was done, Rizzo took one copy to the Wolf Pack. He made a quick deal with Windra: the parchment in exchange for the Wolves' "continued protection."

Then he took the other copy to the swamp and gave it to Crooler in exchange for more "protection."

On his way back to camp, Rizzo felt like a winner.

After all, what could go wrong? Even if all the ambushes were failures, both tribes would just assume the Lions had discovered a copy of the schedule had been stolen and so changed their plans. None of it could be traced back to Rizzo.

Phew, Rizzo thought. That's the last auction I'm holding for a while.

-

Three days later, Wilhurt the Wolf was very angry.

He had just spent four hours hiding in the woods with the rest of the pack, waiting to ambush the Lions CHI delivery. But the Lions never showed up. Frustrated, Wilhurt ordered the pack back to camp when they bumped into Crawley and the Crocodiles.

"Lost?" he asked Crawley with a sneer.

"NO," Crawley snapped. "We were waiting to ambush Laval and take some CHI, but he must have made a new plan. Either that, or the schedule we got from Rizzo is wrong."

"The schedule you got . . .?" Wilhurt exclaimed.

"What are you talking about? We got the CHI schedule from Rizzo. It said to wait by the twin oak trees today, but we never saw any Lions."

"Ours said to wait by the bend in the creek," Crawley said. His eyes narrowed. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

"I smell a Raven," Wilhurt snarled.

-

The next day, Rizzo was just about to head to the Beavers' dam to sell them some wood when he heard rustling in the bushes behind him. Rizzo tried to take off, but before he could get away, a hand grabbed his leg. Then a second hand grabbed his other leg.

It was Windra and Crooler. And they didn't look happy.

"Uh, hello," Rizzo said. "What can I do for you charming ladies today?”

Windra growled. "Those CHI schedules you sold us-“

"Were fakes!" Crooler finished.

"What?" exclaimed Rizzo, putting on his most innocent expression. "I'm shocked. Shocked! I promise you, I won't rest until I find out what happened."

"I promise you won't rest, either," Windra said through gritted teeth.

"Take us to the real parchment now, Raven," said Crooler, "or else."

"Or else?" gulped Rizzo.

"Nou're a fast talker," Crooler said. "Try talking when your beak's upside down."

No matter how much Rizzo hated giving things away, he really didn't want to find out what Windra and Crooler were capable of. He led them to the rock where he had hidden the parchment. Windra flipped it over and grabbed the paper. Crooler snatched it out of her hand.

"Give me that!" snapped Windra.

"Make me," taunted Crooler.

"Fine," Windra said. "Then let's look at it together. We're your allies, remember? We'll help you attack the Lions. That is, if we're still on the same side."

Begrudgingly, Crooler allowed Windra to look over her shoulder as she read the parchment. "Monthly Schedule," she read aloud. "Task One: Clean out caves. Task Two: Train with Leonidas. Task Three: Trick Wolves, Crocodiles, and Rizzo with a fake parchment.”

Crooler crumpled the paper up in her claws. "This isn't a CHI delivery schedule it's a to-do list!" she cried.

"But I don't understand," Rizzo sputtered, snatching away the parchment. "It was real. I saw it with my own two eyes. And I left it right here!"

As the three animals argued, none of them noticed the small group of Lions hidden off to the side, laughing quietly.

"See?" Longtooth said to his soldiers. "I told you I would handle it."

"But how did you know where the parchment was hidden?" one of the Lions asked.

"It was easy," Longtooth explained.

"I knew that sneaky Raven was behind it. But as slippery as Ravens are, they're no match for a Lion's hunting skills. I just waited until Rizzo went to sell it, which I knew he would, and followed him to where he had hidden it. I switched out the real parchment yesterday. It was a piece of cake."

"Looks like you taught that Raven a lesson." The Lions grinned as they heard Rizzo trying to sweet-talk Crooler and Windra into believing it was all a big misunderstanding.

"Now, ladies," Rizzo was saying, "don't worry. I'm sure we can work something out."

"You're right, we will," Crooler said as she and Windra walked closer.

With a squawk, Rizzo raced away as fast as his legs would carry him. Windra and Crooler chased close behind.

“You won't get away with this, Raven!" they both shouted after him.

One of the Lions looked at Longtooth. "Think he'll be all right?" he asked.

Longtooth nodded. "Eh, he'll be fine," he said. "After all, if there's one thing we know Rizzo is an expert at, it's making a deal."