Liminal Sprite Loopholes?


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So... In case you guys don't already know... Liminal Sprite are an Improved Familiar option that have a "Celtic" style curse on them. Because of this, they cannot sleep in areas that are indoors or outdoors and are cursed to remain awake due to this inability to sleep. Luckily for them, this "Curse" is a common trope in Celtic folklore and there have already been various examples and points that would make an appropriate sleeping space for the Liminal Sprite.

The Liminal Curse:
An ancestral curse hangs over liminal sprites that prevents them from sleeping either inside a building or outside in the open. Fortunately for these sprites, a loophole exists that allows them to find rest within the external features of a building. As a result, liminal sprites make their homes under eaves, porches, and staircases

As they've already pointed out in the curse details, some loopholes are the overhangs of houses, underneath the porches, and beneath staircases. Other examples that are shown in Folklore include inside an opened window (folklore about a boy blessed by a Fairy for allowing it to sleep in the windows), or beneath a bridge (folklore about a man who cannot be killed indoors or outdoors, and part of the solution was killing him beneath a man-made bridge).

So... If I were to get a lovely Liminal Sprite for myself, what other loopholes might there be that I could use to keep my poor dear from tuckering out due to the curse? Especially if there are no human settlements nearby? I wouldn't want the poor dear to be fatigued/exhausted due to it's inability to sleep...


Find out what the minimal requirements to be a building are in your game, and whether (say) a lightweight door added to your tent will do. You might need a pack mule or something.


Sleeping under a cart might do for the poor thing.


I should think a Hosteling armor or shield would do the trick. While the creature is hosteled, it counts as sleeping. Even if you are a wizard, grab a buckler and give your poor familiar a solid 8 hours.

EDIT: Oops. Only works on animals...


Depending on how you read "outside in the open", isn't this as simple a say carrying a shield or some such, and propping it up off the ground (so the sprite can shelter under it) when nap-time comes... Not to mention in your PC's sleeping bag might be an option.


Secure Shelter spell has a porch.

Small pup tents setup outside aren't out in the open or inside a building.

Rope Trick isn't really inside a building or outside in the open, it's curled up in a pocket dimension.

Perhaps a box would work. If they are in the box they aren't out in the open, if the box is a building you could stand it on one end and leave it open so they sleep in the entrance to the box.


Hm... Now that I am reading this, it seems a lot more lenient than the curse I originally thought. Unfortunately, the class I am going for doesn't have access to Secure Shelter, but I'll keep my eyes out for a Bard or Wizard/Sorcerer who might have it on their list.

Thanks for the ideas guys, it was helpful thinking of ways to get my future buddy a good night's rest.

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