Limitations of Lacing

A firelacer can use their abilities any time they can breathe and have access to air. A firelacer cannot initiate any firelacing effects while underwater, or anywhere else where their body is completely covered.

Like a firelacer, an airlacer needs access to air. Unlike fire, however, an airlacer can use some airlacing abilities while underwater, albeit at reduced effect. These abilities would typically be much weaker than normal airlacing.

A waterlacer can telekinetically control water in all of its forms, and learn abilities to enhance their powers. However, normally a waterlacer cannot simply create or conjure water, they must control existing water.

In a typical case, a waterlacer must be within 30 feet of an existing pool of water in order to use their abilities. This distance can vary somewhat (especially if the optional environmental rules presented in Lacing in Toril are used), but for the most part, if a waterlacer is near an existing pool of water, they can use all of their abilities.

A waterlacing can use their abilities underwater, although it is left to the DM's discretion as to how these abilities will work. Typically, attacks (such as an elemental attack) are more effective and would be made with advantage, and some waterlacing forms may actually be more powerful when in a large body of water.

Like a waterlacer, an earthlacer must be relatively near to an existing source of earth in order to use their abilities. As with a waterlacer, this distance can vary, but should typically be kept to around 30 feet. Without a source of earth, dirt, or stone within range, earthlacing is impossible.

The restriction of being near a source of the elements is not a balance issue, but a flavor one. In a game that simply borrows elements of this book, this restriction can be lifted. In place of these rules, lacers of the appropriate element can conjure material of their element in order to lace, especially for water and earthlacers who may not always be around their element.