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Wild Empathy

Ranger

**Source** *Core Rulebook pg. 172* 3.0

**Archetypes** Beastmaster\*, Mammoth Lord\*

\* This archetype offers Wild Empathy at a different level than displayed here.

You have a connection to the creatures of the natural world that allows you to communicate with them on a rudimentary level. You can use Diplomacy to Make an Impression on animals and to make very simple Requests of them. In most cases, wild animals will give you time to make your case.

## Archetype Use

This feat can be used for one or more Archetypes in addition to the listed Classes. When selected this way, the feat is not considered to have its class traits.
Water Walk

Transmutation

**Source** *Core Rulebook pg. 384* 3.0

**Traditions** arcane, divine, primal

**Spell List** elemental

**Cast**  somatic, verbal

**Range** touch; **Targets** 1 creature

**Duration** 10 minutes

The target can walk on the surface of water and other liquids without falling through. It can go underwater if it wishes, but in that case it must Swim normally. This spell doesn't grant the ability to breathe underwater.

**Heightened (4th)** The spell's range increases to 30 feet, the duration increases to 1 hour, and you can target up to 10 creatures.
The Kiss

The Kiss

## Synopsis

When Callie questions her future on getting married and starting a family, Ben comforts her which leads to them kissing for the first time. Confused about their feelings for each other, they both decide to deny it and keep it a secret from the rest of the group. Even though Nathan still isn't ready to date again after his horrible experience with Gary Williams, he becomes attraction to the handsome Matt Garrison.
Cayla McDaniel

**Cayla Natalie McDaniel** is the daughter of Callie McDaniel and Ethan Griffins. Callie's pregnancy was originally revealed in the episode "Shock".

Cayla is born in "The Big Shake-Up", where Cayla's mother, Callie and adopted father, Nathan Cross were trapped in the storage closet at Java the Hutt following a massive earthquake. With Callie in labor and about to give birth and the ambulance 30 minutes away from arrival, Nathan had to deliver the baby due to his experience as a former paramedic. Cayla lives with both her mother and aunt Layla after she is born, until Layla, who reconciled with ex-girlfriend, Carrie Fairchild had planned to move in with her. Hurt that Layla asked Carrie to move in with her without tell her, Callie and Cayla move in with Nathan following Devon's departure. In the series finale, her mother and aunt settle their differences and they move back in together to raise Cayla.

## Birth and Early Life

Cayla was born on April 4, 2022, to Callie at Java the Hutt coffee shop's storage closet where Callie was trapped, along with her best friend, Nathan Cross following a massive earthquake that hit Los Angeles. As Nathan called for help, Callie's water broke, and Nathan had to both call for help and coach Callie through her labor. Cayla was born in "The Big Shake-Up". She was born breech (buttocks first) and was delivered by Nathan, who became her adopted father.

## Family

Cayla's parents are Callie McDaniel and the late Ethan Griffins. She has only one aunt on her mothers' side, Aunt Layla. Cayla's grandparents are George and Gayle McDaniel (both deceased) and Mitch and Carolyn Griffins. Cayla has a half-brother, Caleb, with whom she shares a father. Caleb's mother is Ethan's widowed wife, Kira (who split with Ethan because she had an affair). Cayla also has an Aunt Celia and Aunt Carrie (Whom her Aunt Layla dated numerous times) and an Uncle Nathan, but they are both not related to her in any way.
Ashley Thomas

**Ashley Thomas** is a main character in the series, *Sweet L.A. Life*. She is also close friends with Layla's younger sister, Callie and transgender filmmaker and single father, Ben Michaels. She is a struggling actress who jumps from work to work. Ashley's storylines include coming out to her father, Eddie and her grandmother, Delores; Relationships with close friend, Ben Michaels, snobbish socialite Lexi Sterling, fashion designer Alyssa Gunther. Ashley's relationship with a trans fashion model, Courtney Lewis resulted in the conception and birth of her son, Devon.
Ben Michaels

**Ben Michaels** is a main character in Sweet L.A. Life and its sequel *Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation*. He is portrayed by Daniel Sea and debuts in the --. He lives next door to sisters Layla and Callie McDaniel at the famous Sunrise Apartments in West Los Angeles. In the second arc, he becomes a father to a daughter Briana Juliette Michaels after falling pregnant by an ex-boyfriend. He spends the original series dating and raising his daughter. By the spin-off series, Ben is still single, but is dealing with a preteen daughter.

## Notes

* Ben is a female-to-male transsexual, having undergone hormone replacement therapy, as well as male chest reconstruction and "lower" surgery to create male genitalia.
* The character is based on Thomas Beatie. Like Beatie, Ben went through a transgender pregnancy storyline.
* He asked Layla and Callie to be the adoptive and surrogate mothers to his daughter Briana.
* He still remains close friends with the McDaniel sisters.
* He gave birth to his daughter Briana on June 29, 2008, at his apartment in the episode *The Big Shake*.
* The father of Ben's daughter, Briana abandoned him in -, leaving Ben to raise his daughter alone.
* Delivered his daughter, Briana, unexpectedly at home.
* He had a troubled and strained relationship with his father, now they are estranged.
Unmistakable Lore

GeneralSkill

**Source** *Core Rulebook pg. 268* 3.0

**Prerequisites** expert in Lore

You never get information about your areas of expertise wrong. When you Recall Knowledge using any Lore subcategory in which you’re trained, if you roll a critical failure, you get a failure instead. If you’re a master in a Lore subcategory, on a critical success, you gain even more information or context than usual.

## Traits

**General:**

A type of feat that any character can select, regardless of ancestry and class, as long as they meet the prerequisites. You can select a feat with this trait when your class grants a general feat.

**Skill:**

A general feat with the skill trait improves your skills and their actions or gives you new actions for a skill. A feat with this trait can be selected when a class grants a skill feat or general feat. Archetype feats with the skill trait can be selected in place of a skill feat if you have that archetype's dedication feat.
Read the Stars

(Divination, Exploration, Prediction, Primal) **Frequency** once per day **Effect** Reni attempts to read the future in the stars by spending an hour studying the night sky—she can’t use this ability during the day, on an overcast night, or when she can’t otherwise study the stars. Although Reni usually performs this reading for an individual person or to answer a pressing question she has, for the purposes of this campaign she reads the stars for the party as a whole. She attempts an Astrology Lore check, using the DC appropriate for the heroes’ current level

* **Critical Success** The results of Reni’s astrological readings have the effects of Read Omens, and the heroes gain a +1 circumstance bonus to saving throws for 24 hours.
* **Success** The results of Reni’s astrological readings have the effects of Augury, but can predict results up to 24 hours into the future.
* **Failure** No reading.
* **Critical Failure** Reni brushes against hostile spiritual forces, and cannot Read the Stars for 1 week.
Kamil and Meena

> The only mistake I ever made was getting involving with the likes of you!
>
> Meena ending her abusive relationship with Kamil, No Excuse for Abuse

**Kamil and Meena** surrounds the relationship between Meena Khan and Kamil Maalik that occurred during the fifth arc of *Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation*.

## Timeline

		- Reason: Meena got a text from Kiki and Kamil read it. He got angry and abused Meena by grabbing her wrist hurting her.
		- Reason: Kamil lost his temper and slapped Meena when he saw her with Javi Rodriguez.
		- Reason: Kamil forced Meena into sex against her wishes as punishment for ditching him for the annual Homos vs Lesbos bowling match.
		- Reason: Kamil was arrested for abusing and attacking Meena.

## Trivia

* This was the series' first abusive relationship storyline in its history. But it was also the second in the franchise. The first was Greg and Nathan.
* All the times they broke up were because Kamil was abusive towards her.
* Kamil used a knife to cut Meena's blouse and her bra to expose her breasts.
* Kamil forced Meena into sex at knifepoint as punishment for ditching him to hang out with her friends.
	+ That later resulted in Meena falling pregnant with Kamil's baby, which she aborted it.
Father's Day

Father's Day

## Synopsis

Riley and Chloe's fathers visit for Father's Day; Layla and Callie bake cupcakes to pay tribute to their late father. Nathan spends time with his visiting grandson, but he meets a single father with a preteen daughter. Ben accidently destroys Briana's present to him to Father's Day; Luke is haunted by painful memories of his poor relationship with his father as he tries to deal with the news he and Javi were expecting a baby.
Layla McDaniel Inc.

**Layla McDaniel Inc.** is Layla's interior design firm in Los Angeles which she also uses as her studio and where -- works as her assistant. The office is located in the --building 4500 Wentworth Street.

## History

In 1998, after being let go of her job at a major design firm for unexplained reasons, Layla took advantage of the opportunity of buying her studio space. She eventually knocked out the small front room by the freight elevator where the water cooler was, creating a larger main studio. There is also a swatch room in the back for storage.

Although, the space is used for design.

## People

List of known employees:

* Layla McDaniel
* Karen Walker
* Tony (since season 9)
* Jillian (intern)
* Pam (formerly)
* Lenny (formerly)
* Larry (formerly)

### Clients

* Cam
* Nathan Berry
* Mrs. Van Helden
* Eli Wolff
Ashley and Lexi

> Hell would have to pay before I even think, let alone consider sleeping with you. And I have no intention of sleeping with you. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever!
>
> Ashley to Lexi, "Unknown Episode"

The relationship between **Ashley Thomas** and **Lexi Sterling** began when they met two years before the events of "My Straight Sister".
Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation (Arc 6)

Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation

## Synopsis

Olivia is torn between rekindling with Erica and continuing her affair with Layla, at the same time she finds herself pregnant and the identity of the baby's father is shocking. The feud between Layla and Erica heats up after Layla reveals that she slept with Olivia; Kiki and Riley struggle with the departures of both Meena and Chloe and Kiki is devastated when she learns that Meena is engaged to a man she met in India, causing her to renew a romance with her. Shannon Tattersall, Natalie Stevens, and the Lewis sister, Samantha and Stacie move into the Sunrise Apartments; Nathan is reunited with a familiar face after learning that Brooke is romantically involved with her.
Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation (Arc 4)

Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation

## Synopsis

A young social media director from Scarlet magazine moves into Lacey's apartment and falls for Meena Khan, a young Muslim nurse at a local hospital. Layla slides into a depression following both her breakup with Celia and her fallout with her mother; Luke and Javi struggle with parenthood. Erica and Olivia rekindle their romance, but it is short-lived as someone else has eyes for Olivia.
Chloe Lawrence

**Chloe Lawrence** is a main character in the series, *Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation*. She is portrayed by Karis Cameron and debuts in the series premiere.

Chloe is Riley Carlson's supportive cousin. She is very loyal, passionate, and supportive of her family and friends.

## Personality

Chloe is the sweet, kind-hearted and caring member of the team, compared to Riley who is a tomboy. She is an optimistic and slightly clumsy person who always sees the positive side of a situation. Chloe is popular with other kids, and her enthusiasm allowed her to join to other clubs at school. Her dream is to make it as a dancer. She is also happy and easy-going.

## Trivia

* Chloe's relationship with her cousin, Riley is similar to that of the McDaniel sisters from the Sweet L.A. Life series.
* Chloe is the first character in the TNG series to be diagnosed with dyslexia.
Tongue Grab

If the boggard scout hits a creature with its tongue, that creature becomes *grabbed* by the boggard. Unlike with a normal grab, the creature isn’t *immobilized*, but it can’t move beyond the reach of the boggard’s tongue. A creature can sever the tongue by hitting AC 13 and dealing at least 2 slashing damage. Though this doesn’t deal any damage to the boggard, it prevents it from using its tongue Strike until it regrows its tongue, which takes a week.
Callie McDaniel's Baby Shower

**Callie McDaniel's Baby Shower** took place in the Season 8 episode "The Pink and Blue Baby Shower".

Layla held a baby shower in her and Callie's apartment for Rachel who was 4 weeks away from having her baby Cayla. This party had no men and no alcohol.

Among the guests were Erica Myles, Callie's stylist at work, Olivia Davidson, Erica's ex-girlfriend, and others. Before the shower, Layla and Nathan shopped for baby shower decorations at party city. Because they didn't know the sex of Callie's baby, they purchased pink and blue decorations

Rachel freaked out because she knew nothing of how to take care of a baby and Sandra suggested she move in, but Ross said Rachel will be a good mother and that Sandra doesn't need to move in.
Sienna Myles-Davidson

**Sienna Myles-Davidson** is a recurring character in the series, *Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation* and the five-bok novella series, *Sweet L.A. Life: Half-Sisters*. She is the daughter of Erica Myles (Adopted mother), Olivia Davidson (biological mother), and Luke Tanner (biological father). She has an older half-sister, Inez from her father, Luke and his husband, Javi Rodriguez.
Lacey Parker

Lacey Parker is a main character in three arcs of *Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation*, before returning as a guest character in the fourth arc. She is portrayed by Lorna Fitzgerald and debuts in the series premiere.

Lacey is a paramedic for the Los Angeles Fire Department. Her mentor is Nathan Cross, who is gay like Lacey and worked as a paramedic for the L.A. Fire Department like she did. In the second arc of the TNG series, Lacey became romantically involved with Olivia Davidson following her split with Erica Myles and their relationship made her jealous.

## Relationships

### Notable relationships

* Lacey and Kiki
* Lacey and Olivia
* Lacey and Alex

### Full List

The table below shows the complete known history of Lacey's romantic relationships.

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Paige Turner

**Paige Turner** is one of the main characters on the popular *Sweet L.A. Life* series portrayed by Leisha Hailey. She is best known for her bohemian lifestyle, silly wit and guitar playing in --. Her own friends find her weird, while Callie McDaniel embraces her weirdness. Her memorable storyline involved her crush on Callie, who was a heterosexual and their shocking kiss was one of the most rewatched scenes in the show's history.
Megan Griffins

**Megan Griffins** is a recurring character in the series *Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation*. She is portrayed by Nicole De Boer and debuts in "Listen Up".

Megan is Mitch and Carolyn Griffins' daughter and Ethan Griffins' younger sister. She was close with Ethan before his death in 2022 and got along well with his ex-wife Callie McDaniel during their 19-year relationship. She didn't get along with Kira Wu, Ethan's second wife, who was widowed at the time of his death, because she had an affair and left Ethan for him. Although she loved her parents, Megan berated them for their torment towards Callie following Ethan's death, like blaming her for his death and the separation of his marriage to Kira, banning her from attending Ethan's funeral and attempting to gain custody of Callie's daughter, Cayla when she was seven months pregnant. Megan reminded her parents that Kira's infidelity was what led to her and Ethan's separation, not Callie and an unstable person killed Ethan. However, the Griffins' were hellbent on making Callie's life a living hell. Three years later, Megan was estranged from her parents after learning they used an innocent teenager in their plan to brand Callie as both an alcoholic and an unfit mother in an attempt to gain custody of her daughter.
Sweet L.A. Life (Arc 5)

Sweet L.A. Life

## Synopsis

Layla learns that her and Callie's mother has breast cancer, but she conceals it from Callie; The McDaniel sisters reunite with their exes in the middle of their ordeal. After her breakup with Alyssa, Ashley begins a fling with an transgender fashion model and becomes pregnant with her child; An closeted gay man who is married to a woman and has two kids falls for Nathan; Callie reunites with an old friend from high school but learns that she has a fling with Layla. Ben sleeps with Lexi Sterling, despite objection from Nathan.
Felling Strike

Fighter

**Source** *Core Rulebook pg. 149* 3.0

Your attack can ground an airborne foe. Make a Strike. If it hits and deals damage to a flying target, the target falls up to 120 feet. The fall is gradual enough that if it causes the target to hit the ground, the target takes no damage from the fall. If the attack is a critical hit, the target can't Fly, Leap, *levitate*, or otherwise leave the ground until the end of your next turn.
Family Dinner

Family dinner

## Synopsis

Everyone has dinner problems; Olivia conceals her relation to her estranged father in order to impress Erica's visiting mother; Luke invites Javi to dinner at his place; Riley's parents and Chloe's father visit them for dinner; Callie and her sister, Layla have dinner with their mother, Gayle which ends in disaster. Ben and Nathan go on a double date with gay twin brothers but end up with food poisoning.
Touch of Idiocy

EnchantmentMental

**Source** *Core Rulebook pg. 378* 3.0

**Traditions** arcane, occult

**Bloodlines** aberrant, hag

**Deities** Cayden Cailean, Halcamora

**Cast**  somatic, verbal

**Range** touch; **Targets** 1 living creature

**Saving Throw** Will; **Duration** 1 minute

You dull the target's mind; the target must attempt a Will save.

**Success** The target is unaffected.

**Failure** The target is stupefied 2.

**Critical Failure** The target is stupefied 4.
Group Coercion

Feat 1

**Source** *Core Rulebook pg. 262* 3.0

**Prerequisites** trained in Intimidation

When you Coerce, you can compare your Intimidation check result to the Will DCs of two targets instead of one. It’s possible to get a different degree of success for each target. The number of targets you can Coerce in a single action increases to four if you’re an expert, 10 if you’re a master, and 25 if you’re legendary.

## Traits

**General:**

A type of feat that any character can select, regardless of ancestry and class, as long as they meet the prerequisites. You can select a feat with this trait when your class grants a general feat.

**Skill:**

A general feat with the skill trait improves your skills and their actions or gives you new actions for a skill. A feat with this trait can be selected when a class grants a skill feat or general feat. Archetype feats with the skill trait can be selected in place of a skill feat if you have that archetype's dedication feat.
Vomit Swarm

Evocation

**Source** *Advanced Player's Guide pg. 227* 2.0

**Traditions** arcane, occult, primal

**Deities** Apollyon, Baalzebul, Ghlaunder, Kitumu

**Cast**  somatic, verbal

**Area** 30-foot cone

**Saving Throw** basic Reflex

You belch forth a swarm of magical vermin. You evoke and shape the creatures from your own imagination, allowing you to change the appearance of the creatures (typically a mix of centipedes, roaches, wasps, and worms), but this doesn't change the effect of the spell. The vermin swarm over anyone in the area, their bites and stings dealing 2d8 piercing damage (basic Reflex save). A creature that fails its saving throw also becomes sickened 1. Once the spell ends, the swarm disappears.

**Heightened (+1)** Increase the damage by 1d8.
Sweet L.A. Life: Back Together Again

***Sweet L.A. Life: Back Together Again*** is an American drama television series produced by Showtime that premiered on December 8, 2019. It is a sequel series to *Sweet L.A. Life*, which aired on Showtime from 2004 to 2009. The series follows the lives of the characters from the original series who live in Los Angeles, California as the deal with approaching middle age.

## Synopsis

The show centers on the McDaniel sisters and their friends experiencing love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks, personal growth and success in Los Angeles. *Back Together Again* is set over ten years after the original series. The series sees the return of the McDaniel sisters Layla and Callie and their two best friends, transgender single dad Ben Michaels and former paramedic turned coffer owner Nathan Cross along with new characters Devon Jenkins and Paige Turner. Also returning is bisexual lothario Braden Simmons, Nathan's aunt Delores Cross, and Ben's daughter, Briana, a teenager. Layla McDaniel is still a lesbian and single. But while her dating life is in a slump, her career as an interior designer is still booming. She is a best-selling author and had done celebrity homes. Callie McDaniel, Layla's little sister, has her own thriving career as a celebrity hair stylist and owner of her salon, Callie's Beauty Lounge. Later in the series, Callie becomes a mother to a daughter, Cayla at age 41.
Take Pride Again

Take Pride Again

## Synopsis

It is the annual PRIDE month in L.A. and the friends face a lot of obstacles. Luke feels insecure about himself after meeting Javi's ex-boyfriend, an adrenaline junkie; Callie helps Chloe get passionate about marching for PRIDE to support her gay and lesbian friends. Erica and Olivia bring their dates to the Pride Parade.
Payback

Payback

## Synopsis

Layla and Callie's strong sisterly bond is tested when Layla discovers that someone told Peter about her past with women. Realizing that Callie was the who spilled the beans, Layla confronts her. After learning that Quincy is still married to his wife and has no plans to leave her, Nathan breaks up with him for good. Ben spends the weekend in Cabo at Lexi's parents' condo, until he meets Lexi's ex-girlfriend and learns that Lexi slept with her while dating him. Ashley learns her grandmother suffered a stroke and leaves L.A. to be there for her family. The gang tries to find out what caused Callie to blab about Layla's relationship past to Peter. When Carrie revealed to Layla and Callie what Peter had done, Callie confronts him with rage and beats him up for lying and using her and being a jerk to Layla.
Lyndsay Ballard

**Lyndsay Ballard** is a main character in the series, *Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation*. She replaced departed character, Chloe Lawrence as the series' heterosexual character.

## Trivia

* Like Callie McDaniel and Chloe Lawrence, Lyndsay is a heterosexual
	+ This makes her the third main heterosexual character in the series.
* When she was first introduced in the seventh arc, she worked at Scorch magazine as the assistant to Debbie Gordon. After quitting her job, she landed a job at Callie's Beauty Lounge as a nail technician.
Pretty Flowers

**Pretty Flowers** is a flower shop owned by -, located at 312 Curzon Street, in Los Angeles. Marion Willis worked there as an assistant before she married binman Eddie Yeats. In December 1992, Tracy Barlow started working in the shop on Saturdays. She also worked there during the summer holidays in 1993, before returning to school in September.
Summer Splash

Summer Splash

## Synopsis

Luke wants him and Javi to spend their anniversary together, but then decides instead to go to Palm Springs for its annual Summer Splash festival with the others. Erica finds herself really lonely and missing what she had with Olivia, but her problems increase when she sees Olivia with her new interest, Lacey. Riley videotapes the event for her YouTube channel. Wanting to save Liz, A beautiful party promoter flirts with Erica. Luke wants to come up and surprise Javi--and he wants Chloe to come with him, causing her to miss an important dance audition. But when a cute gay man and Javi start to notice each other, everyone may wind up quite surprised.
Thanksgiving Heat Wave

Thanksgiving Heat Wave

## Synopsis

It' Thanksgiving and usually, the McDaniel sisters are slaying in their kitchen cooking and baking their thanksgiving feast. However, they discover from the news that it would be 97 degrees, meaning that the sisters and their friends have to deal with the blistering heat wave in this crazy holiday.
Layla and Callie

The relationship between siblings Layla McDaniel and Callie McDaniel was introduced in the first arc of *Sweet L.A. Life*. Both sisters worry about one another, despite their age gap. Layla is seen to be often overprotective of Callie and is quick to give advice if needed based on her own personal experience.
Dealing with Mom

Dealing with Mom

## Synopsis

When Gayle McDaniel visits her daughters in L.A. she cruelly blames Layla and the gay and lesbian lifestyle for ruining Callie's marriage to Ethan, making he realize her sister never revealed to their mother the cause of her split. Plus, Gayle is hiding a big secret from her girls. Olivia pulls all her energy and frustrations over the end of her relationship with Erica into her job. Riley and Chloe make bathroom schedules for their busy lives. Luke and Javi finally reveal their relationship to the group, but their celebration is short-lived when Javi is revealed to be pregnant after he vomits during class time.
Nathan and Callie

**Nathan and Callie** surrounds the friendship between Nathan Cross and Callie McDaniel.

## Trivia

* They met at Callie's 18th birthday party, where Callie grabbed Nathan's butt cheek.
* Nathan has a closer friendship with Callie out of every character in the series.
* They both were at Java the Hutt when the Stop Prop 14 explosion occurred.
	+ Although Nathan suffered minor smoke inhalation in the explosion, Callie sustained a broken arm and was in a cast for months.
* Nathan delivered Callie's daughter, Cayla in 2022.
* They shared a shocking kiss with one another which was the catalyst for the end of Callie's relationship with Carlos Rivera.
Water Breathing

Transmutation

**Source** *Core Rulebook pg. 384* 3.0

**Traditions** arcane, divine, primal

**Spell List** elemental

**Cast** 1 minute (somatic, verbal)

**Range** 30 feet; **Targets** up to 5 creatures

**Duration** 1 hour

The targets can breathe underwater.

**Heightened (3rd)** The duration increases to 8 hours.

**Heightened (4th)** The duration increases to until your next daily preparations.
Dr. Costas

**Dr. Costas** is Callie McDaniel's doctor during her pregnancy storyline. In The Big Shake-Up, it was revealed that Dr Costas went to San Francisco for a medical conference, causing her to be unavailable to deliver Callie's baby when she was trapped in the storage closet at Java the Hutt coffee shop.
Manchester High School

**Manchester High School** is a high school in Los Angeles.

## History

As teenagers, Layla McDaniel and her sister, Callie went to and graduated from Manchester High School. Layla graduated in 1995, while Callie graduated in 1998. Callie was a cheerleader was very popular in high school. Layla ran for class treasurer in her freshmen year, but she vomited during her speech and was completely humiliated. The incident would haunt Layla throughout her adult years. Layla was unpopular, had purple streaks in her hair and discovered she was a lesbian after beginning an affair with a close friend of Callie's, Nikki Weiss.

The school itself was mentioned and referred to several times over the years. The first reference to the school was when Joanne Hertz very briefly discussed it. Another reference was when Layla's ten-year reunion was held at P3 and other alumni appeared, such as Justin Harper. The school itself appeared when Callie attended her ten-year reunion and reunited with an old crush.

Characters in *Sweet LA. Life: The New Generation* attended the school during the original run of *Sweet L.A. Life*. Briana Michaels, the daughter of trans character, Ben Michaels attends the school in the spin-off. In a controversial episode, Briana was expelled by the school board for being the daughter of a transgender male. When Briana's father, Ben, godfather, Nathan, and godmother, Callie learn about it, they sued the school board for wrongful expulsion and wrongful discrimination. Briana was reinstated at school but learned a harsh lesson about transgender discrimination.
Lavasoul

Ifrit Lineage

**Source** *Ancestry Guide pg. 102* 2.0

Your elemental lineage manifests as magma and molten rock, and you can focus the magma into your hand to attack your foes. You gain a magma spike unarmed attack, which requires a free hand to use. This is an agile, finesse, unarmed attack in the brawling weapon group that deals 1d4 piercing damage, as well as 1 additional fire damage. Instead of the normal critical specialization effect, the target takes 1d6 persistent fire damage; you gain a bonus on this persistent damage equal to your item bonus to attack rolls on unarmed attacks.

## Traits

**Ifrit:**

Ifrits are planar scions descended from efreet.

**Lineage:**

A feat with this trait indicates a character's descendance from a particular type of creature. You can have only one lineage feat. You can select a lineage feat only at 1st level, and you can't retrain into or out of these feats.
Layla and Celia

**Layla and Celia** surround the relationship between Layla McDaniel and Celia Morales which began in the second arc of *Sweet L.A. Life*.

Lesbians Gone Wild

## Trivia

* This was Layla's long-running relationship in the series.
* Celia was close friends with many of Layla's friends, including Layla's sister, Callie.
* Layla's mother, Gayle disapproved of the relationship.
* Celia came back into Layla's life after her split from Carrie Fairchild.
Luke and Javi

Luke and Javi surround the relationship between Luke Tanner and Javi Rodriguez

## Trivia

* They were the first gay couple to naturally conceive a baby together.
* For their one-year anniversary in --, Javi originally made Luke a homemade "Lavi" scrapbook.
* Luke and Javi helped Olivia plan Erica's birthday in --.
* Luke accepts Javi for being transgender after he revealed that he used to be a female.
* Their relationship was the second one to have one partner not accepted by the other's parents. The first was Layla and Carrie and the third was Erica and Olivia.
	+ Luke's parents do not approve of Javi because of his Hispanic roots and the fact he is transgendered. They also still do not approve of Luke being gay, which led to him being estranged from his conservative and nationalist-minded parents.
	+ Carrie Fairchild's father, Peter Fairchild disapproved of her relationship with Layla McDaniel because of her past with women and her affair with an ex-girlfriend's mother. Plus, he didn't accept his daughter's lesbian sexuality and he used Layla's heterosexual sister, Callie to get information about Layla to use as a way to split her and Carrie up.
	+ Olivia's widowed father didn't approve of both her relationship with Erica Myles and her bisexuality. He badmouthed Erica about her job as a hairdresser and her lower-class background. Upon learning that her father insulted Erica's job and her background, Olivia confronted her father. It has become clear her father is against her relationship with Erica and her being bisexual. Olivia cuts ties from her father to stay with Erica. Since then, the two are estranged and are no longer in contact with one another.
* In arc 3, they would frequently hang out and double date with Erica Myles and Olivia Davidson.
* In --, Luke referred to Javi as "the love of his life."
* Javi is the only person that Luke has been with.
* They got married in *Here Come the Grooms*.
* They have a daughter together named Inez.
* Javi is stepfather to Luke's daughter, Sienna.
Maybe, It's Me! (Novel)

***Maybe, It's Me!*** is a novel by Shannon Tattersall that was published in sixth arc of *Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation.* It was adapted into a film and the production of said film was a major storyline in season five. The novel was about a young single woman who questions her life as a single woman after learning that her older sister is getting married, and her other sister is having a baby

## History

When Shannon tells Nathan Cross, Callie McDaniel, Hayley Armstrong, and Ben Michaels about her about a young women who questions her life as a single woman, Callie becomes offended of it. She reveals that it is insulting that women are questioning their lives as single women because they are being pushed into relationship and marriage commitments.
Sweet L.A. Life (Arc 2)

## Synopsis

Ben reveals that he is pregnant but contemplates giving the baby up for adoption; Layla begins dating Brandi Carson, a model and socialite, but she begins an affair with her mother, Teri; Ashley continues to keep her sexuality quiet from Hollywood's radar for the sake of her acting career, however she begins dating spoiled bisexual heiress, Lexi Sterling. Nathan meets and dates a handsome divorced man, but when he becomes attracted to Callie following their kiss, her friendship with Nathan suffers.
Nathan Cross

Brooke Armstrong (Hook-up; Sexual)
 Braden Simmons (Ex-boyfriend)
 Gary Williams (Ex-boyfriend)
 Callie McDaniel (Kiss)

**Nathan Cross** is a main character in the series *Sweet L.A. Life* and its spin-off *Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation*.
Nathan is an openly gay paramedic for the Los Angeles Fire Department. He is caring about his friends and is like a brother-figure to them. He was there for his three best friends; Ben Michaels, Ashley Thomas and Callie McDaniel during their pregnancy storylines and is godfather to Ben's daughter, Briana and Ashley's son, Devon, and became the adoptive father to Callie's daughter, Cayla. He is also friends with the McDaniel sisters, but he is the closest to Callie, despite the times they competed for the same taste in men and against one another in their annual bowling match called "The Homos vs. the Lesbos".

Nathan's storylines in Sweet L.A. Life were his strained relationship with his father, due to him not accepting his son's sexuality and his cousin'--. He was involved in two of the biggest storylines in the series, which included his horrific experience with domestic violence at the hands of bodybuilder, Gary Williams and meeting the daughter he never knew he had.

## Trivia

* Nathan was the first character in the franchise to be in an abusive relationship. He was abused by Gary Williams. The second was Meena Khan.
* His mother, Janice Cross, died in 1992 from cancer.
* Nathan is godfather to the children of three of his best friends.
* He became both the godfather and adoptive father to Callie McDaniel's daughter, Cayla.
A Date for Christmas

A Date for Christmas

## Synopsis

When Layla and Callie learn their mother is coming to L.A. to spend Christmas with them, they are in a panic. Callie is too scared to tell her mother about her broken engagement, so she tells her mother that she and Ben are engaged, leaving the friends shocked. Layla is dating radio personality Alexis Miller and she is hoping to avoid arguing with her mother about her life as a lesbian. Can the McDaniel sisters keep their cool together while their mother is in town. Ashley travels to Bakersfield to spend Christmas with her family. Nathan and Ben kiss under the mistletoe.
Magic Mouth

AuditoryIllusionVisual

**Source** *Core Rulebook pg. 349* 3.0

**Traditions** arcane, occult

**Deity** Nethys

**Cast**  somatic, verbal

**Range** touch; **Targets** 1 creature or object

**Duration** unlimited

You specify a trigger and a message up to 25 words long. When the specified trigger occurs within 30 feet of the target, an illusory mouth appears on the target and speaks the message, and the *magic mouth* spell ends.
Kiki, Meena, and Riley

**Kiki, Meena, and Riley** surrounds the love triangle between Kiki Taylor, Meena Khan, and Riley Carlson that developed during the fourth arc. Kiki was the center of this love triangle.

## Trivia

* As of --, this love triangle was over.
* Kiki cheated on Meena with Riley and cheated on Riley with Meena.
* Meena lost her virginity to Kiki.
* Nathan cross caught Kiki making out with both girls on different occasions.
	+ He caught Kiki and Meena making out in a hospital room.
	+ He caught Kiki and Riley making out in the backroom of Java the Hutt.
* Kiki and Meena were close friends with Riley's cousin, Chloe Lawrence.
* All three went to different colleges in Los Angeles.
	+ Kiki went to California University at Los Angeles.
	+ Meena went to Southern California University.
	+ Riley went to the Los Angeles Film Academy.
* Riley learned that Kiki and Meena were sleeping around while she and Kiki were still dating.
* Riley gave Kiki and ultimatum: her or Meena.
* Riley has no ill-will feelings for Meena but hates it when she feels like a mistress when it comes to Kiki's relationship with her.
* Kiki was devastated when Meena pursued her ex-boyfriend again, causing her to pursue Riley.
* Meena was extremely upset that Kiki invited Riley to their Vegas Wedding.
* Meena was extremely angry Kiki attended her mother, Neeta's 50th birthday party with Riley as her date.
* This is *Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation'*s dramatic love triangle in the series.
* Riley comforted Kiki after learning of Meena's new relationship.
* Kiki was sexually active with both Meena and Riley.
April Knight

**April Knight** is a recurring character in arc four, five, and six of *Sweet L.A. Life*. She is portrayed by Cassandra Jean Whitehead and debuts in --. She is the love interest of Ben Michaels. Her mother, Alice Knight, doesn't approve of her daughter's relationship with a transgender man and believed the April is too young to be a stepmother to Ben's daughter, Briana.
Gayle McDaniel

> My mother never accepted me for being a lesbian. Ever. Till the day she died, she called my partner, the woman that I love beyond measure, she called her my 'friend'. As if our love was less than. And our love is not less than. But it was painful, you know? It still is.
>
> Layla about **Gayle** to Olivia Davidson, "Less Is More"

**Gayle McDaniel** is the mother of main characters Layla and Callie McDaniel in the series, *Sweet L.A. Life (Novel Series)*. She is a widowed housewife who disapproves of Layla's sexuality as a lesbian woman and is close-minded about the LGBT community. She also pressures her younger daughter, Callie into finding a boyfriend to marry as she believed that as a lesbian, Layla would never get married.

## Profile

Gayle's oldest daughter, Layla formerly idolizes her and desperately craves her approval. Layla was always bringing home straight-A's and would help her mother with redoing the house, which inspired Layla to pursue a career in interior designing, and she is extremely proud of her career achievements. On the other hand, their relationship became strained when Layla came out to her mother about her sexuality. Since then, Gayle still doesn't accept her oldest daughter's sexuality and barely tolerates her relationships, including the one with Celia Morales, refusing to call Celia by her first name.

Gayle's youngest daughter, Callie also idolized her mother. Callie would do Gayle's hair and talk about fashion shows. However, Callie attempted to play mediator to both her mother and sister after Layla came out as a lesbian. Although she loved her mother, Callie disapproved of her mother's negative views on the LGBTQ + community, as she felt they were an insult to both the community and to Layla. Gayle also pushed Callie into finding a boyfriend and into marriage.

## Trivia

* Gayle is one of many parents in the series to not approve of their child(ren)'s sexuality. She didn't approve of her daughter Layla being a lesbian.
* She always had her hair done by her daughter, Callie, until they became estranged due to Callie supporting Layla.
* Although she never accepted Layla's sexuality, she had always loved her.
* She and her husband George have been married since 1965.
New Couple on the Block

New Couple on the Block is the first episode of the series, Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation.

## Synopsis

Ten years after we last left them, we find Ben falling for his daughter's teacher; Nathan running Java the Hutt and still single; and Callie looking for a new stylist for her beauty salon, Callie's Beauty Lounge and hiding a painful secret, she and her husband, Ethan Griffins have separated for a year, and she has received divorce papers. We meet struggling screenwriter, Riley Carlson, her cousin and former L.A. Clippers dancer, Chloe Lawrence, elementary school teacher's aide, Javi Rodriguez, and young Texan Luke Tanner, who gets a job at Java the Hutt as a cashier. They meet a young lesbian couple who move into their apartment complex. Hairstylist Erica Myles and her girlfriend and young real estate agent Olivia Davidson.
The Return of Lexi Sterling

The Return of Lexi Sterling

## Synopsis

Spoiled socialite, Lexi Sterling, who is also bisexual returns to L.A. for her father's funeral and to reconnect with Nathan, Ben, and Callie. When a billionaire client comes to town, Olivia is under the gun to find a lavish estate in less than 48 hours. Erica is given the opportunity to do an actress's hair and makeup for a red-carpet event. Riley gets more than she bargained for when he takes an interest in a beautiful Muslim nurse.
Viper Arrow

Conjuration Consumable Magical

**Source** *Core Rulebook pg. 561* 3.0

**Price** 17 gp

**Ammunition** arrow

**Activate**  command

The shaft of this arrow is covered in fine green scales, and its iron head comes to a pair of points almost like fangs. After an activated *viper arrow* hits a target, the arrow transforms into a viper. The target is affected by the viper's poison, as if it had been bitten. The viper then lands in an open space adjacent to the target.

The viper has the summoned trait and acts at the end of your turn, even though you didn't use the Sustain a Spell action. It is under the GM's control, but it generally attacks the creature the arrow struck. The viper vanishes after 1 minute or when slain.

**Craft Requirements** Supply one casting of *summon animal*.
The Mourning After

The Mourning After

## Synopsis

Layla and Celia have a fight about their relationship, putting it in question. Layla seeks solace with an girl from Babylon and sleeps with her. When Celia discovers this, their relationship is over.

Callie plans a trip to Big Bear for the annual ski trip. When she decides to invite Celia, due to her friendship with her, the other advised against it because of Celia's breakup with Layla,
Maryam Wells

**Maryam Alicia Wells** (born August 29, 1990) is an American author, video blogger, and cosmetologist. She is best known for her novel series, *The Fabulous Jenkins Girls*, *All About Us*, *Hollywood Sisters*, *Mystery Sisters*, and *Daddy's Daughters*.

In addition to her cosmetology career, -, she released her novel series, *Sisters*, about the lives of four African-American sisters living in Baldwin Hills, a urban neighborhood in South Los Angeles. She also released *The Fabulous Jenkins Girls*, about the school and home lives of two teenage headstrong sisters. She has released a line of make-up, jewelry, fragrances, and clothes. She also has her own YouTube channel. She is also known for posting hair and makeup looks on both her Instagram and Facebook pages.

## Trivia

* Wells based on the on and off romance between bisexual Lexi Sterling and lesbian Ashley Thomas on Emmerdale couple Cain and Moira Dingle.
* Wells shares many similarities with fictional character, Callie McDaniel.
	+ They are both hair and makeup artists.
	+ They both dress in colorful clothes.
	+ They both support the LGBT community.
	+ They are both heterosexual.
		- Ironically, Wells based Callie on herself. Plus, some of Wells' experiences including fighting for women's rights and LGBT rights were written into Callie's storylines, including Callie's foot injury.
* Wells reveals that the reason for writing the series, was due to her ongoing argument with her mother over their different opinions regarding the LGBT community.
Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation (Arc 2)

Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation

## Synopsis

Erica's life spins out of control after Olivia moves out of the apartment following Erica's infidelity; Luke and Javi began seeing each other and open up about their trouble pasts; Layla's ex-girlfriend Celia Morales comes back into her life; Nathan's daughter, Hayley moves in at Sunrise Apartment for a job at --. but he is in shock when he finds out Hayley has a daughter, Piper. Riley and Chloe struggle with the harsh realities of making it in Hollywood. Callie spirals out of control after her divorce from Ethan is finalized.
Celia Morales

**Celia Morales** is a recurring character in the series, Sweet L.A. Life. She is the on and off love interest of Layla McDaniel.

## Trivia

* She is a very skilled ballet and jazz dancer and former gymnast.
* She is a lover of interior designing like her on and off girlfriend, Layla McDaniel
* Her hobbies are music, hiking, biking, skiing, mountain climbing, and interior design.
* Celia is the first character in the franchise to have a nose piercing. The second was Riley Carlson.
* Her mother, Maria Morales, is a schoolteacher in Fresno, California.
* Her aunt and uncle own a Cuban restaurant called Madre's.
Mother Trouble

Mother Trouble

## Synopsis

Layla and Callie's mother, Gayle visits them in L.A. for the first time since the family reunion. When Gayle inadvertely sets Layla up with Callie's ex-boyfriend, Ethan, tension builds between mother and daughters. A shocking and devastating secret causes the McDaniel sisters' attitudes towards their mother to change.
Ben and Callie

**Ben and Callie** surrounds the relationship between Ben Michaels and Callie McDaniel. This relationship is one of the main plot lines in the *Sweet L.A. Life* series and seems to be the "One True Pairing" or endgame of the show.

## Trivia

* They first met at -- Apartments, where Callie noticed that Ben had blue eyes.
* Ben was attracted to Callie from the start.
* Both of their daughters, Briana and Cayla were delivered by their best friend, Nathan Cross.
Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation (Arc 3)

Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation

## Synopsis

Erica tries to win Olivia back despite the fact she is in a relationship with Lacey; Layla and Celia get engaged; An unexpected pregnancy turns Luke and Javi's lives upside down. Nathan learns that Brooke, the mother of his daughter is a lesbian; Riley receives an offer to write for a failing TV series. Chloe meets a handsome dancer at an audition and they began a relationship. Briana discovers her father's affair with her teacher and is outraged. Callie battles a rival hair salon that is stealing her clients.
Riley and Nichelle

**Riley and Nichelle** surrounds the relationship between Riley Carlson and Nichelle Atkins in the series, *Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation*.

## Trivia

* Both Riley and Nichelle are mixed raced.
	+ Riley is Caucasian and Italian.
	+ Madison is Caucasian and African-American.
* They both attended Luke Tanner and Javi Rodriguez's wedding in *Here Come the Grooms*.
Mitch Griffins

Mitchell "Mitch" Griffins is

After Ethan's death, he was cremated, according to his wishes. Mitch banned Callie and her friends from attending the funeral as he blamed them for Ethan's death. Refusing to be bullied around, Callie crashes the funeral, despite her friends' protests. During the funeral, which was organized by Ethan's parents, Callie was outraged that Kira Wu, Ethan's widow at the time of his death was joined by the family, despite her philandering way that tore Ethan's second marriage up.