Society Guide

This guide covers working with the three societies (Order of Voln, Council of Light, Guardians of Sunfist) in Lich scripts for GemStone IV.

Overview

The Society class and its subclasses provide access to your character’s society membership, rank, tasks, and abilities.

Basic Society Information

# Get your society membership
Society.membership    # "Order of Voln", "Council of Light", "Guardians of Sunfist", or nil
Society.status        # Alias for membership

# Get your rank
Society.rank          # 0-26 for Voln, 0-20 for others

# Get current society task
Society.task          # Task description or status message

Checking Membership

# Check if member of specific society
def voln_member?
  Society.membership == "Order of Voln"
end

def col_member?
  Society.membership == "Council of Light"
end

def sunfist_member?
  Society.membership == "Guardians of Sunfist"
end

# Check if in any society
def in_society?
  !Society.membership.nil? && Society.membership != "None"
end

Order of Voln

The Order of Voln is dedicated to releasing undead from their suffering.

Accessing Voln Data

# Quick access
Societies.voln              # Returns OrderOfVoln class

# Or full path
Lich::Gemstone::Societies::OrderOfVoln

Voln Favor

# Get current favor
Societies::OrderOfVoln.favor

# Check favor level
favor = Societies::OrderOfVoln.favor
if favor > 1000
  echo "Plenty of favor"
elsif favor < 100
  echo "Low on favor!"
end

Voln Symbols (Abilities)

Voln members gain Symbols as they progress through ranks:

Rank	Symbol
1	Recognition
2	Blessing
3	Thought
4	Preservation
5	Dreams
6	Courage
7	Protection
8	Submission
9	Sleep
10	Transcendence
11	Mana
12	Sight
13	Recall
14	Turning
15	Strike
16	Holiness
17	Restoration
18	Need
19	Determination
20	Return
21	Supremacy
22	Kai’s Smite
23	V’tull’s Fury
24	Phoen’s Illumination
25	Lorminstra’s Blessing
26	Voln Master

Using Voln Symbols

# Check if you know a symbol
if Society.rank >= 14
  echo "You know Symbol of Turning"
end

# Symbol costs vary - check favor before using
if Societies::OrderOfVoln.favor >= 50
  fput "symbol of turning"
end

Council of Light

The Council of Light combats the forces of darkness through magical means.

Accessing CoL Data

# Quick access
Societies.col               # Returns CouncilOfLight class

# Or full path
Lich::Gemstone::Societies::CouncilOfLight

CoL Abilities

Council of Light abilities are gained through ranks:

Rank Range	Abilities
1-5	Basic light manipulation
6-10	Enhanced defensive abilities
11-15	Offensive light powers
16-20	Master abilities

Guardians of Sunfist

The Guardians of Sunfist are warriors dedicated to protecting Elanthia.

Accessing Sunfist Data

# Quick access
Societies.sunfist           # Returns GuardiansOfSunfist class

# Or full path
Lich::Gemstone::Societies::GuardiansOfSunfist

Sigil Abilities

Sunfist members use Sigils for their abilities:

Rank Range	Sigil Types
1-5	Basic combat sigils
6-10	Enhanced sigils
11-15	Advanced sigils
16-20	Master sigils

Common Patterns

Society-Based Script Behavior

def use_society_ability
  case Society.membership
  when "Order of Voln"
    if Societies::OrderOfVoln.favor >= 100
      fput "symbol of courage"
    end
  when "Council of Light"
    fput "sigil of light"  # Example
  when "Guardians of Sunfist"
    fput "sigil of defense"  # Example
  else
    echo "Not in a society"
  end
end

Checking for Undead (Voln)

def should_use_symbol?
  return false unless voln_member?
  return false if Societies::OrderOfVoln.favor < 50

  # Check for undead targets
  GameObj.npcs.any? { |npc| npc.type?("undead") }
end

Society Task Handling

def check_society_task
  task = Society.task

  if task =~ /release.*undead/i
    echo "Voln eternal duty - release undead"
  elsif task =~ /not currently in a society/i
    echo "Not in a society"
  else
    echo "Current task: #{task}"
  end
end

Rank-Based Features

def available_abilities
  rank = Society.rank
  abilities = []

  case Society.membership
  when "Order of Voln"
    abilities << "Recognition" if rank >= 1
    abilities << "Blessing" if rank >= 2
    abilities << "Turning" if rank >= 14
    abilities << "Supremacy" if rank >= 21
  end

  abilities
end

# Check if specific ability is available
def has_voln_turning?
  voln_member? && Society.rank >= 14
end

Resource Management

# Voln favor management
def conserve_favor?
  return false unless voln_member?
  Societies::OrderOfVoln.favor < 200
end

def use_expensive_symbol?
  return false unless voln_member?
  Societies::OrderOfVoln.favor >= 500
end

Society Serialization

# Get society status as array
Society.serialize
# Returns: [membership, rank]
# Example: ["Order of Voln", 15]

Deprecated Methods

These methods still work but are deprecated:

# Old                    # New
Society.member           # Use Society.membership
Society.step             # Use Society.rank
Society.favor            # Use Societies::OrderOfVoln.favor