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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
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 Posted - 29 Sep 2012 : 18:54:40
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Just a clarification on this term. When an NPC of Waterdeep is described as a watch-wizard, and it's not specified whether they're in the Watch or the Watchful Order... which is it? Or is it necessarily both?
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 29 Sep 2012 : 19:20:47
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Internet offed this.
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City Watch
The City Watch serves as Waterdeep's police force, patrolling the city and ensuring the well-being of its inhabitants. In addition to arresting those who break the laws, Watch patrols often assigt passersby with heavy loads, give directions, search for lost children, provide basic medical aid, and referee verbal disputes.
The commander of the watch is Captain Rulathon, who reports to Piergeiron. His senior commanders are Grand Civilar Derek Windsfire (NG male half-moon elf fighter 11), Mage Civilar Thyriellentha, and Senior Armsmaster Helve Urtrace. Each ward is commanded by a ward civilar and has a number of guard posts, each commanded by a senior civilar. Each patrol is commanded, by a civilar, who reports to the local senior civilar. There is also one skulk (made up of a half-dozen rangers and rogues) per ward commanded by a Senior Skulk, and one arcanum (made up of a half-dozen sorcerers and wizards) per ward commanded by a Senior Watch-Wizard.
If correct clearly some are of the City Watch. It also appears clear that some are of the Watchful Order , http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mb/20041020a |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
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Posted - 29 Sep 2012 : 19:38:09
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Ah. This one I can explain.
Except for the handful of Palace wizards (you can see one of them in Ed and Elaine's CITY OF SPLENDORS novel), who would serve on patrol duty only in extraordinary circumstances, every "Watch-wizard" accompanying a Watch patrol is a (usually junior) member of the Watchful Order of Magists & Protectors, doing watch duty (so you'll sometimes read the term "duty wizard," and this refers to such people).
So they are all Watchful Order members, "serving with" the City Watch. They are not technically City Watch members - - and neither are the "duty clerics" stationed at Castle Waterdeep and the Palace (and in rare circumstances, at neighbourhood watchposts) to do healings, etc. However, fellow members of the Watch habitually treat both duty wizards and duty clerics as Watch commanders (officers), out of respect.
love,
THO
P.S. I paraphrased this straight from notes I took in-campaign, asking Ed (my DM) for clarifications until I was certain I'd nailed it down "right." |
Edited by - The Hooded One on 29 Sep 2012 19:46:24 |
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 29 Sep 2012 : 20:27:10
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Watch-wizard... City Watch or Watchful Order?
