The City Watch is, in some ways, like an occupying military force. They are more interested in order than justice, and more interested in the well-being of the city as a whole than in the needs of a particular citizen. Crime in Ptolus is rampant and the City watch often feel overwhelmed.
- Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Intimidation
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, vehicles (land)
- Equipment: A memento taken from a fallen comrade, a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Feature: Watchers Eye
Your experience in enforcing the law, and dealing with lawbreakers, gives you a feel for local laws and criminals. You can easily find the local outpost of the watch or a similar organization, and just as easily pick out the dens of criminal activity in a community, although you're more likely to be welcome in the former locations rather than the latter.
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the soldier background in the Player's Handbook as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your
identity as a member of the city watch. Your bond is likely associated with your fellow watch members or the watch organization itself, and almost certainly concerns your community. Your ideal probably involves the fostering of peace and safety. An investigator is likely to have an ideal connected to achieving justice by successfully solving crimes.
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Personality Trait |
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1
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I’m always polite and respectful.
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2
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I’m haunted by memories of violence. I can’t get the images of violence out of my mind.
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3
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I’ve lost too many friends, and I’m slow to make new ones.
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4
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I’m full of inspiring and cautionary tales from my time in the Watch, experience relevant to almost every situation.
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5
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I can stare down a hell hound without flinching.
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6
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I enjoy being strong and like breaking things.
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7
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I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to success.
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Ideal |
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1
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Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in defense of others. (Good)
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2
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Responsibility. I do what I must and obey just authority. (Lawful)
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3
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Independence. When people follow orders blindly, they embrace a kind of tyranny. (Chaotic)
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4
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Live and Let Live. Ideals aren’t worth killing over or going to war for. (Neutral)
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5
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Nation. My city, nation, or people are all that matter. (Any)
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Bond |
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1
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I would still lay down my life for the people I served with.
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2
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Someone saved my life. To this day, I will never leave a friend behind.
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3
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My honor is my life.
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4
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I’ll never forget the crushing defeat my company suffered or the enemies who dealt it.
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5
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Those who fight beside me are those worth dying for.
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6
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I fight for those who cannot fight for themselves.
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Flaw |
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1
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I have little respect for anyone who is not a proven warrior.
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2
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I made a terrible mistake that cost a life —and I would do anything to keep that mistake secret.
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3
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My hatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning.
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4
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I obey the law, even if the law causes misery.
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