https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Sentinel 2026-04-11T17:19:26Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.39.6 https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Sentinel&diff=123924&oldid=prev 2025-07-13T14:47:44Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 14:47, 13 July 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l54">Line 54:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 54:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When you play a sentinel, you are a soldier who can embrace any aspect of warfare. If you take an interest in the strategic and diplomatic manoeuvrings of the military council as they plan Imperial strategy then it may help to [[War|understand how Imperial campaigns]] are decided. If you are want to see [[fortification|Urizen fortified]], then it&#039;s a good idea to understand how the [[Commission|Senate commissions them]] and how they are paid for with resources from [[White_granite|the Bourse]]. Most sentinels get most benefit from having a [[military unit]] as their personal [[resource]] but you can take a resource like a [[business]] if you want to have the money to pay for magic items or a [[mana site]] to give you mana crystals to get enchantments cast on yourself.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When you play a sentinel, you are a soldier who can embrace any aspect of warfare. If you take an interest in the strategic and diplomatic manoeuvrings of the military council as they plan Imperial strategy then it may help to [[War|understand how Imperial campaigns]] are decided. If you are want to see [[fortification|Urizen fortified]], then it&#039;s a good idea to understand how the [[Commission|Senate commissions them]] and how they are paid for with resources from [[White_granite|the Bourse]]. Most sentinels get most benefit from having a [[military unit]] as their personal [[resource]] but you can take a resource like a [[business]] if you want to have the money to pay for magic items or a [[mana site]] to give you mana crystals to get enchantments cast on yourself.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sentinels are dedicated warriors, so any skills that you can use on the battlefield are worth taking. Martial skills are the obvious choice, but you can play a battle mage, or an artificer who makes their own magic weapons and armour, or even play a battlefield <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">physic </del>if that appeals to you. Fighting in battles is just one part of being a sentinel though, so if you&#039;re a non-combatant then you can still play a sentinel by creating a veteran warrior - you just need an in-character reason why your character can no longer take the field such as a debilitating injury. The only skills to avoid are ritual magic and religious skills since too many points spent on skills like that will undermine your character&#039;s identity as a dedicated warrior.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sentinels are dedicated warriors, so any skills that you can use on the battlefield are worth taking. Martial skills are the obvious choice, but you can play a battle mage, or an artificer who makes their own magic weapons and armour, or even play a battlefield <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">physick </ins>if that appeals to you. Fighting in battles is just one part of being a sentinel though, so if you&#039;re a non-combatant then you can still play a sentinel by creating a veteran warrior - you just need an in-character reason why your character can no longer take the field such as a debilitating injury. The only skills to avoid are ritual magic and religious skills since too many points spent on skills like that will undermine your character&#039;s identity as a dedicated warrior.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In Urizen, there are fortified spires called citadels which are built and operated by sentinels to defend Urizen. If you&#039;re part of a group with other sentinels then it&#039;s a great idea to create your own citadel. You can talk to your friends to develop an idea for the martial philosophy of your citadel, what kind of skills they teach, what kind of tactics they train for, and so on. While it&#039;s hard to do, if you can create characters with similar costume and fighting style then it will dramatically increase the profile of your group and make you more effective in the game. Empire is filled with thousands of unique characters, so a battlefield unit with a uniform look always looks dramatic and stands out from the crowd.  Most inhabitants of a citadel are sentinels but they are home to some ritual magicians and similar, so not everyone has to be a warrior.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In Urizen, there are fortified spires called citadels which are built and operated by sentinels to defend Urizen. If you&#039;re part of a group with other sentinels then it&#039;s a great idea to create your own citadel. You can talk to your friends to develop an idea for the martial philosophy of your citadel, what kind of skills they teach, what kind of tactics they train for, and so on. While it&#039;s hard to do, if you can create characters with similar costume and fighting style then it will dramatically increase the profile of your group and make you more effective in the game. Empire is filled with thousands of unique characters, so a battlefield unit with a uniform look always looks dramatic and stands out from the crowd.  Most inhabitants of a citadel are sentinels but they are home to some ritual magicians and similar, so not everyone has to be a warrior.</div></td></tr> </table>

Twiggy https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Sentinel&diff=107797&oldid=prev 2024-02-25T19:57:52Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:57, 25 February 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&lt;ic&gt;</del>This page refers to the Urizen martial archetype; for the Paragon of Vigilance see [[the Sentinel]]<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&lt;/ic&gt;</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{Disambiguation|</ins>This page refers to the Urizen martial archetype; for the Paragon of Vigilance see [[the Sentinel]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}}</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Urizen]][[Category:Archetype]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Urizen]][[Category:Archetype]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Overview===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Overview===</div></td></tr> </table>

Hailmur https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Sentinel&diff=105892&oldid=prev 2023-10-08T18:52:08Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 18:52, 8 October 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;ic&gt;This page refers to the Urizen martial <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">archtype</del>; for the Paragon of Vigilance see [[the Sentinel]]&lt;/ic&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;ic&gt;This page refers to the Urizen martial <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">archetype</ins>; for the Paragon of Vigilance see [[the Sentinel]]&lt;/ic&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Urizen]][[Category:Archetype]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Urizen]][[Category:Archetype]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Overview===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Overview===</div></td></tr> </table>

Noserenda https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Sentinel&diff=96214&oldid=prev 2022-09-14T13:19:24Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Playing a Sentinel</span></span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 13:19, 14 September 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l75">Line 75:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 75:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although sentinels are dedicated warriors, they embrace the Urizeni themes of arete, poise, and personal philosophy. They are defined by their dedication to keeping Urizen safe, but you don&#039;t have to spend every moment working towards that goal. Sentinels who come to Anvil enjoy music, plays, meals, debates and socialising as much as any Urizeni. Anvil is the safest place in the Empire, so you can let your guard down while you are there when you need to relax.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although sentinels are dedicated warriors, they embrace the Urizeni themes of arete, poise, and personal philosophy. They are defined by their dedication to keeping Urizen safe, but you don&#039;t have to spend every moment working towards that goal. Sentinels who come to Anvil enjoy music, plays, meals, debates and socialising as much as any Urizeni. Anvil is the safest place in the Empire, so you can let your guard down while you are there when you need to relax.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==Further Reading==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* [[Cetratus and the sword scholars]] - [[Historical research]] into a pre-Imperial sentinel and their relationship with Sulemaine and the sword scholars</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;small&gt;Thanks to Isidore Sanders for important contributions to this page&lt;/small&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;small&gt;Thanks to Isidore Sanders for important contributions to this page&lt;/small&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

Rafferty https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Sentinel&diff=93646&oldid=prev 2022-07-24T17:02:08Z

<p>sp</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:02, 24 July 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l29">Line 29:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 29:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Preparation for war is about much more than just training. Building effective defences is a crucial part of warfare, and most sentinels support the creation of the largest, most defensible [[fortification|fortifications]] that the nation can support. Urizen&#039;s small population makes it impossible for it to raise a second army, but the unforgiving landscape is perfect for the construction of large fortresses that can ensure the nation is protected.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Preparation for war is about much more than just training. Building effective defences is a crucial part of warfare, and most sentinels support the creation of the largest, most defensible [[fortification|fortifications]] that the nation can support. Urizen&#039;s small population makes it impossible for it to raise a second army, but the unforgiving landscape is perfect for the construction of large fortresses that can ensure the nation is protected.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>To become the perfect warrior requires a sentinel to master every facet of warfare. Martial skills are a vital part of that training, but they must also study logistics, strategy, tactics, and diplomacy. There are sentinels who devote their lives to architecture, looking to create impregnable fortifications, or master the craft of the artisan so that they can make the perfect weapons. While few are practitioners of magic, most of them study the application of the arcane arts to battle, the better to anticipate their enemies and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">utilize </del>their allies. Most citadels have a library at their heart and many Sentinels see it as their duty to commit their philosophy and ideas to writing, so that they can be tested by their peers and studied by future generations. Sentinels are not warriors, they are students of war itself.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>To become the perfect warrior requires a sentinel to master every facet of warfare. Martial skills are a vital part of that training, but they must also study logistics, strategy, tactics, and diplomacy. There are sentinels who devote their lives to architecture, looking to create impregnable fortifications, or master the craft of the artisan so that they can make the perfect weapons. While few are practitioners of magic, most of them study the application of the arcane arts to battle, the better to anticipate their enemies and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">utilise </ins>their allies. Most citadels have a library at their heart and many Sentinels see it as their duty to commit their philosophy and ideas to writing, so that they can be tested by their peers and studied by future generations. Sentinels are not warriors, they are students of war itself.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Most sentinels also have a deep appreciation of the vital need to be able to cooperate effectively with others on the battlefield. A duel between two warriors is radically different to a battlefield involving scores or hundreds of opponents. Few sentinels have much time for those who seek personal triumph in battle. The common view is that to be effective on the battlefield requires the sublimation of the individual&#039;s identity to allow those engaged to form a single fighting unit. Sentinels from different spires often seek out opportunities to train together looking to develop their ability to form larger combat units from smaller, seemingly disparate groups.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Most sentinels also have a deep appreciation of the vital need to be able to cooperate effectively with others on the battlefield. A duel between two warriors is radically different to a battlefield involving scores or hundreds of opponents. Few sentinels have much time for those who seek personal triumph in battle. The common view is that to be effective on the battlefield requires the sublimation of the individual&#039;s identity to allow those engaged to form a single fighting unit. Sentinels from different spires often seek out opportunities to train together looking to develop their ability to form larger combat units from smaller, seemingly disparate groups.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l37">Line 37:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 37:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When training some sentinels choose to focus their [[Combat skills|fighting skills]], striving to master a single fighting style or approach to combat. They often seek to express a wider philosophy through the style of warfare they embrace. For example, a sentinel who strives to become an immovable object who stands firm and breaks any enemy who comes against them might specialise in the use of a [[Combat skills#Shield|shield]], cultivate [[Combat skills#Endurance|physical stamina]], and channel their inner strength into [[Heroic skills#Unstoppable|recover quickly]] from the blows of their enemy.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When training some sentinels choose to focus their [[Combat skills|fighting skills]], striving to master a single fighting style or approach to combat. They often seek to express a wider philosophy through the style of warfare they embrace. For example, a sentinel who strives to become an immovable object who stands firm and breaks any enemy who comes against them might specialise in the use of a [[Combat skills#Shield|shield]], cultivate [[Combat skills#Endurance|physical stamina]], and channel their inner strength into [[Heroic skills#Unstoppable|recover quickly]] from the blows of their enemy.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Other sentinels stress flexibility, believing that the ultimate warrior is one who can adapt themselves to any need. They might [[Combat skills#Weapon Master|master multiple weapons]], and perhaps learn a little healing or combat magic, viewing magic as one of the many weapons they can wield as circumstances require. Such an individual would tend to prepare the weapons and armour for each battle, depending on who they are fighting and in particular on who their allies are – perhaps even going so far as to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">specialize </del>in supporting or complementing their allies approach to the battle.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Other sentinels stress flexibility, believing that the ultimate warrior is one who can adapt themselves to any need. They might [[Combat skills#Weapon Master|master multiple weapons]], and perhaps learn a little healing or combat magic, viewing magic as one of the many weapons they can wield as circumstances require. Such an individual would tend to prepare the weapons and armour for each battle, depending on who they are fighting and in particular on who their allies are – perhaps even going so far as to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">specialise </ins>in supporting or complementing their allies approach to the battle.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Ritual magic is considered crucial to success on the battlefield, the greater the range of rituals a sentinel has access to the more flexible they can be. A sentinel might expand their repertoire of weapons for a certain battle with the use of [[Barked Command of the Iron Serjant]], or seek out a magician who can perform [[Vitality of Rushing Water]] when facing [[Druj]] or venturing into a [[vallorn]]. However, although some sentinels learn spellcasting, few seek to master ritual magic. Learning ritual lore is a time-consuming process that requires the sentinel to split their focus - something that inevitably compromises their arete. Better to focus on perfecting martial skills and seek out the right coven for aid when it is needed.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Ritual magic is considered crucial to success on the battlefield, the greater the range of rituals a sentinel has access to the more flexible they can be. A sentinel might expand their repertoire of weapons for a certain battle with the use of [[Barked Command of the Iron Serjant]], or seek out a magician who can perform [[Vitality of Rushing Water]] when facing [[Druj]] or venturing into a [[vallorn]]. However, although some sentinels learn spellcasting, few seek to master ritual magic. Learning ritual lore is a time-consuming process that requires the sentinel to split their focus - something that inevitably compromises their arete. Better to focus on perfecting martial skills and seek out the right coven for aid when it is needed.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l74">Line 74:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 74:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As a sentinel, you have a license to be utterly ruthless in pursuit of your goals. Most characters understand that a battle is a matter of life and death, where characters do what they must to survive. But sentinels don&#039;t make any distinction between the battle and the planning and preparation that leads up to that point. Sentinels are not immoral - they want to protect Urizen precisely because it is the greatest bastion of learning and civilisation in the known world. But if you can stay focussed on the idea that everything you are doing could prove vital to Urizen&#039;s survival then you have a strong motivation to be utterly uncompromising in your dealings with other characters.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As a sentinel, you have a license to be utterly ruthless in pursuit of your goals. Most characters understand that a battle is a matter of life and death, where characters do what they must to survive. But sentinels don&#039;t make any distinction between the battle and the planning and preparation that leads up to that point. Sentinels are not immoral - they want to protect Urizen precisely because it is the greatest bastion of learning and civilisation in the known world. But if you can stay focussed on the idea that everything you are doing could prove vital to Urizen&#039;s survival then you have a strong motivation to be utterly uncompromising in your dealings with other characters.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although sentinels are dedicated warriors, they embrace the Urizeni themes of arete, poise, and personal philosophy. They are defined by their dedication to keeping Urizen safe, but you don&#039;t have to spend every moment working towards that goal. Sentinels who come to Anvil enjoy music, plays, meals, debates and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">socializing </del>as much as any Urizeni. Anvil is the safest place in the Empire, so you can let your guard down while you are there when you need to relax.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although sentinels are dedicated warriors, they embrace the Urizeni themes of arete, poise, and personal philosophy. They are defined by their dedication to keeping Urizen safe, but you don&#039;t have to spend every moment working towards that goal. Sentinels who come to Anvil enjoy music, plays, meals, debates and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">socialising </ins>as much as any Urizeni. Anvil is the safest place in the Empire, so you can let your guard down while you are there when you need to relax.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;small&gt;Thanks to Isidore Sanders for important contributions to this page&lt;/small&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;small&gt;Thanks to Isidore Sanders for important contributions to this page&lt;/small&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

Emmanovi https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Sentinel&diff=84737&oldid=prev 2021-09-28T15:36:51Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">The Enemy Within</span></span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:36, 28 September 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l42">Line 42:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 42:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==The Enemy Within==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==The Enemy Within==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The sentinels have a long and bitter rivalry with the [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Suleiman</del>|sword scholars]]. This is because sword scholars are dangerous fanatics who once went round killing priests if they found their teachings offensive. While modern sword scholars have had to drop their murderous traditions to be accepted back into Urizen, they still represent the worst excesses of Urizen life. It is bad enough that questors want to dismantle everything in search of a higher truth, without the slightest concern for the stability of Urizen or the Empire. Sword scholars have the same indifference to the wellbeing of Urizen combined with a tendency to physical confrontation with anyone who disagrees with them.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The sentinels have a long and bitter rivalry with the [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sword_scholar</ins>|sword scholars]]. This is because sword scholars are dangerous fanatics who once went round killing priests if they found their teachings offensive. While modern sword scholars have had to drop their murderous traditions to be accepted back into Urizen, they still represent the worst excesses of Urizen life. It is bad enough that questors want to dismantle everything in search of a higher truth, without the slightest concern for the stability of Urizen or the Empire. Sword scholars have the same indifference to the wellbeing of Urizen combined with a tendency to physical confrontation with anyone who disagrees with them.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the opinion of most sentinels Suleiman and the sword scholars were a disaster for Urizen, threatening and sometimes murdering the priests of neighbouring Highguard. At a time when Urizen desperately needed capable allies, Suleiman was busy putting some of their most important diplomats to the sword for the crime of not being able to hold their own in a debate.  The sword scholars were all highly capable warriors, but instead of pledging themselves to protecting the nation from the orcs, they spent their time murdering mendicant priests.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the opinion of most sentinels Suleiman and the sword scholars were a disaster for Urizen, threatening and sometimes murdering the priests of neighbouring Highguard. At a time when Urizen desperately needed capable allies, Suleiman was busy putting some of their most important diplomats to the sword for the crime of not being able to hold their own in a debate.  The sword scholars were all highly capable warriors, but instead of pledging themselves to protecting the nation from the orcs, they spent their time murdering mendicant priests.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l48">Line 48:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 48:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Modern sword scholars are shrewd enough to not get caught breaking the law, so instead they openly feud with the Synod, opposing anything they take a dislike to. Few show even the slightest concern for the diplomatic or strategic consequences of their actions. As a result, the sentinels view them as a menace, something that threatens the security of Urizen every bit as much as the Druj or the Grendel do. After Urizen joined the Empire, the sentinels drove the sword scholars out with the backing of the Imperial Synod. Isolated and scattered they were unable to do anything more to threaten the safety and security of Urizen. Now that they have returned, many sentinels consider it only a matter of time before they will start doing things that threaten the safety of Urizen again.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Modern sword scholars are shrewd enough to not get caught breaking the law, so instead they openly feud with the Synod, opposing anything they take a dislike to. Few show even the slightest concern for the diplomatic or strategic consequences of their actions. As a result, the sentinels view them as a menace, something that threatens the security of Urizen every bit as much as the Druj or the Grendel do. After Urizen joined the Empire, the sentinels drove the sword scholars out with the backing of the Imperial Synod. Isolated and scattered they were unable to do anything more to threaten the safety and security of Urizen. Now that they have returned, many sentinels consider it only a matter of time before they will start doing things that threaten the safety of Urizen again.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{CaptionedImage|file=Urizen Costume 10.jpg|caption=Sentinels are scholars as well as warriors.|align=right|width=600}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{CaptionedImage|file=Urizen Costume 10.jpg|caption=Sentinels are scholars as well as warriors.|align=right|width=600}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Creating a Sentinel==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Creating a Sentinel==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The sentinel archetype is intended to let you create a dedicated warrior, someone who puts the defence of Urizen above all other concerns. It gives you a chance to play a soldier who is also a philosopher or a scholar. Sentinels believe that the successful execution of war includes all the preparation and planning that leads up to the battle, so the archetype gives you a justification for getting involved in every aspect of Urizen life that might affect the wars the nation is fighting.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The sentinel archetype is intended to let you create a dedicated warrior, someone who puts the defence of Urizen above all other concerns. It gives you a chance to play a soldier who is also a philosopher or a scholar. Sentinels believe that the successful execution of war includes all the preparation and planning that leads up to the battle, so the archetype gives you a justification for getting involved in every aspect of Urizen life that might affect the wars the nation is fighting.</div></td></tr> </table>

Hastur https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Sentinel&diff=84690&oldid=prev 2021-09-28T13:31:21Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 13:31, 28 September 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{stub}}</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;ic&gt;This page refers to the Urizen martial archtype; for the Paragon of Vigilance see [[the Sentinel]]&lt;/ic&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;ic&gt;This page refers to the Urizen martial archtype; for the Paragon of Vigilance see [[the Sentinel]]&lt;/ic&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Urizen]][[Category:Archetype]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Urizen]][[Category:Archetype]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Rafferty https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Sentinel&diff=84375&oldid=prev 2021-09-07T12:55:57Z

<p></p> <a href="https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Sentinel&amp;diff=84375&amp;oldid=84258">Show changes</a>

Rafferty https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Sentinel&diff=84258&oldid=prev 2021-08-12T17:32:38Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:32, 12 August 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l43">Line 43:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 43:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;quote&gt;I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.&lt;/quote&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;quote&gt;I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.&lt;/quote&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category:Urizen]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category:Archetype]]</ins></div></td></tr> </table>

Cathtice https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Sentinel&diff=83037&oldid=prev 2021-04-07T16:14:19Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:14, 7 April 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l20">Line 20:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 20:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When fighting alongside other nations, sentinels often prefer to stay in reserve, avoiding the front lines of a battle – they observe the unfolding conflict and quickly decide where their particular skills can make the most difference to the outcome, then employ those skills with ruthless effectiveness before moving on to another crisis point. This often means engaging at the point where fighting is most fierce, bringing relief to beleaguered allies who are about to be overrun.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When fighting alongside other nations, sentinels often prefer to stay in reserve, avoiding the front lines of a battle – they observe the unfolding conflict and quickly decide where their particular skills can make the most difference to the outcome, then employ those skills with ruthless effectiveness before moving on to another crisis point. This often means engaging at the point where fighting is most fierce, bringing relief to beleaguered allies who are about to be overrun.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Urizen Costume 10.jpg|caption=Sentinels are scholars as well as warriors.|align=right|width=600}}</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Warrior-Scholars==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Warrior-Scholars==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although sentinels are defined by their commitment to warfare, the majority see scholasticism as a vital part of that philosophy. Obviously they train and study to master their weapons, but it is a rare sentinel who will pass up an opportunity to read an important tract on strategy, tactics, or warfare. Most spire and citadels have a library at their heart and many Sentinels see it as their duty to commit their philosophy and ideas to writing, so that they can be tested by their peers and studied by future generations. Not every Sentinel is an academic, of course, but most see themselves as complete students of martial philosophy not mere soldiers or warriors.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although sentinels are defined by their commitment to warfare, the majority see scholasticism as a vital part of that philosophy. Obviously they train and study to master their weapons, but it is a rare sentinel who will pass up an opportunity to read an important tract on strategy, tactics, or warfare. Most spire and citadels have a library at their heart and many Sentinels see it as their duty to commit their philosophy and ideas to writing, so that they can be tested by their peers and studied by future generations. Not every Sentinel is an academic, of course, but most see themselves as complete students of martial philosophy not mere soldiers or warriors.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Sentinels and Magic==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Sentinels and Magic==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Adaptability is a key concern for many sentinels, and they are often especially cognizant of magic that can help them expand their repertoire of abilities. As simple an incantation as [[empower]] is easy to underestimate but can grant additional prowess at just the right moment - especially for a sentinel who has mastered [[Combat_skills#Weapon_Master|multiple weapons]]. There are a slew of [[enchantment|enchantments]], especially in the [[Magical_skills#Realm_Lore|lore]] of [[Summer magic|Summer]] that can make a sentinel more powerful. Rituals such as [[Swan&#039;s Cruel Wing]], [[Strength of the Bull]], or [[Devastating Maul of Inga Tarn]] have an obvious application but there are many others. A sentinel might expand their repertoire of weapons for a certain battle with the use of [[Barked Command of the Iron Serjant]], or seek out a magician who can perform [[Vitality of Rushing Water]] when facing [[Druj]] or venturing into a [[vallorn]].</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Adaptability is a key concern for many sentinels, and they are often especially cognizant of magic that can help them expand their repertoire of abilities. As simple an incantation as [[empower]] is easy to underestimate but can grant additional prowess at just the right moment - especially for a sentinel who has mastered [[Combat_skills#Weapon_Master|multiple weapons]]. There are a slew of [[enchantment|enchantments]], especially in the [[Magical_skills#Realm_Lore|lore]] of [[Summer magic|Summer]] that can make a sentinel more powerful. Rituals such as [[Swan&#039;s Cruel Wing]], [[Strength of the Bull]], or [[Devastating Maul of Inga Tarn]] have an obvious application but there are many others. A sentinel might expand their repertoire of weapons for a certain battle with the use of [[Barked Command of the Iron Serjant]], or seek out a magician who can perform [[Vitality of Rushing Water]] when facing [[Druj]] or venturing into a [[vallorn]].</div></td></tr> </table>

Rafferty