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Standard Warden Equipment?
dspringer1:
The wardens are an organization who can draw upon the resources of the entire White Council. Why do they not have magical equipment issued to them? Yes I know they received the swords up until the events in Dead Beat, but why not other items? I get it - magic is personal. But problems are consistent.
First the obvious. Every warden needs personal protection from bullets, swords, claws and clubs. Why not issue every mage something roughly comparable to Harry's duster? You can make the argument that protection vs ghosts or fire is an uncommon need, but bullets and claws is pretty common problem.
The sword filled another need -- disrupting magical constructs like ghosts, demons, magical defenses, or wards. Very common need when your primary focus is targeting warlocks. Plus a sword is always useful.
Third would be the need to communicate. I guess you can argue that wizards can use phones like anybody else, but phones do not work in the never-never and are not easily carried in the field. I am less concerned about this one as it is clear that this magic requires concentration, there is magic to "listen in" on this type of communication and other magic that can "jam" it, so communication crystals might just be too hard to use and too unreliable to be routinely issued in the field.
Anybody have any thoughts as to why this is not happening. Or maybe it is happening, but Harry is just too good to benefit from the standard equipment. Other obvious equipment help (or other help) that wardens should logically be getting that Harry has not mentioned?
Griffyn612:
In one of my fan fics, I had wizards use black communication stones like the one Harry and Eb used in Changes. It took place during Turn Coat, and the stones were common use for the wardens, but not common for regular members. That way it could be somewhat excusable for Harry to not have one, being the outcast that he was.
I like the idea of there being a wizard that specializes in networking BCS's for wizards. The stones would be used to both communicate with and locate each other. They'd have to be crafted to the individual, so the network couldn't be hacked if one fell into enemy hands.
Less relevant to your post, I also had them use crystal skulls as ward lamps to create barriers against the Undead (with the idea that they were hot commodities back during WW2 thanks to Kemmler's nonsense) but they weren't standard issue.
As for armor, unless it's made from metal, it's probably hard to make a standard issue item that folks could universally refresh on their own. Even though Harry is probably the Warden that visits Edinburgh the least, the others probably don't go as often as necessary to have someone do the refresh for them.
I'd say their best bet would be to have senior wardens teach new wardens (like Harry did for some of them in the RPG stuff) the basics, and let them craft things themselves that work perfectly with their own magic.
Snark Knight:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on July 11, 2017, 02:37:31 AM ---As for armor, unless it's made from metal, it's probably hard to make a standard issue item that folks could universally refresh on their own. Even though Harry is probably the Warden that visits Edinburgh the least, the others probably don't go as often as necessary to have someone do the refresh for them.
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Well, better & more expensive materials can bring the required maintenance rate down considerably. The Council might not issue much gear directly, but it would be kinda stupid of them to tell their fighting force that resources to increase survivability are their own problem to fund out of their not exactly lavish paychecks.
jamescagney22:
I think after the war with the Red Court and the Fomor Conflict will result the Council at least the Wardens being more modern with weaponry. Almost all of them are of the younger generation now, so I wouldn't be surprised to see magically enhanced handguns as the new swords at least until Luccio gets her enchanting skills back.
Rasins:
When you consider that the "basic" equipment given to a police officer in the mundane world includes a Uniform (the Warden's cloak), a Gun (Warden's sword), and their "shield" (a Grey Cloak) it's not really surprising that the Wouncil wouldn't provide much more.
Yes, today, Body armor (Kevlar vest) are routinely worn, but you have to remember that the Wouncil is a bit backward when it comes to modern Methods and the like.
That being said, I'd be surprised if they didn't teach new Wardens different wards and such. Not equipment, but tools none the less.
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