Hey all, I have a few questions regarding the spell 'Blessing of the Watch'.
"This spell functions like bless, except as noted (1 hour per level). It works only in the caster's home city, and in areas under the jurisdiction of the city watch. For example, if the watch patrols a shantytown outside the city walls but not the ruined subterranean tunnels that lie beneath the city, the spell works in the former area but not the latter."
Question One: does the spell only works in the areas under the jurisdiction of the city watch in the caster's home town, or does it work in both the caster's home town, and in areas under the jurisdiction of the city watch in all other communities?
Question Two: Can you only cast it in those areas, gaining the effects of the spell wherever you go; or can you cast it anywhere, but you only gain the effects of the spell when you enter the mentioned areas; or can you only cast it in those areas, and you only gain the effects in those areas?
Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I got confused by how the spell works.
Hey all, I have a few questions regarding the spell 'Blessing of the Watch'.
"This spell functions like bless, except as noted (1 hour per level). It works only in the caster's home city, and in areas under the jurisdiction of the city watch. For example, if the watch patrols a shantytown outside the city walls but not the ruined subterranean tunnels that lie beneath the city, the spell works in the former area but not the latter."
Question One: does the spell only works in the areas under the jurisdiction of the city watch in the caster's home town, or does it work in both the caster's home town, and in areas under the jurisdiction of the city watch in all other communities?
Question Two: Can you only cast it in those areas, gaining the effects of the spell wherever you go; or can you cast it anywhere, but you only gain the effects of the spell when you enter the mentioned areas; or can you only cast it in those areas, and you only gain the effects in those areas?
Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I got confused by how the spell works.
1. Far as I can see, home town and in jurisdiction. If it meant, "in caster's home town (but only in areas of jurisdiction of the city watch)," It would have been in parenthesis like I did and with a but.
The AND means in addition (+ sign), not a limitation but a extra.2. You can cast only in those areas, as long as you still have effect, you can leave those areas as it is a burst effect and maintain the benefits.
1. Far as I can see, home town and in jurisdiction. If it meant, "in caster's home town (but only in areas of jurisdiction of the city watch)," It would have been in parenthesis like I did and with a but.
The AND means in addition (+ sign), not a limitation but a extra.
"OR" is used to connect things that mean "only one of these things must be true" The AND means that both things have to be true, not just one of them.
So the spell can only be cast in 'areas of jurisdiction of the city watch' that are 'in the caster's home town'. Both parts.
Otherwise, the sentence would be "This spell functions like bless, except as noted (1 hour per level). It works only in the caster's home city, OR in areas under the jurisdiction of the city watch."
Another clue is the use of "the city watch". If you wanted it to work under the jurisdiction of ANY city watch, you'd use "of a city watch".
"The" is a definite article, pointing to a particular city watch. "A" is an indefinite article, pointing to any city watch.
Ok, this clears things up. Thanks :)