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Could someone clarify this issue for me? Do they turn into essentially Philosophers with combat skills after being proclaimed champions? Don't they perform guard duties anymore?
 
Could someone clarify this issue for me? Do they turn into essentially Philosophers with combat skills after being proclaimed champions? Don't they perform guard duties anymore?
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:They still perform their guard duties, but you can't move them from being guards, which many would regard as a less-than-ideal situation for their elite dwarves.--[[User:Quil|Quil]] 18:04, 20 January 2009 (EST)

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Does anyone have any advice on reasons I should put a new migrant into the Fortress Guard, instead of making him or her a regular soldier, whom I can control better? I assume it gives the Captain a happy thought to have more guards, but other than that, I prefer having a new soldier instead of a new guard. --DDouble 02:39, 2 December 2007 (EST)

Untill he is close to elite status it is probably better to have more guards as I think that the more guards you have - the more chances that a guard will take care of a criminal and not a hammerer. Having elite guards is really totally worthless.--Another 10:02, 2 December 2007 (EST)

Why was this moved from "Fortress guard"? --TangoThree 06:07, 2 February 2008 (EST)

Because Ironxides (talk | contribs) didn't read the wiki naming guidelines and decided it looked better with a capital G. VengefulDonut 11:30, 3 February 2008 (EST)

When I switched a squad to fortress guard, they stopped using the barracks to sleep in but continued to use it for training. Can anyone confirm this behaviour? (39c) Marasmusine 12:01, 21 July 2008 (EDT)

I can confirm that. Guards like private quarters, if they can afford them and they are available, but sparring happens in barracks, period, whether the barracks are defined by beds or by weapon racks or armor stands. --Zombiejustice 22:48, 21 July 2008 (EDT)

In my experience, the number of Royal guard required is not a 1/20 of population, but equals to number of nobles. It also worth noting, that sometimes they will do the job 'Guard <noblename>'--Dorten 03:56, 4 August 2008 (EDT)

Nope, it's 1/20th. It just seems that way because 1/20th will wind up being close to the number of nobles that you'll have. --LegacyCWAL 13:52, 26 December 2008 (EST)

I don't have a captain (didn't assign one), but I still can assign Fortress and Royal Guards. So the first paragraph is misleading? Thanks. Kwieland

Elite guards 'worthless'?

Could someone clarify this issue for me? Do they turn into essentially Philosophers with combat skills after being proclaimed champions? Don't they perform guard duties anymore?

They still perform their guard duties, but you can't move them from being guards, which many would regard as a less-than-ideal situation for their elite dwarves.--Quil 18:04, 20 January 2009 (EST)