Is "Justiciar" the new "Rogue?"

[Darkwolf71]

I was taken aback when I found out this was Justiciar as well, so I checked Complete Warrior and, lo and behold, it's spelled that way there, too.

Interesting.

I know for a fact that the character name in the 'Justicar and Escalla' trilogy was spelled that way, I wonder if thats where it started or if there are references in some 1st/2nd ed rulebooks. (Gah... to be stuck at work on a Sunday. )

 

[Quantarum]

This is a correction I think the vast majority of players and DMs can live happily without.

-Q.

 

[Chris_Nightwing]

The OED reveals that 'Justiciar' or 'Justicer' are correct. Just-i-car is not.

 

[Mal Malenkirk]

Does it matter how someone else pronounces a word?

It makes no difference to me, obviously.

I would just point out that 'Justiciar' is derived from 'Justice' (Or to be accurate, the latin 'Justitia'). By pronuncing it like the word Justice, you make the meaning clear. Even people who have never heard the word gets the idea when it is used as a title. There's no implication that your character could be 'just an automobile'. He's clearly a paladin, and one who concerns himself particularly with Justice.

Incidently, Justiciar is a real word while Justicar isn't. I prefer it when, within the limits of common sense, D&D repackage real historical term with a fantasy twist rather than inventing a whole new one.

 

[Brennin Magalus]

I am a Latin purist, and since the word is derived from Latin, it should be pronounced "Justikiar."

 

[Fifth Element]

I am a Latin purist, and since the word is derived from Latin, it should be pronounced "Justikiar."

You must get a lot of funny looks every day, if you pronounce every Latin-derived word as if it were Latin.

 

[Chris_Nightwing]

I am a Latin purist, and since the word is derived from Latin, it should be pronounced "Justikiar."

Surely in Latin it's pronounced, "Yuh-Sticky-Ar" ?

 

[Nytmare]

I picked up "Justicar" from Jyhad, circa what... 1994? I'm pretty sure that it was part of Vampire: The Masquerade prior to that. When did "Justicar and Escalla" come out?

Who is to blame for my ignorance!?!

 

[UngeheuerLich]

i onced used boni as plural of bonus on andy collins website i think... don´t ask how long that following argument was...

 

[Ebon Shar]

Regardless of which is the "official" spelling, I'll continue to use Justicar. It just sounds better. Besides, the term Justicar is used throughout D&D books and literature. Here is a quote from Waterdeep: City of Splendors:

...the ranks of Waterdeep's magisters count many justicars of Tyr among their ranks.

Okay, that's a fragment of a quote, but you get my point. Just type Justicar in the search bar on Amazon.com and you get many examples of the word.