It goes up and down. There are fewer now, thanks to recent events (see DEATH MASKS, the new novel by @TheEdVerse ). nitter.poast.org/foobadoo/status/742817…
Dan Locke@Foobadoo
14 Jun 2016
@ChrisPerkinsDnD How many Masked Lords of Waterdeep are there/can there be at one time?
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Thank you! It is helpful. Yes, I connected Lord with its usage as a holder of land in feudal settings. I will have a look at Death Masks.
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Because I am now curious as to how legislators would be chosen anonymously.

Sep 17, 2017 · 5:53 PM UTC

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...Lordship (Masked Lord) is always voluntary, but sometimes life applies intense pressure to accept or decline. :}
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...happened.) By "noble Lords" here, I meant that the heads of 12 specific noble families have the duty to meet and choose. Accepting a...
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...Lord Mage (Blackstaff) of the city, if they've survived, too, choose the snortlist to repopulate the Masked Lords. (It's never...
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...example) Waterdeep has them, too: certain Guildmasters, notably the head of the Watchful Order, and Noble Lords, and the Open Lord AND...
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...in the real world for how officeholders get chosen in extraordinary circumstances (like all the Masked Lords being wiped out, for...
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...rest of the city) debate. (In other words, it's like a closed-membership club, with blackballs, etc.) Just as there are laws established
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The Open Lord approaches candidates privately/secretly, after the existing Lords choose the shortlist in closed-door (private from the...
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...from the "Chosen" mortal servants of various gods).
...folks to be approached, alluding to derisive snorts that would greet unpopular choices. The in-game term is "our Chosen" (to distinguish
P.S. "Snortlist" wasn't a typo. From the "home" (original) Realms campaign, that was my players' nickname for the secret roster of...