Re: A question about Justice - Western Style - in Fay Jee

From: donald_at_BWtmxVxzwX4U2vjmu6gvTwzpx0lvxywaVvrK9Sw9cnREb4Wk9iUvjHP1sX1sAPM8jYz4o
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:21:12 -0000


> Selon donald_at_k3lM-qP3d811lNnQANiovOMjZbbfQsDEb0mBOSwmieDUydrcE293AWdICunJEaKEjvNkOUlyFjkdDN5p7G3pf6k.yahoo.invalid:
>
> That did occur to me until I checked Annike's writeup - Ruthless 17. No way is
> she going to let him live whatever her mother wants.
> /// You're right! I had forgotten she's ruthless. But she's also devoted to her
> family...
>
> Why murder him? I think she'd have him put on trial with the PC who dumped
> the problem in her lap as the judge and a heavy hint about the expected outcome.
> That way she establishes her authority and gets a reputation for justice even
> when family is involved.
> /// Excellent. I might try something like that if there's time, even though I
> hate all these court TV shows !
>
> Another PC gets the job of prosecutor and you produce a Rokari bishop for the
> defence who can argue that Stephan isn't a traitor and that executing him would
> be a crime.
> /// Ah yes, a minor problem there : local rokari watcher Jestocos the Stern had
> his head torn off by a berserk raccoon wannabe shaman that fell from the roof of
> his basilica, right in front of his whole congregation, in the middle of the
> crusade ritual he was leading to support the putsch (goes to show what happen
> when the Holy Power of the Crusade is misused). So no rokari witness.

So he has to defend himself. Just give him enough of a coherent argument that the PCs start to wonder if they are actually doing the right thing and there might be unpleasant consequences if they do what's expected of them.

-- 
Donald Oddy


           

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