Posted by Khiravn on May 5, 2000 at 15:44:09:
In Reply to: Step-by step posted by Oft-Arbiter on May 5, 2000 at 14:50:51:
> This isn't real life. This is a medieval fantasy game.
Correct. A fantasy game in which the players are asked to roleplay consistently.
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> Again, because he is the Enforcer. Think of it like this. The mayor of Galadon, tired of seeing his city taken over by vagrants hires three sets of people to take care of the problem. The Enforcer, who is a bounty hunter, there to take care of the Slayer and to protect the integrity of the city in general.
Again, you are correct. The mayor asks the Enforcer to protect the integrity of the city. The mayor does *not*, however, ask the Enforcer to murder people on the city streets because they question him too much and bother him. In this situation, the Enforcer (under Immortal manipulation) has acted like the vagrants you correctly assumed he was hired to protect the city against.
> So would I or anybody else who would like to be above the Law. Seriously though, from a game mechanics standpoint, can the Arbiters REALLY start flagging mobs? No. The Enforcer, for all intents and purposes is ABOVE Arbiter law.
Again, are we supposed to view the Enforcer as sentient?
**Imagine that the mayor wants it that way.**
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Unfortunately, it is difficult to imagine the mayor of Galadon wanting his paid guards murdering people in the streets. However, it does not seem difficult for you to.
** Brutal murderer? no. Somebody who will see their duty done at any cost? yes.**
Again, you are correct. However, you apparently see the Enforcer's duty to include openly murdering citizens that show him disrespect. .
> City Law isn't "murder anyone you want if they bug you too much".
Ah. Here you are incorrect. Because here is the *only* law that HH broke.
**Rationalization for Enforcer's Behavior Follows Acting in a manner of disrespect, feigning(sp) a punch, and so on is grounds for dismissal. Walk up to a police officer and real life and throw a fake punch. See how fast your face is in the dirt and your wrists are bruised from how hard they slammed the cuffs on.**
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Right. But then the police officer wouldn't pull his gun out of his holster and shoot you, would he.