But not laughable compared to those of the Spire likely. And when was the last time you feared a Provost other than Pissudin?
First off though, I never screamed OP OP OP! I said seemed a bit powerful to me. I asked for others thoughts, said to feel free to tell me I'm wrong. I was not ranting at all. If you think I was, you need to relax a bit.
Why is the ability to bring a set of manacles outside the city any more insane than casting insects within it? Just because i walk outside I have to throw my manacles on the ground? How about no Trib can attack someone in the city first, even though they KNOW they are about to be attacked? That seems insane to me. But it is the choice people make. A villager walks up to you, "I'm going to kill you where you stand and you have to just sit there and wait for it." So you goto your guild, the villager screams coward! Yells "See how he protects you? Hiding in his guild!" Tribs are not for everyone, that is obvious. I just think a bit for them to bring up the fun stick would be in order.