I'm looking for some direction in how to realistically portray how citizens in Sandpoint and Magnimar would react to certain actions of the PCs in my group. We're at the beginning of Fortress of the Stone Giants after the giant attack on Sandpoint. The PCs are currently 11th level.
The situations I have are as follows:
Sandpoint - After the giants were defeated there is much revelry in honor of the PCs. One PC in particular has been letting the fame get to his head. He is a young wizard of about 20 years old, and has one stone giant dominated via Dominate Person. The wizard has him follow him through town as a display of his power. I had the mayor and sheriff ask him if he could possibly leave the giant outside of town to avoid panicking the locals, but he almost dismissively disregarded their request by stating that the "giant is harmless, and completely under my control. He isn't a danger to anyone" - which he demonstrated by having the giant bark like a dog (after a failed Will save, of course). I think it makes for good roleplaying, and like that he's kind of displaying that his power is growing faster than the character's maturity is. I guess what I'm wondering is how do you think the town would react to his behavior? Should they ignore it for the most part as he is one of the heroes that saved the town? Should they start avoiding him? I was going to have the mayor and sheriff ask the other party members to maybe help persuade the wizard to keep the giant outside of town, and to keep his actions minimal for the sake of the populace. What if he refuses?
Magnimar - This situation isn't so immediate. After the events in The Skinsaw Murders and Ironbriar being exposed, the party has the general assumption that most if not all of the Magnimaran judges have the potential to be corrupt as well. Because of this they feel almost above the law there, and though they haven't really broken any laws they would likely ignore any that they don't agree with. Their perception of Mayor Grobaras is negative to say the least, and they've gotten the idea that he may even be the Forever Man. We have a paladin of Iomedae that believes the city is on the verge of corruption, and he wants to bolster the citadel in town in an eventual attempt to bring the city under the rulership of the church of Iomedae. What sort of repercussions do you think this would entail? If he starts making a noticeable influence in the city do you think the established officials would take action to keep it constrained? What about the Hellknights?
Anyhow, just looking for some ideas, I guess. I like the dynamics of the PCs in the party, and am not looking to punish them for making difficult situations. Just trying to figure out realistic reactions/repercussions to what they're doing.
Thanks!
