taldanrebel2187 wrote:
I, a nitwit level 4 Barbarian had no idea what they were carrying, whether any crime had been committed...
Why didn't your character know what your group was carrying, or whether a law was committed? I thought these guys were you character's friends?
taldanrebel2187 wrote:
Even if these men were legitimate law authorities. Pointing a sword at someone outside = law of nature.
Even barbarians live in societies. Often honor based, where one would be justified in killing another leader's servants and soldiers, but the leader would be captured to be ransomed back, or set free, in order to preserve your honor, and gain profits, but also avoid a blood feud that could damage both tribes. The truth is, your character doesn't give a damn about lawful authorities, he only cares about honor, and personal gain. That being said, sometimes people die in battle, and I can't entirely fault you for it.
taldanrebel2187 wrote:
Killing LG Paladin douchebags isn't evil. He should have a written warrant for arrest, and not associate all criminals in one place as criminal elements.
We've already established that your character doesn't give a damn about the law of another land, so we can ignore your mention of a written warrant, since your character is most likely to just use said document to wipe with. But your character would also HAVE concerns about your allies being accused of being criminals, because it reflects poorly on YOUR honor. Your character would be angry that your allies didn't own up to their claim over that stolen property. Stealing is fine, as long as no one can accuse you of doing so in a cowardly way.
taldanrebel2187 wrote:
Same thing in Texas. If Johnny Law comes to your door with his gun draw,no warrant and no ID and tries to arrest you as a "wanted suspect" 90% of the time Johnny's leaving in a bodybag.
Not the same thing at all, in texas there are laws governing the way a police officer can behave, when an arrest is lawful or not, etc. Most of the time a police officer comes to arrest you with backup, and they WILL present ID. However in older societies, simply wearing the appropriate uniform was considered ID. But again, this does not matter since your character DOESN'T CARE about law, he cares about HONOR.
taldanrebel2187 wrote:
That's called castle doctrine, and personal liberty. My Barbarian does not respect the Paladins as legitimate authorities, and acted on his own accord to protect himself and his friends.
Castle doctine is a legal framework relating to a place your character owns, such as being in a vehicle, workplace, or home. It would not apply while walking the streets of a town you are visiting. Furthermore, it is a legal doctrine, thus it constrains the punishment of someone using force, not the arrest, and it does not even touch on the detention of someone. Furthermore, in almost all pre-modern socities, personal liberty didn't really exist. The state did what it had to do to further the interests of it's main stakeholders, and to maintain order among it's lesser stakeholders.
In the end, your characters behavior might not be evil. But I don't think it was bad dming either. It was miscommunication.
Furthermore, perhaps you are being an unreasonable player? After listening to you here, I have no desire to game with you. and I'm reasonably sure that no one else here would willingly sit with you at a gaming table after the tantrum you have thrown here.
Unless you want all of your gaming options to dry up, I suggest you start acting more reasonably, and accepting that games like this are about playing with PEOPLE, not WINNING.
