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So the PC's: an eclectic lot of scoundrels, rogue/sorcerer, ranger/bard, witch, and oracle/wizard/artificer; are positively fed up with a gang of centaur barbarians who happen to be stalking the PC's and then punk them and steal their hard earned loot whilst they're at their worst (i.e. on the aftermath of big battles). The spellcasters happened to have expended most of their "significant" spells, most of the ammunition (the ranger is an archer type with low strength), the witch is on single digits, no "cure" potions at hand, then they happen to be carrying the loot back home. The said band of 6 centaur barbarians, led by a half-dragon centaur, just comes by and alleviates the load of the team ...
The guys just happen to be fed up and won't take it anymore. They device to find a village idiot, fascinate him, use some enchantments and arm this idiot to the teeth ... but with cursed equipment, lots of it! they even stuff a bag with strong poisons and label the bottle in the likes of "cure moderate wounds" "bull strength" "heroism" ... etc. Their plan to convince the idiot (through spell and a very well placed bluff check) that he is a legendary mercenary hired to kill the centaur gang... I imagine you can see where this is going. So if you were the DM, would you allow such conduct? Would you let your players pull such a dirty trick, or you think this strategy is just a fair response to months of bullying?
Just for the record: The witch is CN, the Oracle/wiz/artf. is NE, the ranger/bard is the "nicest" being a very loose CG, the rogue/sorcerer is N.
Fair response. If I did this to the players and this was their response, I would applaud. The bard ranger may drop in AL though. Sending a poor commoner to his death is hardly good.