World's End guards and a Charm Person

[liondriel]

Hi all.

so, my players decided after some minor scouting and successful Charming of one of the Guards manning the (B1) Shopfront to just walz in and

be direct.:

They'd go in and announce that they'd come to arrest Verik on grounds of being a desserter expect that to go well. Now, I have a bit of an idea how I will play most of this, with the poor citiziens getting rather unhappy as they like getting the free meat and stuff.

But what I'm unsure about is, what will the Charmed Guard do?

Because:

He's now "friends" with the Bard who charmed him and see his actions in the most favorable way, while at the same time having no desire to let go of this potentially lucrative business here.

I'm almost seeing him as standing around wringing his hands (not literally) caught between to opposites.

Ideas?

[Lakesidefantasy]

I tend to agree with you.

I have to imagine what I would do if my best friend came in and told me what I was doing was wrong because I'm working for a criminal. I might wring my hands too.

It occurs to me that best friends can disagree and argue. Perhaps that opposed charisma check would need to come into play or the diplomacy skill.

[Kennesty]

This is definitely something that would require oppose charisma checks, you have to keep in mind that the guards are more than happy to be there and are guilty of far worse.

[liondriel]

Yeah, opposed CHA check sounds right.
What would be the outcomes? If my player succeeds, the guards guilt gets the upper hand and he would support the PCs, let himself be arrested?
If the guard wins the check, he'd stand his ground, not let anyone arrest anyone, but try not to hurt the Charming PC (too badly)?

[MrVergee]

liondriel wrote:

Yeah, opposed CHA check sounds right.

What would be the outcomes? If my player succeeds, the guards guilt gets the upper hand and he would support the PCs, let himself be arrested?
If the guard wins the check, he'd stand his ground, not let anyone arrest anyone, but try not to hurt the Charming PC (too badly)?

I'd say that is about spot on.