HELP! I'm a Monk on a Pirate Ship!

[Chengar Qordath]

Charon's Little Helper wrote:

Nitemare wrote:

never kill a man while he's unarmed etc.

That one could be an issue. Any other monk will kill you - along with casters for that matter.

Just make sure to include the caveat that people with unarmed combat training count as armed, and casters are armed with magic.

[Imbicatus]

Or just do non-lethal damage. You knock 'em out. Let someone else kill 'em.

[Chengar Qordath]

Imbicatus wrote:

Or just do non-lethal damage. You knock 'em out. Let someone else kill 'em.

Or just put a weapon in their hand after you knock them out. That way they're armed, and you can kill them yourself.

[Nitemare]

Imbicatus wrote:

Or just do non-lethal damage. You knock 'em out. Let someone else kill 'em.

Non-Lethal is mainly what i was going for, if there are capt... sorry i mean cap'n's with a price on their head, who's to say we can't cash in on it,

Chengar Qordath wrote:

Just make sure to include the caveat that people with unarmed combat training count as armed, and casters are armed with magic.

^this is what i intended also, people who are considered trained to use their fists (monks, brawlers etc.) or spellcasters with intent to harm/kill jacob will be seen as an act of hostility hence, regardless of his code, he will fight back if not to kill, then beat them to an inch of their life :)

might need to rephrase the code :)

[Charon's Little Helper]

Nitemare wrote:

might need to rephrase the code :)

Just change it from "unarmed" to "defenseless". Otherwise you might also have issues with going first in a combat where the enemy hasn't drawn their weapons yet.

Kind of a manliness code. You could even carry a few weapons around which you never use (or use for mundane tasks - peel potatoes with a scimitar) which you toss to people who you want to kill but aren't properly armed. If they still refuse to fight... that's their problem.

[Nitemare]

Charon's Little Helper wrote:

Just change it from "unarmed" to "defenseless". Otherwise you might also have issues with going first in a combat where the enemy hasn't drawn their weapons yet.

Kind of a manliness code. You could even carry a few weapons around which you never use (or use for mundane tasks - peel potatoes with a scimitar) which you toss to people who you want to kill but aren't properly armed. If they still refuse to fight... that's their problem.

We've decided to change it as killing a helpless foe, less restricting that way and the meditating was changed to just a short prayer in thanks for his masters.

Well Jacob did pretty well in this campaign so far, but to keep it spoil free as possible ( for those who've yet to play the AP) he has made a lot of friends, won a duel, survived a few lethal encounters. and next week we begin our 1st naval combat.

Thank you everyone for all the feedback. and have fun.