If a player character was arrested, what would stop them from casting spells? In StarFinder since there are no material, somatic, and/or verbal components required, is there any technology that would prevent a caster from casting?
Probably some sort of coma induced tank if the police like you.
Or just beating someone unconscious daily and putting an ioun stone on them so they can eat if they don't.
Antimagic fields are also still a thing to my knowledge. Areas where magic doesn't work.
Some of these sound good after getting arrested, but what about at the time they are getting arrested?
Would like to know, myself.
The Pact Worlds have an entire planet for dangerous criminals such as these. Daegox IV, appearing onpage 464 of the Starfinder Core Rulebook, surely counts numerous spellcasters among those incarcerated there.
Among other things, the planet’s atmosphere carries a high concentration of a spore that produces a calming effect, making non-Daegox creatures docile and agreeable.
Even when not on Daegox, I imagine law enforcement could easily get their hands on enough of those spores to keep their more dangerous prisoners docile during transit, or while they await their trial.
Some of these sound good after getting arrested, but what about at the time they are getting arrested?
Would like to know, myself.
To answer my own question, it probably wouldn't be different from another encounter, at that point. As in, if the party is high enough level and wants to use magic, they will regardless.
Nevermind, lol.
During the actual arrest? The same thing you would do to anybody to keep them from doing anything.
Face full of mace.
Chest full of tasers.
Better have some good spray and tasers if the party happens to be level 5+. If they are 10+, better start busting out the fighter jets and tanks :P
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I'm imagining a large vesk marauder held in a maximum security prison for years, only to one day walk out, obliterating every obstacle in his path, simply because he "didn't feel like living there anymore."
The illusion the prison staff long held that their prison was totally secure would be completely shattered in mere minutes.
Sounds like the start of a great adventure hook to me. :D
Three square meals a day and peace & quiet might sound like a nice time for a vesk marauder, for awhile.
Three square meals a day and peace & quiet might sound like a nice time for a vesk marauder, for awhile.
A while is relative. One vesk marauder is different from another. That's why they have Daegox IV in the Pact Worlds system. Imagine being forced to live by yourself. You have to make your own way, your own food, and work to eke out a living. Although some sections of the planet is reserved for anarchists and so forth to vent their anger and their need to destroy on each other. Mob rule in some sections, in others complete isolation.
I don't think Daegox IV is in the Pact Worlds. I think the Pact Worlds have just made a business arrangement with them.
Kind of shady to say the least. Who knows what goes on under that orbital dome.
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...you've really never seen low level adventurers get up to things that should land them in super max?
...you've really never seen low level adventurers get up to things that should land them in super max?
depends on how much they tipped me on the way out