(08-28-2014, 12:37 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: Paladins have a bit of a cheat when it comes to this stuff: We get to use the ephemeral boogey-man "If you keep it up, I'll call the Brass Blades, and they're behind quota this period" threat. It's had more than a few people fall in line in my experience, but I don't envy anyone playing actual-enforcement. In my experience, the types of people to make looming threats and do stupid things in public are the type to laugh in your face when you try to stop them. Not naming any names, but, sometimes it's best to just ignore some folks when they start raising their rabbles.
Pretty much this. While I don't generally condone it, I think that characters that constantly cause threats and expect their character to get away without any consequences to their actions are better off ignored. Yes, sometimes the bad guys/villains win and get away. Will they always do it? I don't know; maybe, if they're smart enough. Will they always get away unscathed? Highly unlikely.