(02-11-2015, 11:59 AM)FreelanceWizard Wrote: *all the goodest of points*
So my idea that he needs to be approached to actually Judge on things is a proper way to go about it then? I'm not planning on running him as someone who just goes around arresting folk willy-nilly or imposing Order on some hobo sitting in the street. His job, his business if you will, is to serve as the overseer of a duel, the medium in an argument, the final word in a dispute. He's a mobile court that you approach to have your case resolved, upon request.
(To the point that I suddenly had the mental image of his Greatsword aka his "Judgesword" having its blade and hilt look like a Judge's bench. He imbeds that sucker in the ground and stands behind it when "court is in session.")
As such, I hope to ensure that should he be approached for such things, that the verdict he gives is at least given some weight. He might have a very black and white view on things, but this also includes that it is not in his right to bring about Order unless it is asked of him. Bystanders stand on the side, participants participate. That sort of thing.
It just got me wondering about how much pull authority figures actually have in Eorzea. Whether there's an understood policy that you listen to orders (unless you're the sort that doesn't), or if it's commonplace to need to use a little muscle to get what you want. After all, there's plenty of examples of nobles using hired goons to "convince" people to do things.
I just wonder how far up the chain some folks might have to be before such shows of force are not needed. Or if those events are the exception rather than the norm.
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