A Day In Court (campaign idea)
Here's one for you DM's that want a more Role Playing D&D campaign or midevil court room drama.
The players are attorneys of law that are all on the same legal team. They will go though multiple court cases. Over their time as attorneys they will have to deal with all the in's & outs of fantasy medieval law & how it has a lot more arbitrary (ie the laws is more dictated on the judges personal opinion than actual legal code, & their isn't many rules about what attorney's allowed to get away with)than the law now a day has.
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Example Cases
(Recommended tutorial case [since it leaves a lot of interpretation]) Wilsver (defendant) v. the country of Arva (prosecution) : A Wizard was sent out by a kingdom to take down a dangerous ogre which was considered as an enemy of the state by the kingdom. The wizard went out, dealt with the ogre & as they were leaving they were arrested by guards. Apparently over the time it took for the wizard to find & then kill the ogre, the land that the ogre had changed hands & they are not willing to over-look this act of illegal monster hunting. Now the players got to argue who is at fault for this death (the wizard, the kingdom, or no one at all), & if someone is found guilty then what the punishment should be for this act of illegal monster hunting (IE should it be the regular 50 gold fine or if it should be less).
[Defendant favoring] Church of Helm (defendant) v the state of Fervos (prosecution): The church of helm has burnt a one Mrs Avengar for being a heretic. Under the law they have to get a permit by the local lord to be able to commit such an act, but they have neglected to do so, & as such now must face fines (which they settled out of court in a different) & the head of the church will be charged with murder to determine if the burning of a heretic had been unjust or not. This would be a very open & shut case, but the state of fervos lacks their star witness to prove that this would be murder (Ie Mrs Avengar [since she's dead]), so now the must find a way to dispute the evidence brought be the church of helm.
[Prosecution favoring] King Vermis (defendant) v the empire of Telava (prosecution): King Vermis (leader of a kingdom under the empire of Telava) has been accused of committing rebellion by not enforcing a law that the emperor has decreed. King Vermis claims that he has no obligation to enforce laws the emperor has made because the law only states that he has to implement it & not enforce it. Now King Vermis must stand his day in court, to bad for him that this court is a kangaroo court. But good news is the judge is very accepting of 'gifts' from the defendants.
The players are attorneys of law that are all on the same legal team. They will go though multiple court cases. Over their time as attorneys they will have to deal with all the in's & outs of fantasy medieval law & how it has a lot more arbitrary (ie the laws is more dictated on the judges personal opinion than actual legal code, & their isn't many rules about what attorney's allowed to get away with)than the law now a day has.
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Example Cases
(Recommended tutorial case [since it leaves a lot of interpretation]) Wilsver (defendant) v. the country of Arva (prosecution) : A Wizard was sent out by a kingdom to take down a dangerous ogre which was considered as an enemy of the state by the kingdom. The wizard went out, dealt with the ogre & as they were leaving they were arrested by guards. Apparently over the time it took for the wizard to find & then kill the ogre, the land that the ogre had changed hands & they are not willing to over-look this act of illegal monster hunting. Now the players got to argue who is at fault for this death (the wizard, the kingdom, or no one at all), & if someone is found guilty then what the punishment should be for this act of illegal monster hunting (IE should it be the regular 50 gold fine or if it should be less).
[Defendant favoring] Church of Helm (defendant) v the state of Fervos (prosecution): The church of helm has burnt a one Mrs Avengar for being a heretic. Under the law they have to get a permit by the local lord to be able to commit such an act, but they have neglected to do so, & as such now must face fines (which they settled out of court in a different) & the head of the church will be charged with murder to determine if the burning of a heretic had been unjust or not. This would be a very open & shut case, but the state of fervos lacks their star witness to prove that this would be murder (Ie Mrs Avengar [since she's dead]), so now the must find a way to dispute the evidence brought be the church of helm.
[Prosecution favoring] King Vermis (defendant) v the empire of Telava (prosecution): King Vermis (leader of a kingdom under the empire of Telava) has been accused of committing rebellion by not enforcing a law that the emperor has decreed. King Vermis claims that he has no obligation to enforce laws the emperor has made because the law only states that he has to implement it & not enforce it. Now King Vermis must stand his day in court, to bad for him that this court is a kangaroo court. But good news is the judge is very accepting of 'gifts' from the defendants.
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