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<blockquote data-quote="Psion" data-source="post: 1281990" data-attributes="member: 172">I think its a mistake to base the likely outcome by any single period in history. Fantasy setting have a wide variety of conditions that did not exist IRL, and to assume that all such settings will follow the course of medieval history would be folly.A historical counterexample that sticks out in my mind was that of Mao in China. The armies of the nationalist party in China were notorious for engaging in the precise form of abusive behavior that has already been described in this thread.One of the instrumental methods by which Mao gained the faith of the populace was by the rules of discipline he enforced in his armies.Mao set out &quot;The Three Main Rules of Discipline&quot; and &quot;The Eight Points for Attention.&quot; Failure to adhere to these could and did result in execution for the offenders.The Three Main Rules of Discipline:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Obey orders in all your actions.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Do not take a single needle or piece of thread from the masses.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Turn in everything captured.</li>
</ol>The Eight Points for Attention:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Speak politely.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Pay fairly for what you buy.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Return everything you borrow.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Pay for what you damage.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Do not hit or swear at people.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Do not damage crops.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Do not take liberties with women.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Do not ill-treat captives.</li>
</ol>This combined with the Nationist's policy of beheading captured troops and destruction and theft of civilian property caused the peasants to look to Mao as the protector of the masses.Now, in the context of D&amp;D, this sounds like precisely the sort of code that a LG nation would enforce.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Psion, post: 1281990, member: 172"] I think its a mistake to base the likely outcome by any single period in history. Fantasy setting have a wide variety of conditions that did not exist IRL, and to assume that all such settings will follow the course of medieval history would be folly. A historical counterexample that sticks out in my mind was that of Mao in China. The armies of the nationalist party in China were notorious for engaging in the precise form of abusive behavior that has already been described in this thread. One of the instrumental methods by which Mao gained the faith of the populace was by the rules of discipline he enforced in his armies. Mao set out "The Three Main Rules of Discipline" and "The Eight Points for Attention." Failure to adhere to these could and did result in execution for the offenders. The Three Main Rules of Discipline: [list=1] [*]Obey orders in all your actions. [*]Do not take a single needle or piece of thread from the masses. [*]Turn in everything captured.[/list] The Eight Points for Attention: [list=1][*]Speak politely. [*]Pay fairly for what you buy. [*]Return everything you borrow. [*]Pay for what you damage. [*]Do not hit or swear at people. [*]Do not damage crops. [*]Do not take liberties with women. [*]Do not ill-treat captives.[/list] This combined with the Nationist's policy of beheading captured troops and destruction and theft of civilian property caused the peasants to look to Mao as the protector of the masses. Now, in the context of D&D, this sounds like precisely the sort of code that a LG nation would enforce. [/QUOTE]

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