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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Altalazar" data-source="post: 1250930" data-attributes="member: 939">I think this depends a great deal on how the "authorities" are set up.I mean, what would the King think of someone who had such power who wasn't directly undre his thumb?  Would the king then have to be a high level something to be king?Would it matter if the character could wipe out the whole city watch and take over the city single-handedly?The question is, what societal controls would be in place to keep such powerful people in check.  They would be like people in Predator armor walking around a town of peasants.  What happens if they break the law or just sort of ignore it?  How can consequences against them be enforced?  I think there would be a lot of fear on the part of the commoners.  Fear can make people do crazy things.  Perhaps they'd even push for all sorts of draconian laws to attempt to keep such individuals in check.  Then it is a question of whether the common folk really trust that the authorities can keep them safe.  I'm sure for the inner psychology, looking to the mindset of the rags to riches folks is a good starting place.  They may not be able to rip peoples' heads off with bare hands, but they certainly could afford to hire someone to do it for them.  What you are talking about is POWER - and as they say, Power Corrupts.  So unless there was some check on it, it could lead to some nasty results.  Perhaps if the authorities can't handle all those high level, less than honest, head-rippers out there, the only way to keep them in check is other head-rippers with a more "good" outlook on life.  But since they aren't the official government, they sort of free-lance, and get hired to deal with situations the authorities can't handle.  Hmmm... this sounds... familiar... I KNOW I've heard of this sort of thing before...Then those that do "good" will get a feeling of "goodness" inside - having all that power and using it to help others - perhaps they'd feel a maternal or paternal feeling toward all the commoners they protected.  I think the answer to this depends greatly on the other, external factors.Are there lots of tough monsters out there, threatening the commoners?  Perhaps the common and not-so-common would be bonded together by a common enemy - where the commoners fear monsters far more than head-rippers.  Are there a lot of head-rippers in official power positions, and how do THEY behave?  Are they despots or do they have a constitutional monarchy?</blockquote>

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