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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 5744227" data-attributes="member: 4937">Knighthood is mostly a title in my campaign world, and if a Knight has a code of honor it will be one related to the particular leige, duties or service he is devoted to.  Knighthood conveys a +3 circumstantial modifier on social interactions with someone who recognizes your rank and is inferior to it.  It also grants certain legal immunities depending on the region.  Generally speaking:1) You can't be tortured to produce a confession.2) If you are guilty of a capital crime, you'll be executed by beheading rather than some more creative manner.3) You can't be tried in or summoned to a common court, but only by other nobles.4) Your word can't be gainsayed by a commoner.  If it comes down to your word versus his, without witnesses, it's not a tie.  This means you can generally accuse a commoner and he has no defense, whereas a commoner can accuse you and without other evidence your word is sufficient defence.5) If your word is gainsayed by another noble, absent any evidence, you have a right to redress the accusation by trial of combat.6) You aren't subject to certain taxes, most notably from the perspective of an adventuring mercenary you aren't subject to the blade tax on weapons with blades longer than 12".7) You have the right to bear arms generally.  Your weapons won't be confiscated by local authorities when you enter town, and you can bear weapons in the presence of other nobles.</blockquote>

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