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<blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 5667290" data-attributes="member: 52734">The situation should resolve itself partly depending on the reputation of the Swordsage and the Paladin (and their collective groups).The paladin did start the assault, so the Swordsage has the right to defend himself.&nbsp; However, law officials tend to look poorly on &quot;bar fights&quot;, much less ones that lead to a death.Depending on the reputation of the Swordsage and the Paladin, I can see several responses:If the Swordsage has a poor reputation as a &quot;troublemaker&quot; and the Paladin is seen as a sort of hero in the town, the local law officials will likely attempt to capture and try the Swordsage for murder.&nbsp; If the Swordsage resists and proves too much to handle, the Swordsage (and possibly any associates) might be declared outlaw and a bounty put on their head for capture (which I'm sure the Good group would be all too willing to collect on).If both the Swordsage and the Paladin were both seen as town heros, the law officials will likely attempt to detain the Swordsage for questioning.&nbsp; He might be forced to spend some jail time and/or pay recompance for having the Paladin resurrected (or for at least burial and the &quot;value&quot; of the Paladin's services to the town for closing the gate).&nbsp; He (and the rest of the party) may even be sanctioned or exiled from the region for some time until tempers cool down.-------------------As an aside, I'd be more careful about how you handle this DMNPC group.&nbsp; I don't think it was a good idea in the first place to have the NPC's swoop in and &quot;solve&quot; their problem for them.&nbsp; It probably would have been better to have the Good group discover the portal and return to town after doing some recon of the area and either offer advice or assistance - but the failure or success of closing the gates should have been on the PCs - not the NPCs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormonu, post: 5667290, member: 52734"] The situation should resolve itself partly depending on the reputation of the Swordsage and the Paladin (and their collective groups). The paladin did start the assault, so the Swordsage has the right to defend himself. However, law officials tend to look poorly on "bar fights", much less ones that lead to a death. Depending on the reputation of the Swordsage and the Paladin, I can see several responses: If the Swordsage has a poor reputation as a "troublemaker" and the Paladin is seen as a sort of hero in the town, the local law officials will likely attempt to capture and try the Swordsage for murder. If the Swordsage resists and proves too much to handle, the Swordsage (and possibly any associates) might be declared outlaw and a bounty put on their head for capture (which I'm sure the Good group would be all too willing to collect on). If both the Swordsage and the Paladin were both seen as town heros, the law officials will likely attempt to detain the Swordsage for questioning. He might be forced to spend some jail time and/or pay recompance for having the Paladin resurrected (or for at least burial and the "value" of the Paladin's services to the town for closing the gate). He (and the rest of the party) may even be sanctioned or exiled from the region for some time until tempers cool down. ------------------- As an aside, I'd be more careful about how you handle this DMNPC group. I don't think it was a good idea in the first place to have the NPC's swoop in and "solve" their problem for them. It probably would have been better to have the Good group discover the portal and return to town after doing some recon of the area and either offer advice or assistance - but the failure or success of closing the gates should have been on the [I]PCs[/I] - not the NPCs. [/QUOTE]

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