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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4862501" data-attributes="member: 19675">Have you ever heard the phrase, "Turn the other cheek?"  Or "Going the extra mile?"  They come from the Bible...and may be of use to you in this situation.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turning_the_other_cheek" target="_blank">Turning the other cheek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a>You could use the "Turning the cheek" to have the geased PCs give up the ability to strike first in a combat- he may have initiative, but he must withhold striking a foe until he has first been struck.  After being struck, however, he returns to his normal order in the melee.For "Going the extra mile"/"Giving the cloak" if a non-party member asks for simple aid that is within the PC's ability to grant, he must do more than the minimum.  Instead of giving the beggar asking for alms a few CP, he feels compelled to give a like amount of GP or PP.  Instead of giving a person begging for a piece of bread, he must treat the person to a hot meal.  This kind of geas should probably only be enforced on a daily basis- you're not trying to bankrupt or starve the party, after all.FWIW, one of the interpretations not listed in the Wiki is that it was a call for civil disobedience.This passage, for instance:possibly references that by Roman law, Romans soldiers could impress a civilian to carry his pack for 1 mile, but no further.  By carrying it for 2, you could get the soldier in trouble.You could also base some of your geases on the Chivalric virtues...most commonly found in D&D as the Paladin's code of conduct.<a href="http://www.chronique.com/Library/Chivalry/garick1.htm" target="_blank">On the Chivalric Virtues--Count Sir Garick von Kopke, SCA</a></blockquote>

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