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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 3896204" data-attributes="member: 9254">A british lord (e.g. &quot;House of Lords&quot;) will get all the lip I feel like giving him in my home town (in the U.S.).&nbsp; The brits didn't exactly give two shakes about the Zulu king.&nbsp; &nbsp; Same goes in D&amp;D.&nbsp; &quot;Furniners&quot; titles aren't necessarily respected.&nbsp; Heck, in many regions of the world, your most likely problems were the hooligans from the next town over.&nbsp; Look at fun and games like the War of the Roses in England, where people who were not only countrymen but were vaguely related, waged war for more than a century.&nbsp; Actually, he probably couldn't have refused the duel without losing the respect of his men.&nbsp; However that commander now has the full respect of his troops.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because he backed them up, literally facing death, against those powerful outlanders.&nbsp; Besides, the PCs are really the lesser threat if the lord is a PC-like tyrant.&nbsp; The guard captain knows his boss is not going to like having his authority usurped by outlanders.&nbsp; He's in a catch-22 situation where if he obeys the outlander then his boss (10th level) will feel betrayed and punish him, and if he doesn't obey then the outlander (11th level) will punish him.&nbsp; Regardless, the PCs are probably in for it when the local lord arrives.&nbsp; if the local lord is a tyrant like the PCs, he's going to be mondo ticked at the party.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because the PC almost killed one of his men!&nbsp; The militia are his toys and who are you to break them? If he's a noble lord then he's going to be mondo ticked that you almost murdered his trusted lieutenant who was only doing his job.&nbsp; There are multiple sayings that many people should not only memorize but actually understand.&quot;You catch more flies with honey than vinegar.&quot;&quot;Wield an iron fist but in a velvet glove.&quot; &quot;Noblesse oblige&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 3896204, member: 9254"] A british lord (e.g. "House of Lords") will get all the lip I feel like giving him in my home town (in the U.S.). The brits didn't exactly give two shakes about the Zulu king. Same goes in D&D. "Furniners" titles aren't necessarily respected. Heck, in many regions of the world, your most likely problems were the hooligans from the next town over. Look at fun and games like the War of the Roses in England, where people who were not only countrymen but were vaguely related, waged war for more than a century. Actually, he probably couldn't have refused the duel without losing the respect of his men. However that commander now has the full respect of his troops. Why? Because he backed them up, literally facing death, against those powerful outlanders. Besides, the PCs are really the lesser threat if the lord is a PC-like tyrant. The guard captain knows his boss is not going to like having his authority usurped by outlanders. He's in a catch-22 situation where if he obeys the outlander then his boss (10th level) will feel betrayed and punish him, and if he doesn't obey then the outlander (11th level) will punish him. Regardless, the PCs are probably in for it when the local lord arrives. if the local lord is a tyrant like the PCs, he's going to be mondo ticked at the party. Why? Because the PC almost killed one of [i]his[/i] men! The militia are [i]his[/i] toys and who are you to break them? If he's a noble lord then he's going to be mondo ticked that you almost murdered his trusted lieutenant who was only doing his job. There are multiple sayings that many people should not only memorize but actually understand. "You catch more flies with honey than vinegar." "Wield an iron fist but in a velvet glove." "Noblesse oblige" [/QUOTE]

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