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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Herremann the Wise" data-source="post: 1179349" data-attributes="member: 11300">A little more infoThanks everyone who has taken a look at this situation.There is a little bit more to the story why the Dwarf acted the way he did but as the players did not know of it, I thought that such information was extraneous for this forum - suffice to say that the captive had reasons for his apparent suicidal behaviour.I suppose the one piece of information that I missed was the intelligence of the fighter. If he ever gave up swinging a bastard sword, he'd easily have the intellect to study and become a wizard. As such, I assume that he was playing his character intelligently - out of game I know he was. This is why I am concerned for his actions - him fully knowing that the Captive "needed" the Crossbow back and that an inevitable fight would ensue.While being unarmed and unarmored, he could still cause damage.Should the Aristocrat and Wizard have dealt "subdual" damage rather than real?Did the Fighter know that the others would act this way?As such was it a death sentence by releasing him?Perhaps the other item of significance is the Pirate City that all of this is happening in. There is effectively no law except the law of the streets outside the Old City which is where all this is taking place. The sight of dead bodies in the street is more the sign of a busy night rather than an impending social catastrophe. As such, the "authorities" are purely the wits and weapons of the people involved.As for the Aristocrat, he is actually masquerading as a courtesan of talent and verve so the perceptions of this character are somewhat varied. His perspective was that the repeated knocking out and questioning of the fellow was cruel and unnecessary. His spurt of intimidation was going to be enough to get the Dwarf to squeal before the Fighter blundered in (again)! As far as what their actual alignments are, all are "good" except the Aristocrat who has just suffered a setback (at least I am thinking this) in his path to redemption.Anyway, if there are anymore thoughts on this, I'd love to hear them. Best RegardsHerremann the Wise</blockquote>

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