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<blockquote data-quote="David Argall" data-source="post: 824516" data-attributes="member: 4481">slavery points&quot;you don't actually say what those rights are.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; I wasn't sure if we had settled on particular rights and so made the text compatible with whatever decision we make there.&nbsp; However, the rights of slaves is largely an area that is more likely to get in the DM's way than assist.&nbsp; So we need merely put in there are rights and merely detail the obvious ones of not being killed or injured on whim, able to buy their freedom, and in the case of women that they can't be raped [this last largely because we males are lewd creatures who will get distracted if we give them a free hand, and the females get upset if we don't limit it.]&nbsp; Pretty much beyond this, any detailed rights just get in the way of the DM's ability to stick in a plot.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;Lots of &quot;choices&quot; and &quot;options&quot; here. I feel we would either have to specify exactly how a slave can affect who he gets sold to and what sort of work he gets to do, or, if that choice is really as limited as you seem to suggest, perhaps it would be better to rephrase these altogether.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; let's see...&nbsp; &quot;[The slave has the theoretical right to dictate who he is bought by, IF he can compensate his owner for the difference in profit from any alternate sale.&nbsp; Since any slave who had that much gold would not be a slave in the 1st place, this right is virtually never exercised.&nbsp; On a more informal level, the slave can avoid the worst masters by dogging the sales pitch.&nbsp; More than one lass has avoided a brothel by &quot;stupidly&quot; saying &quot;2 more treatments and I am free of the clap...Oh, sorry, I wasn't supposed to mention that, was I?&quot;&nbsp; Slave sellers are very poor sports on the subject, so slaves trying this are generally very clever in making sure the slaver does not notice, or are very tolerant of pain.&nbsp; Slave and slaver are more in tune in trying for the superior master.&nbsp; A slave who is open about his skills can generally get a master who will use them, and who will treat the slave better.&nbsp;&nbsp; Overall, the slave has very little control over who buys him, but little does not mean none.]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="David Argall, post: 824516, member: 4481"] [b]slavery points[/b] "you don't actually say what those rights are." I wasn't sure if we had settled on particular rights and so made the text compatible with whatever decision we make there. However, the rights of slaves is largely an area that is more likely to get in the DM's way than assist. So we need merely put in there are rights and merely detail the obvious ones of not being killed or injured on whim, able to buy their freedom, and in the case of women that they can't be raped [this last largely because we males are lewd creatures who will get distracted if we give them a free hand, and the females get upset if we don't limit it.] Pretty much beyond this, any detailed rights just get in the way of the DM's ability to stick in a plot. "Lots of "choices" and "options" here. I feel we would either have to specify exactly how a slave can affect who he gets sold to and what sort of work he gets to do, or, if that choice is really as limited as you seem to suggest, perhaps it would be better to rephrase these altogether." let's see... "[The slave has the theoretical right to dictate who he is bought by, IF he can compensate his owner for the difference in profit from any alternate sale. Since any slave who had that much gold would not be a slave in the 1st place, this right is virtually never exercised. On a more informal level, the slave can avoid the worst masters by dogging the sales pitch. More than one lass has avoided a brothel by "stupidly" saying "2 more treatments and I am free of the clap...Oh, sorry, I wasn't supposed to mention that, was I?" Slave sellers are very poor sports on the subject, so slaves trying this are generally very clever in making sure the slaver does not notice, or are very tolerant of pain. Slave and slaver are more in tune in trying for the superior master. A slave who is open about his skills can generally get a master who will use them, and who will treat the slave better. Overall, the slave has very little control over who buys him, but little does not mean none.] [/QUOTE]

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