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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 8008221" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>Ah, I see your confusion. So the player's proposal is that it's <strong>not</strong> going to be in public, with rivals looming over their shoulder just waiting to pounce on their every wrong word. </p><p></p><p>Instead, it's going to be conducted by the priest PC (an one neutral onlooker who is a disgraced priest who can also cast <em>zone of truth </em>to ensure impartiality of the priest PC) in a separate part of the auction house. It's not just one uninterrupted warehouse floor. There are several adjoining rooms. The questioning would be conducted in one of those rooms, away from prying eyes and ears, to avoid exactly the risk you describe. </p><p></p><p>Additionally, the priest PC is restricted to questions directly pertaining to the investigation – not other criminal activity. That's the agreement with the auction house owner. If he violates that once, he'll get a warning. If he violates it again, the <em>zone of truth </em>proceedings will be called off.</p><p></p><p>So, you're absolutely right, there certainly is the risk of earning dangerous enemies if the player doesn't play his cards right.</p><p></p><p>Also, the PC priest =/= "the law." He's a noble, a priest of Osiris, and an advisor to the Pharaoh's court, but not an agent of the law. He's certainly the most upstanding citizen with some high connections in this den of scoundrels, but he doesn't get to make arrests or single out people for arrest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 8008221, member: 20323"] Ah, I see your confusion. So the player's proposal is that it's [B]not[/B] going to be in public, with rivals looming over their shoulder just waiting to pounce on their every wrong word. Instead, it's going to be conducted by the priest PC (an one neutral onlooker who is a disgraced priest who can also cast [I]zone of truth [/I]to ensure impartiality of the priest PC) in a separate part of the auction house. It's not just one uninterrupted warehouse floor. There are several adjoining rooms. The questioning would be conducted in one of those rooms, away from prying eyes and ears, to avoid exactly the risk you describe. Additionally, the priest PC is restricted to questions directly pertaining to the investigation – not other criminal activity. That's the agreement with the auction house owner. If he violates that once, he'll get a warning. If he violates it again, the [I]zone of truth [/I]proceedings will be called off. So, you're absolutely right, there certainly is the risk of earning dangerous enemies if the player doesn't play his cards right. Also, the PC priest =/= "the law." He's a noble, a priest of Osiris, and an advisor to the Pharaoh's court, but not an agent of the law. He's certainly the most upstanding citizen with some high connections in this den of scoundrels, but he doesn't get to make arrests or single out people for arrest. [/QUOTE]
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