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<blockquote data-quote="(Psi)SeveredHead" data-source="post: 5980013" data-attributes="member: 1165">What sort of evidence does the paladin have? Why does he/she believe it? Is the PC in fact guilty?You could have the paladin's group (don't send the paladin by himself, he'll just get beaten unconscious) have received a sending from someone they trust, telling them about this. This could even explain the lack of evidence - sending has a word limit.In this case, the paladin probably wouldn't try to execute the PC. They'd toss them into a cage wagon and take them to justice. That trip would take more than four days, so that PC already doesn't want to get arrested. In addition, the rest of the PCs will probably back him up due to friendship and lack of evidence.Assuming the paladin doesn't get killed (or his group doesn't beat all the PCs unconscious), the skill challenges start. There might be a negotiation to give the PCs rights to investigate, try to not have the nosy paladin follow them around everywhere (it might be better if the town guard did, and you might have to negotiate with them) and then ... actually finding clues and solving the mystery. Possibly after the wedding.Convincing the paladin not to tell the PC's fiancee about this might be a skill challenge in itself. She might believe the PC, but I'm sure her family doesn't, and there's a complication for you. (They can send ninjas. Now people can look around and think &quot;ninjas! Why?&quot; Also makes for a great pacing encounter when things slow down.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="(Psi)SeveredHead, post: 5980013, member: 1165"] What sort of evidence does the paladin have? Why does he/she believe it? Is the PC in fact guilty? You could have the paladin's group (don't send the paladin by himself, he'll just get beaten unconscious) have received a [i]sending[/i] from someone they trust, telling them about this. This could even explain the lack of evidence - [i]sending[/i] has a word limit. In this case, the paladin probably wouldn't try to execute the PC. They'd toss them into a cage wagon and take them to justice. That trip would take more than four days, so that PC already doesn't want to get arrested. In addition, the rest of the PCs will probably back him up due to friendship and lack of evidence. Assuming the paladin doesn't get killed (or his group doesn't beat all the PCs unconscious), the skill challenges start. There might be a negotiation to give the PCs rights to investigate, try to not have the nosy paladin follow them around everywhere (it might be better if the town guard did, and you might have to negotiate with them) and then ... actually finding clues and solving the mystery. Possibly after the wedding. Convincing the paladin not to tell the PC's fiancee about this might be a skill challenge in itself. She might believe the PC, but I'm sure her family doesn't, and there's a complication for you. (They can send ninjas. Now people can look around and think "ninjas! Why?" Also makes for a great pacing encounter when things slow down.) [/QUOTE]

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