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Message: <blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 2154463" data-attributes="member: 463"><p>Exactly - GM shouldn't prevent PCs murdering the NPC, just hit them with realistic repercussions.  Eg Thrin could have killed Hiro Kinoshi easily, but that would have accomplished nothing - Arasaka has a million more junior execs eager to take his place.  Keeping Kinoshi around meant that Thrin knew his enemy and was much better able to deal with the Arasaka threat, it also demonstrated adherence to the Cavalier Code of chivalry.  Mind you, I expect if Thrin could have killed Saburo Arasaka, the BBEG, I expect he would have done so.  In a quasi-feudal D&D setting, killing the enemy leader is often the best course of action; although holding them for ransom may be smarter if you're not worried about rescue attempts.   Thrin has been ransomed back to his pantheon at least twice now.</p></blockquote><p></p>