Add a "Go to Jail" option when encountered with Fines/Guards

Suggestions Should Be Posted in Their Respective Categories

Moderators: Moderator, Developer, DM

Post Reply
User avatar
kitteninablender
Posts: 670
Joined: Fri Nov 05, 2010 1:37 pm
Contact:

Add a "Go to Jail" option when encountered with Fines/Guards

Unread post by kitteninablender »

So if you get caught doing something at the Friendly, like casting a spell, or if you forget to put your weapon away at the bridge, I think that you should be given a dialogue box with "Pay the Fine", "Comply", or "Go to Jail."

If you choose to comply: You perform the action as required to comply with the law, like sheathe your weapon. If you pay the fine, you do just that. Gold is deducted. Everybody goes along their way.

And if you choose the "Go to Jail" option you get teleported to a Jail Cell, and if your friends see you get arrested have the option to Bail you out, or try to bust you out, or whatever....and it could genuinely generate some genuinely hilarious RP.

Example:

Geist gets arrested for Drunkenness, public nudity, and disturbing the peace (( Which, let's face it, was basically what Gary called "Tuesday")), and goes to Jail. One of his buddies decides he wants to try and bust him out. So he tries the old fashioned Hacksaw in a cake to try and get him out of jail. Gary's cellmate, Bubba the Orc, has been lonely for quite some time and Geist ends up killing him with the hacksaw in the cake...

Just an idea to add some humor to the server. :P
Chaos is relative. What is normal for the Spider is Chaos for the Fly.
User avatar
Valefort
Retired Admin
Posts: 9779
Joined: Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:07 pm
Location: France, GMT +2

Re: Add a "Go to Jail" option when encountered with Fines/Gu

Unread post by Valefort »

While it would be great relatively complex scenarios like that can't be scripted easily. Even if they were done flawlessly they would still be full of holes as plenty of RP possibilities won't be taken into account. This is more something you can ask from a DM in my opinion !
Mealir Ostirel - Incorrigible swashbuckler
User avatar
KOPOJIbPAKOB
Retired Staff
Posts: 850
Joined: Mon Jul 24, 2017 5:24 am

Re: Add a "Go to Jail" option when encountered with Fines/Gu

Unread post by KOPOJIbPAKOB »

STOP RIGHT THERE CRIMINAL SCUM

Image
(\/);,;(\/)

Discord: Nastya Raynor#3136

Pink is me speaking on behalf of the Media Team, everything else is just my player opinion.
User avatar
Hoihe
Posts: 4719
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:25 pm

Re: Add a "Go to Jail" option when encountered with Fines/Gu

Unread post by Hoihe »

KOPOJIbPAKOB wrote:STOP RIGHT THERE CRIMINAL SCUM

Image

For life to be worth living, afterlife must retain individuality, personal identity and  memories without fail  - https://www.sageadvice.eu/do-elves-reta ... afterlife/
A character belongs only to their player, and only them. And only the player may decide what happens.
Sun Wukong
Posts: 2837
Joined: Thu Jan 05, 2017 3:05 pm

Re: Add a "Go to Jail" option when encountered with Fines/Gu

Unread post by Sun Wukong »

kitteninablender wrote:So if you get caught doing something at the Friendly, like casting a spell, or if you forget to put your weapon away at the bridge, I think that you should be given a dialogue box with "Pay the Fine", "Comply", or "Go to Jail."
I disagree.

At Friendly Arm Inn, these are our rules, follow them or else. Break their rules, and they take compensation and kick you out. No reason to turn the script into an OOC gold sink, no reason to have the guards beg for your character's obedience, nor is there a reason for a retired adventurer Inn Keeper to maintain a PERSONAL PRISON.

Break the rules, get kicked out. It is a simple thing.
" I am no longer here, the elves of the Sword Coast are just far too horrible... "
- Elminster, probably.
User avatar
Vogar Eol
Recognized Donor
Posts: 404
Joined: Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:21 pm

Re: Add a "Go to Jail" option when encountered with Fines/Gu

Unread post by Vogar Eol »

I've been fined and banned for 24hrs for "casting spells" on a character incapable of magic. No idea how that happened. Really disappointed me at the time. Having an option to "comply" would have probably saved me the headache of what was probably a glitch.
Vogar Eol - Dwarf, "I likes pixie wine. It just be hard catching enough pixies to squeeze."

Rashal - Lady's Man, "What do you call a male elf? Pathetic, as it were."
Post Reply

Return to “Suggestions and Discussion”