One of the party members is now trying to seek.... wait for it.... a Lawyer!
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So in a world of demons, bandits and chaos, is there any room for the pure ineffable evil that is the Lawyer?
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Looonatic wrote:Okay, I'm GMing an campaign. The campaign revolves around a party of mercenaries that belong to a larger mercenary group. This mercenary company is unique in that every member is somehow superhuman( juicers, crazies, cyborgs, superhuman mutants, etc). The party members have just discovered that for the past year, a publisher in Merctown has been selling comic books based on the mercenary company.
One of the party members is now trying to seek.... wait for it.... a Lawyer!![]()
So in a world of demons, bandits and chaos, is there any room for the pure ineffable evil that is the Lawyer?
Blue_Lion wrote:Wait even a cataclysim does not get rid of lawers. Well the skills to be a lawer are on the books Knowledge law and negation. I am shure Nurni Enterpises has 1 or 2 billion on retainer wonder if you can borrow one of theres.
MurderCityDisciple wrote:Interesting idea...Rifts courtroom drama.
Denny Crane: Cyborg at Law (half man half actual crane).
In a case of he-said/she-said instead of submitting to a lie detector they would bring in a psychic and do a mind probe. Also all evidence would be 'read' with object read.
taalismn wrote:And there is of course the possibility of a Crazy with multiple personality disorder choosing the personality that's a lawyer to defend the bloodthirsty killer personality in court, lending a new wrinkle to the saying 'the man who serves as his own lawyer as an idiot for a client'.
scottypotty wrote:Some cities may use judicial champions instead. To get your royalties you may need to take on a Glitter Boy one on one. That would seem to avoid frivolous lawsuits.
Subjugator wrote:It depends on if the creatures have a code of ethical behavior. In D&D, Devils are Lawful Evil. They have rules. Demons are chaotic. They rule by force or fear. Others rule by self interest.
Comrade Corsarius wrote:Look at other races portrayed in science fiction/fantasy for ideas. The Kzinti, for example, cannot lie (their honour, and perhaps their genetics, prevents them), but they may either not say anything, or say a partial truth that can be misconstrued by the listener. In a court where all parties are forced by psionic/magical power to tell the truth, such a skill would be desirable.
DevastationBob wrote:In Australia the roaches grew to giant size, did the lawyers get additional powers?
Comrade Corsarius wrote:taalismn wrote:And there is of course the possibility of a Crazy with multiple personality disorder choosing the personality that's a lawyer to defend the bloodthirsty killer personality in court, lending a new wrinkle to the saying 'the man who serves as his own lawyer as an idiot for a client'.
Or the crazy's multiple personalities include a prosecuting lawyer, AND a defence lawyer, both hired by either side unaware of the other.
The courtroom drama would just be awesome.
Ooooooh... new term for this situation: He'd be a Legal Smeagol.