Post by Ymbert Montgomery on Jan 15, 2020 22:54:50 GMT
As some of you will have read in the press, Father Francis Robin is up on charges of drunkneness. This is a scurrilous slander/about time (deplete as applicable).
How the tribunal works.
This tribunal will be taking place in Week 3 of December.
Naturally, Father Robin needs to attend if he doesn't want to be found guilty!
The tribunal will consist of three Bishops and a majority verdict is needed.
For the Church, witnesses may appear for the defense and prosecution (two for each side, maximum) and they must use their week's action attending the trial. They must have a rank or SL at least equal to the accused. Either rank or SL is sufficient, both are not required.
Ecclesiastic Tribunals are church affairs, but a respected lay person may occasionally testify. A non-clerical witness can be
admitted by the Inquisitor. An NPC Inquisitor will do so on a roll of 6+ which can be influenced, plus the character gets a +1 for every three SL above 6 rounded down. So a SL-12 character would need a 4+ before influence. The witness must still meet the requirement of having the same or higher SL as the defendant. A witness who is not accepted in court still uses up their week's action and reduces the available witness slots for that side, so use this option carefully.
(It's worth noting that even if found guilty this isn't a major offense! The worse that's likely to happen is that Father Robin is given a few weeks extra duty or maybe a small fine).
EDIT: This is from the upcoming rulebook but I'm making it available now. A NPC advocate may be hired for 5x the clients SL (so 35 in this case). They'll have a secret Legal Ability, but it won't be any less than 3 (the minimum for a professional). Note that in a worst case scenario a poorly skilled advocate can make things worse!
Current lawyers available for hire:
Brice le Boursier
Lancelot l'Angoisseus
Robert le berchier
How the tribunal works.
This tribunal will be taking place in Week 3 of December.
Naturally, Father Robin needs to attend if he doesn't want to be found guilty!
The tribunal will consist of three Bishops and a majority verdict is needed.
For the Church, witnesses may appear for the defense and prosecution (two for each side, maximum) and they must use their week's action attending the trial. They must have a rank or SL at least equal to the accused. Either rank or SL is sufficient, both are not required.
Ecclesiastic Tribunals are church affairs, but a respected lay person may occasionally testify. A non-clerical witness can be
admitted by the Inquisitor. An NPC Inquisitor will do so on a roll of 6+ which can be influenced, plus the character gets a +1 for every three SL above 6 rounded down. So a SL-12 character would need a 4+ before influence. The witness must still meet the requirement of having the same or higher SL as the defendant. A witness who is not accepted in court still uses up their week's action and reduces the available witness slots for that side, so use this option carefully.
(It's worth noting that even if found guilty this isn't a major offense! The worse that's likely to happen is that Father Robin is given a few weeks extra duty or maybe a small fine).
EDIT: This is from the upcoming rulebook but I'm making it available now. A NPC advocate may be hired for 5x the clients SL (so 35 in this case). They'll have a secret Legal Ability, but it won't be any less than 3 (the minimum for a professional). Note that in a worst case scenario a poorly skilled advocate can make things worse!
Current lawyers available for hire:
Brice le Boursier
Lancelot l'Angoisseus
Robert le berchier