Accuse command

The ACCUSE command is used to file a complaint with guards after catching someone STEALing or of practicing the arts of the necromancers.

Syntax

ACCUSE <person>

Trader Syntax

ACCUSE <person> TO CLERK

Use

After catching someone in the act of pickpocketing within city limits, the victim may go to any guard of the city the crime happened in and accuse the person. It is not always successful, with such things as the victim and thief's past criminal record, and possibly relative Charismas being relevant to success.

Trader Use

Traders, even if outside city limits, may lodge a complaint with a clerk at the local trading outpost, but only so long as the theft happened on a recognized trading route. If successful, the guild may send out a group of "concerned citizens" to inflict bodily harm upon the accused.

Thief Use

Thieves, being against the common provincial law, have their own form of justice. A member in good standing with the thief guild may accuse a person, not of the guild, to the provincial guildleader. If the accused has been caught stealing from the guilded member, thugs are sent out. The resulting conversation is rarely survivable.

Accuse Necromancy

To successfully accuse:

• - Target does NOT have to be a Necromancer.
• - Target must be in a justice zone.
• - Auto-success if the target has a visible sign of necromancy upon him (title, obvious spell, exceptionally high Divine Outrage, etc.).
• - Auto-success if the target is recognized as a Perverse Necromancer (justly or not).
• - If the target is a Necromancer, additional small possibility of success regardless of circumstance (will usually require a group of accusers to trigger).

Results of a successful accusation:

• - Target is unaware of who accused him.
• - Target gains a Forbidden Practices warrant.
• - Target gains a lot of Social Outrage.
• - Accuser gains a monetary reward, which is debted to the target.
• - If the target is a Necromancer, he is forced Open PvP for 2 (normally) or 6 (if Perverse) hours.

Results of an unsuccessful accusation:

• - Target is unaware of unsuccessful accusations against him.
• - If the target is a Necromancer, he gains a little Social Outrage (even if he's done nothing wrong, heat is being directed toward him).
• - First unsuccessful accusation results in the guard issuing a warning to the accuser.
• - Second unsuccessful accusation within a short amount of time results in arresting the accuser for disturbing the peace.