catonwheels @ catonwheels @ttrpg.network

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Sometimes I wonder if I run dnd "wrong".

My players would castrate me if they went up to the guards and they where met by incompetence and I would just hand weave oh the guard won't help you because they are just static images.

I don't who Tiberius is, but if he was at my table and wanted to call the army and had established strong bands to governing force. But we assume he would not have a valid cause where the governing force would go of course here is army to protect the land.

With good enough persuasion and paying for the cost for the conscription I would let him.

Why would you not do this?

I don't get why it would not be enough consequences. The party would fight all over the world against different adventure party's that dying to be heroes. Every time they entering new town they have to hope the inn don't have two or more adventure party's.

I would not call it corrupt. I see it more as a guard job is to keep the common day peace.

But don’t cops lay off work to contractors? The average cop is not going to go down to deal with rabid wolf that terrorizes people. No they send animal control.

Or how in western movies how they put bounties on infamous gangs?

Or private detectives chasing down hard solved crimes.

Or private security firms?

Why would that be different to lay of work to a group that are more suited for that kinda work?

I really like your text but I just want to offer different view on the guards-are-not-competent paradox of games but on steroids.

Among the adventurers there is a sea of dead people trying to be something. But forgotten and killed by the most pathetic of monsters.

Why not take a cosy job guarding city just taking care of what really needs taken care of?

You have a job, home and you get live in end of the day.

Gigantic rats in basement of the local bar? Why risk your life when you can pay for some smucks to risk their life.

Their is underground cult? Tell the barman to pass around rumors and hope someone else wants investigate.

Instead stand around waving your fancy weapons and trinkets bought from nearby magic shop (probably just general store where heroes dumps their trash).