I Thought the Law

[klward]

The August issue of Pyramid, the role-playing magazine put out  by Steve Jackson Games is out, containing "Dominion", an original campaign setting by yours truly. The theme of this issue is "Crime and Grime" and all the articles present a take on law enforcement in fantasy rpgs. Dominion concerns what happens when a strong ruler attempts to introduce universal law into a typical fantasy kingdom, complete with discussion of impact on the various degrees of society, a set of laws, their logical consequences and creative adventure hooks. The PCs are the magistrates and sherriffs negotiating the tensions and attempting to see justice done. There are also articles on simony - a crime that got you into the malbowges in Dante's Inferno but which doesn't really exist today - and the de Medicis and a discussion of cruel and unusual methods of punishment. All obviously slanted towards being useful to roleplayers and GMs. Perhaps especially GMs.

Issue 3/10 of Pyramid may be viewed and purchased here.