Excuse me, @TheEdVerse, but my party seems to have found trouble in Waterdeep. They murdered a man who they saw aid in a mugging, the other suspects escaped, but now a couple of the party are in holding.
How would the court system deal with the murder of a common thief? 🤔 A magister [judge] will try the PCs (rather like our trials). Murder is a Severe Crime of The Second Plaint (Crimes Against The City). Conviction could mean a sentence of Death, or 10-15 years Enforced Hard Labor (these days, usually city wall/paving quarry-work). But… (1/2)— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 23, 2017
(2/2): …if the magister deems the killing "justified," or a Lord or guildmaster intervenes with the Palace, the charge will be reduced, or the trial postponed "forever" (pay fine, go free). Reduced charge means 2000gp fine, imprisonment for 1 day to 3 months. (FR1, both CoSs)
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 23, 2017