So I'm creating my first campaign and I am framing the world the story will take place in.
My world is a large mainland in a crescent moon shape with a island placed within the curve. The mainland is home to 5 kingdoms with the island being home to one.
The lore is that the kingdom on the island is home to the high king, whose bloodline made a pact with the governing deity of the world to safeguard it and enforce the laws set by the deity in return for a portion of the deity's power. However the high king can only use the power to uphold the law should it be broken. The five kingdoms on the mainland swear to not break the high kings law in return for autonomy. The High king is not omnipotent however, and can't act if he does not know where or how the law is broken so he employs people with the title of "The Kings Man" to observe the events that unfold on the mainland. There is one official kings man in every kingdom who acts as an observer in that kingdom however there are also hidden kings men which spread about the general populace. Kings men come from all walks of life and carry no official power, they do however carry a mark of the high king which they can use to alert the high king and his army should a law be broken.
I'm looking for inspiration for the laws that the deity imposed, I have three laws already. Theme I'm going for is "don't do things that can ruin the world/realm".
1. Do not partake of spatial manipulation magic. (Story reasons)
2.Do not voluntarily involve yourself with demons and their workings. (So people like involuntary sacrifices don't have their heads loped off)
3.Not to attempt to usurp the High Kings throne. (An obvious one)
Take a look at real-world religious and civil laws from the ancient world for inspiration. Hammurabi is probably the most well-known for the laws of his reign.
Otherwise, I think the most obvious one to add would be to not interfere with matters of the High King's court, a law that would extend to protect and empower the King's Men.
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So I'm creating my first campaign and I am framing the world the story will take place in.
My world is a large mainland in a crescent moon shape with a island placed within the curve. The mainland is home to 5 kingdoms with the island being home to one.
The lore is that the kingdom on the island is home to the high king, whose bloodline made a pact with the governing deity of the world to safeguard it and enforce the laws set by the deity in return for a portion of the deity's power. However the high king can only use the power to uphold the law should it be broken. The five kingdoms on the mainland swear to not break the high kings law in return for autonomy. The High king is not omnipotent however, and can't act if he does not know where or how the law is broken so he employs people with the title of "The Kings Man" to observe the events that unfold on the mainland. There is one official kings man in every kingdom who acts as an observer in that kingdom however there are also hidden kings men which spread about the general populace. Kings men come from all walks of life and carry no official power, they do however carry a mark of the high king which they can use to alert the high king and his army should a law be broken.
I'm looking for inspiration for the laws that the deity imposed, I have three laws already. Theme I'm going for is "don't do things that can ruin the world/realm".
1. Do not partake of spatial manipulation magic. (Story reasons)
2.Do not voluntarily involve yourself with demons and their workings. (So people like involuntary sacrifices don't have their heads loped off)
3.Not to attempt to usurp the High Kings throne. (An obvious one)
No contact with the far realm seems like an important way to preserve the world.
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ModeratorTake a look at real-world religious and civil laws from the ancient world for inspiration. Hammurabi is probably the most well-known for the laws of his reign.
Otherwise, I think the most obvious one to add would be to not interfere with matters of the High King's court, a law that would extend to protect and empower the King's Men.