Tadanori Oyama
New Member
That'd be a better analogy if false conviction statistics where better than they are.Courts of law are generally dictatorial. The judge has absolute authority to interpret the law, especially in civil cases where there's no jury so the judge is also deciding on the facts in evidence. This system works fairly well because of the law as a basis, and the presupposition of the judges as honorable - thus the term of address, "your honor."
I think that having players design an individual flaw for their perfect defenses is my favorite choice so far. It makes the flaw fitting for the individual and if it's build out of the player's ruling virtue that it plays into what their character is going to be doing anyway. I especially like the use of a surcharge rather than an outright denial of charm use.