Quote from: jhkim;982055For example, the Germans in WWII generally followed the established rules of war among European countries for the treatment of wounded and prisoners. However, the Japanese in WWII did not respect these conventions, and in response the U.S. gave less respect to Japanese wounded and prisoners than they did to Germans.

Uh, not on the Eastern Front, the Germans were murderous and even genocidal in their war against 'the Slavs' and the Russians returned the favour. The extreme racism in the Pacific contributed to a similar lack of restraint, see With the Old Breed and Gore Vidal's memoirs of the war in the Pacific.

As to the OP there was a sense of honour and chivalry and Quarter in at least romantic versions of the Middle Ages was there not? I'm not talking historically accurate, after all we have elves and dragons too.

Not murder during war. The player character is no longer fit for duty, as they say. Often times, they are never the same afterwards. Being haunted forever. Thus, the "War is Hell" thing.

Quote from: Black Vulmea;981364Tell him or her to put on big boy pants and make a fucking decision, ie, roleplay the gawdamn character.

I think he is roleplaying the character.

Buttons is having an internal struggle with his conscience, should he turn himself in, tell his friends or wait until found out?

He is roleplaying that well, trouble is he can't include anyone else without telling people, unless he talks about it out of the game.

Quote from: soltakss;982208I think he is roleplaying the character.

Buttons is having an internal struggle with his conscience, should he turn himself in, tell his friends or wait until found out?

He is roleplaying that well, trouble is he can't include anyone else without telling people, unless he talks about it out of the game.

Thats the impression I got too.

Its the OPs whole defense of the situation and setting that feels off kilter somehow. Its like he doesnt want advice. He wants some yes-men to say "Yes all is well." But all isnt well because the way he describes the setting makes the situation sound contrived when it very likely isnt.

To the OP: Its your setting and players. And it is up to you to figure out what to do now based on what you know as the DM of the overall situation once the player makes their choice.

Tell the player to make a choice based on the PC's gut feelings at the moment and live with it. Good or bad.

Quote from: Omega;982214Thats the impression I got too.

Its the OPs whole defense of the situation and setting that feels off kilter somehow. Its like he doesnt want advice. He wants some yes-men to say "Yes all is well." But all isnt well because the way he describes the setting makes the situation sound contrived when it very likely isnt.

To the OP: Its your setting and players. And it is up to you to figure out what to do now based on what you know as the DM of the overall situation once the player makes their choice.

Tell the player to make a choice based on the PC's gut feelings at the moment and live with it. Good or bad.

I didn't figure out what to do; I  stopped trying to do anything. The players talked it out in-character, "around the campfire" when the game was not officially in session and I did not participate. The reason I was involved in the first place was because of an absent player and once she could talk for her character I withdrew. I don't know what was said but Hobson is not going on the road with the group on their next trip. He was always a city Hobbit anyway and might have made this decision absent all the angst. He's was still with them Thursday night as they settled up with their employer and made their plans, and fought an avatar of the Dwarf War God, but we won't see him soon again outside of Iron Town. The player has another character ready to go.

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Sunspear, who walked the length of Shadows Dance