[Royal Guard] Demonic Outbreak at the BlkDragon

[Dan]

> I would also move to make the suggestion, that given the recent outbreak 
> of demonic entities, incubui and what not, it may not be such a bad idea 
> for all members of the guard to be armed with something that detects 
> demonic presence.

While I appreciate the sentiment behind this suggestion, the channel 
operators don't feel that it's in the best interests of the channel. The 
suggestion certainly makes sense ICly, but the ops have no interest in 
implementing any measure like this, nor do we want to see a 
proliferation of devices like this in the channel setting. The IC laws 
against demons and the undead are just that--IC laws. They aren't a 
prohibition against muns creating demonic or undead character, they're 
intended to discourage Lord_of_Dorkness-style stupidity and encourage 
the muns to be subtle and clever in how they play their characters.

As I wrote in the Guard primer that I send out to every new characters, 
the IC laws aren't an excuse to start witch hunts or harass players, and 
equipping the guard with demon-detecting items encourages both of those 
behaviors. If demonic characters are being obvious about their nature 
and causing trouble in the inn, by all means, give them hell. The demon 
detectors essentially remove any incentive to be subtle, since the Guard 
will still discover the demon and attack anyway. I can't stand 
poorly-played demons, but BDI strives to be as open and welcoming to as 
many styles of RP as possible. And at times, that means live and let 
live, rather than ganging up on players and running them out of the 
channel. We may be worrying unnecessarily and making a mountain out of a 
molehill, but the potential for abuse is our prime motivating factor in 
turning this idea down.

--Dan