Posted by Shaitar on August 11, 1999 at 23:03:40:
In Reply to: Re: And the Blade Sect was weak under your rule. posted by Greengiant on August 11, 1999 at 13:53:00:
Nah, you're missing my point. I knew I was going to anathemize him BEFORE he gave me those things. I asked him to come to the Mesa, and he didn't know where it was. I asked him why he wanted to join the Empire, and he said "for protection." So I looked at him and saw he had a wide copper, surely looted, and demanded it. Then I said, "Prove your usefulness by bringing me 500,000 gold coins." He came back with them, and then I anathemized him for weakness. Sure, I could have anathemized him right when he said "for protection," but then I'd have missed out on a wide and 500k. Why would I do that?