Law

Attributes: .................Intellect & Discipline

Level: .........................DF 3; BCS 40%; 500 Exp

Law is the knowledge of the body of law for a particular area or tribe. This will allow the character to find out a legal point or piece of information only in that area. Outside that area the character would either not know the law or, if the legal system shares the same roots as the one the character has learned, then he will have a large negative modifier to his TSC%.

This skill is not the one used in prosecuting or defending a case, since that requires either Debating or Oratory, depending on the nature of the legal system of the area. For example a Viking trial at the Thing (local parliament and meeting) is conducted using Oratory. A trial under English or Roman law requires Debate, that is, debate using logic. However, successful use of Law will aid your chance to present your case.

A successful Law skill roll adds the character’s Law PSF% to his Debate TSC% or ½ PSF% to his Oratory TSC% depending on which skill is in use. If a Critical Success, these bonuses are doubled. If the roll is a Critical Failure then the character subtracts the “bonuses” instead.