[Discuss] Abusing Bounties

[James]

LilWolf wrote:
> Umm..not if he's in the same region as the target. Maybe I wasn't very 
> clear with how it would work.
>
> 1. A puts the bounty on character B from realm X.
> 2. Character B and Infiltrator Y are both from realm X and in the same 
> region, waiting for the bounty to be posted.
> 3. Infiltrator Y stabs character B and collects the bounty. Almost 
> instant gold transfer.
>
Character B probably is not going to be happy about it, is very likely 
to start to despise the realm he's in.  That could lead to spying, 
rebellion, everything else, it isn't risk free.  You don't get gold from 
collecting bounties, you only get bonds, so you'd still have to travel 
back to a city in infiltrator X's regions to cash them.  Assassination 
of someone that lower than you isn't absolute certainty.  As someone 
said you lose a lot of honour and prestige and can you imagine 
explaining that conspiracy to the realm?  I know for certain that my 
realm would protest my ruler out of office if I had planned something 
like that.