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Fictional Int'l Law (lemmy.world)

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Have you given thought to how international law might shape your world? Even having notes on which nations subscribe to a body of international law standards can be a fun way to add depth to the political landscape.

Legal systems can be interesting (no really!) Americans and Britons are used to a common law, where legal precedents form the basis for future rulings, but there are other forms as well - the Roman system of civil law, and the Muslim system of Sharia law also exist.

In my setting, a fallen empire's legal system formed the basis for a loose international treaty for the kingdoms that arose in its place - thus, the Pandect, a series of codes and standards to which today's kingdoms and republics all either flout, follow, or attempt to follow in various ways.

https://kanka.io/en/campaign/7004/notes/4851

Have you ever tried making your own legal code? You are hereby sentenced to share.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's more than you'd think, but the only other one that sells decently is Johannes Cabal. And it is a great series

My group actually played the return of Arthur. From his initial discovery of his previous life, meeting Gwynevere, Lancelot, and Gawain, then questing after Excalibur. He ended up fighting off a dimensional BBEG, saving the world and being named king until I did a reset of canon because it turns out that a monarchy on a world scale turns boring until and unless the characters go power hungry lol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah true. Global absolute benevolent monarchy only really works narratively if bad things happen, which ends up meaning the monarchy fails somehow or an external threat appears.

I'll have to look for Johannes Cabal. Cheers!