The local area has no central government or formal law, so he can (theoretically at least) make his own rules; mob justice might be another matter of course, but he's got friends who can protect him.
He's not particularly secretive about it, generally stating something to the effect of "His time has come, I cannot help." He won't specify it's a religious matter unless specifically asked though. The question of when someone counts as "dying" is obviously a fuzzy matter, and I intend to judge that on a case by case basis. On 10/8/10, Travis Watkins <[email protected]> wrote: > The effects of this vow are primarily social, so I imagine that the > value would be based on the society, in particular how much grief he > is likely to get for following this vow. > > For example, if every physician takes this vow, then he would get very > little grief and it would only hurt him when his allies are dying. > > Other places he could be imprisoned for life for 'letting a man die'. > > On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Bicornis Goat <[email protected]> wrote: >> How much would the Vow "will not try to save a dying patient" be >> worth? This is for a physician who's also a member of a >> death-worshipping religion. He believes it's good to relieve sickness >> and injury, but once Death is coming for someone it's not his place to >> interfere. >> When exactly this will matter is still up to be determined; for a few >> examples, he won't try to help someone with an unstabilized mortal >> wound, or someone who's having a heart attack. He is still permitted >> to euthanize dying patients. >> _______________________________________________ >> GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> >> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l >> > > > > -- > The man that holds fast to his bitterness will eventually be consumed > by it, but if you let it go, your arms will be free to seize the glory > that is life. > -Terwin > _______________________________________________ > GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> > http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l > _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
