Public Penance Crossing The Line PSA

[valeraDonchev]

I have seen conflicting information on this, and just want to put this out there: Public Penance DOES NOT cross the line in New Home. I took the law early, used the ability multiple times, used it on the thieves, and did not get the "crossed the line" ending.
Hope this helps!

[Aturchomicz]

Originally posted by valeraDonchev:

I have seen conflicting information on this, and just want to put this out there: Public Penance DOES NOT cross the line in New Home. I took the law early, used the ability multiple times, used it on the thieves, and did not get the "crossed the line" ending.
Hope this helps!

Still why would you use it? Its so evil!

[valeraDonchev]

The straightforward answer - it's useful. I can treat the injured, and it gives Hope, lowers Discontent, and removes Londoners!
The morality answer - I can imagine cases when it is very reasonable. Fearmongering drunks disrupt your city, cooks steal food for themselves, the Londoners steal supplies and kill your guards - they have all disrupted the city and their brothers' and sisters' chances of survival, so to stay in the city they must prove their remorse.
That being said, I go with Order far more often, and I prefer prisons from a morality sense, although gameplay-wise the fact you cannot treat sick inmates and the 4-day sentences makes me not want to use them. I'm also not religious, so I'm not convinced by the whole "repent before God, or doom will be upon you" argument.