The Tribunal of Accusation is the rite most likely to draw a crowd, and the rite most likely to go wrong. Done well, it is deadpan theatre that leaves the accused laughing. Done badly, it is a stranger being harassed. Khaedara, First of the Accusers, has asked that this guide be published, "with emphasis."
1. Choose the accused with care
The Coil guides the selection, but the faithful are still responsible for it. Prefer people who are visibly idle: standing by the bank, sitting on a mount, roleplaying in a public square. Never accuse someone who is clearly busy, in combat, mid-conversation, or new to the game. Never accuse the same person twice in one day. A Tribunal is an invitation to play, not an ambush.
2. Keep the crimes minor
Use the Seven Minor Crimes: loitering, unlicensed tailoring, improper mount parking, fire-standing, greed of the roll, impatience, warm-bloodedness. These are funny because they are tiny. Never accuse anyone of anything real, personal, or about who they are. Their transmog is fair game. Their name, race, voice or anything outside the game is not.
3. Use emotes, not spam
One accusation, one charge, one piece of evidence, one verdict. Space them out. The Accuser addon, coming soon to the Addons page, is designed to keep a dignified pace. Ten lines in ten seconds is not a Tribunal; it is a reason to be reported, and the Inner Scale will not defend you.
4. Hear the defense
If the accused responds, that is the best possible outcome. Hear them fully. React in character. Then disregard the defense, gravely, as tradition requires. The verdict is always guilty. The sentence should always be gentle.
5. Forgive, and let them go
End every Tribunal with forgiveness: The Coil is patient. Go, and loiter no more. Bow. Walk away. If the accused clearly did not enjoy it, apologize out of character and move on. If they did enjoy it, they may follow you. Several current members of the Cult were recruited this way.
6. Accuse yourself first
Thalluk, the first Accuser, found himself guilty of enjoying it too much. Khaedara keeps his carving on her desk. Before your first Tribunal of the day, accuse yourself of something small. It keeps the voice kind.