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A dwarvish foundry claims exemption from workplace safety regulations, citing a precedent that technically classifies dwarves as a mineral

The corpses of a local graveyard become animated, and promptly file a claim of adverse possession, arguing that the graveyard’s owners knew they were inhabiting the property and did nothing to stop them

A naming rights dispute between two wizards who each claim to have independently invented the same spell

A sorcerer discovers the identity of the horny asshole dragon who ghosted on their great great great great grandmother, and a multi-generational paternity suit ensues

Negotiating a divorce settlement between the Chosen Hero and their intelligent talking sword

A community sues their tutelary spirit after performing the required rites and suffering a drought anyway; the deity’s acolytes countersue that their patron has no liability because the drought was an act of god

“Don’t worry, we’re with the union.”

“The union?”

“Yes. The united meta-magical workforce protection group. Tell me, how would you rate your treatment here?”

“Well… below average, honestly. We don’t even have dental.”

But where is the first set of dumb legal shit, why can’t I find it

You must be new here – legal shenanigans in D&D are sort of a thing on this blog! A representative sampling:

On adverse possession

On bardic personhood 

On the dreaded wyrms of service

On the elvish age of majority

On higher courts

On international diplomacy

On a multiplicity of chosen ones

On OSHA compliance

On ownership disputes

On patronage fraud 

On princesses