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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5639411" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>PfE and Circles made perfect sense for anyone who read a lot of legends & myths- many contain totems, symbols, gestures, wards, charms and actual physically drawn circles that were meant to ward of evil of ANY kind, not just specific kinds of evil creatures.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No, not always. Again, there are many characters of myth and legend who could "look into your soul" or read an area's "aura" and ascertain the presence of a good or evil being. The spells (and the powers based on them) modeled that pretty well.</p><p></p><p>It could be problematic, though, if you didn't use the RAW, at least as a starting point. Looking back at 3.X (because I can't remember the 1Ed rule at this time), a Paladin's ability to <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/detectEvil.htm" target="_blank">Detect Evil</a> was "as the spell"...and when you look at the spell, you find it was directional (a cone) and it actually took concentration and <em>time</em> to work: 2-3 rounds to get anything meaningful beyond the presence or absence of evil. IOW, your Paladin was unlikely to be able to use the ability surreptitiously or in combat. In addition, if the evil was strong enough, using this power could result in your Paladin's being stunned. Not exactly what you want from your Holy Meat Shield when the fit hits the shan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5639411, member: 19675"] PfE and Circles made perfect sense for anyone who read a lot of legends & myths- many contain totems, symbols, gestures, wards, charms and actual physically drawn circles that were meant to ward of evil of ANY kind, not just specific kinds of evil creatures. No, not always. Again, there are many characters of myth and legend who could "look into your soul" or read an area's "aura" and ascertain the presence of a good or evil being. The spells (and the powers based on them) modeled that pretty well. It could be problematic, though, if you didn't use the RAW, at least as a starting point. Looking back at 3.X (because I can't remember the 1Ed rule at this time), a Paladin's ability to [URL="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/detectEvil.htm"]Detect Evil[/URL] was "as the spell"...and when you look at the spell, you find it was directional (a cone) and it actually took concentration and [I]time[/I] to work: 2-3 rounds to get anything meaningful beyond the presence or absence of evil. IOW, your Paladin was unlikely to be able to use the ability surreptitiously or in combat. In addition, if the evil was strong enough, using this power could result in your Paladin's being stunned. Not exactly what you want from your Holy Meat Shield when the fit hits the shan. [/QUOTE]
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