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<blockquote data-quote="Hemlock Stones" data-source="post: 1566685" data-attributes="member: 19278"><p><strong>Innocent</strong></p><p></p><p>GREETINGS BRETHREN!</p><p></p><p>MATTERS OF CONSEQUENCE</p><p></p><p><strong>What I considered important to whether or not Vindicator’s Conduct was Unbecoming a Paladin:</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Code of Conduct:</strong> A paladin must be of lawful good alignment and loses all class abilities if she ever <strong>willingly commits an evil act.</strong></p><p>Additionally, a paladin’s code requires that she respect legitimate authority, act with honor (not lying, not cheating, not using poison, and so forth), <strong>help those in need </strong> (provided they do not use the help for evil or chaotic ends), and <strong>punish those who harm or threaten innocents</strong>.</p><p></p><p><strong>GOOD VS. EVIL</strong></p><p>Good characters and creatures <strong>protect innocent life</strong>. Evil characters and creatures debase or <strong>destroy innocent life</strong>, whether for fun or profit.</p><p>“Good” implies altruism, respect for life, and a concern for the dignity of sentient beings. Good characters make <strong>personal sacrifices </strong> to help others.</p><p>“Evil” implies hurting, oppressing, and killing others. Some evil creatures simply have no compassion for others and <strong>kill without qualms if doing so is convenient.</strong></p><p><strong>LAW VS. CHAOS</strong>“Law” implies honor, trustworthiness, obedience to authority, and reliability. On the downside, lawfulness can include close-mindedness, <strong>reactionary adherence to tradition, judgmentalness</strong>, and a lack of adaptability. Those who consciously promote lawfulness say that only lawful behavior creates a society in which <strong>people can depend on each other and make the right decisions in full confidence that others will act as they should.</strong></p><p></p><p>I believe that the conduct of Vindicator was abrupt and sudden. Yet by the very tenets we owe our existence, Vindicator was reasonable in his actions. Therefore he is <strong>innocent </strong> and his conduct acceptable under the Paladin's Code of Conduct.</p><p></p><p>However, the community standards, (local legal customs) were not followed and thus broken by Vindicator. The paladin Vindicator must make restitution to the family of the deceased equivalent to the wages and earning that the deceased would have accrued over their shortened lifetime. Further, the girl that was saved, if she has no surviving family or no one will take her in, must be raised by the paladin Vindicator.</p><p></p><p>I arrived at my decision based on my interpretation of all of the passages that were in bold above as it related to the situation that took place.</p><p></p><p>...and the Bone Daddy decreed: <strong>"Let the man go free!"</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hemlock Stones, post: 1566685, member: 19278"] [b]Innocent[/b] GREETINGS BRETHREN! MATTERS OF CONSEQUENCE [B]What I considered important to whether or not Vindicator’s Conduct was Unbecoming a Paladin:[/B] [B]Code of Conduct:[/B] A paladin must be of lawful good alignment and loses all class abilities if she ever [B]willingly commits an evil act.[/B] Additionally, a paladin’s code requires that she respect legitimate authority, act with honor (not lying, not cheating, not using poison, and so forth), [B]help those in need [/B] (provided they do not use the help for evil or chaotic ends), and [B]punish those who harm or threaten innocents[/B]. [B]GOOD VS. EVIL[/B] Good characters and creatures [B]protect innocent life[/B]. Evil characters and creatures debase or [B]destroy innocent life[/B], whether for fun or profit. “Good” implies altruism, respect for life, and a concern for the dignity of sentient beings. Good characters make [B]personal sacrifices [/B] to help others. “Evil” implies hurting, oppressing, and killing others. Some evil creatures simply have no compassion for others and [B]kill without qualms if doing so is convenient.[/B] [B]LAW VS. CHAOS[/B]“Law” implies honor, trustworthiness, obedience to authority, and reliability. On the downside, lawfulness can include close-mindedness, [B]reactionary adherence to tradition, judgmentalness[/B], and a lack of adaptability. Those who consciously promote lawfulness say that only lawful behavior creates a society in which [B]people can depend on each other and make the right decisions in full confidence that others will act as they should.[/B] I believe that the conduct of Vindicator was abrupt and sudden. Yet by the very tenets we owe our existence, Vindicator was reasonable in his actions. Therefore he is [B]innocent [/B] and his conduct acceptable under the Paladin's Code of Conduct. However, the community standards, (local legal customs) were not followed and thus broken by Vindicator. The paladin Vindicator must make restitution to the family of the deceased equivalent to the wages and earning that the deceased would have accrued over their shortened lifetime. Further, the girl that was saved, if she has no surviving family or no one will take her in, must be raised by the paladin Vindicator. I arrived at my decision based on my interpretation of all of the passages that were in bold above as it related to the situation that took place. ...and the Bone Daddy decreed: [B]"Let the man go free!"[/B] [/QUOTE]
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