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My Paladin killed a child molester (and now my DM wants to take away my powers!)
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<blockquote data-quote="Minicol" data-source="post: 1564737" data-attributes="member: 17308"><p>According to you, what kind of authorities existed in medieval times ?</p><p>What kind of authorities existed in the wilds of the US at the time of the Western expansion ? Especially towards indian people ?</p><p>What kind of authorities exist even now in places like Sudan, Somalia, North Korea ?</p><p></p><p>Would you necessarily trust that kind of authorities ? Assuming that the law and the authorities have the answer, legitimity and even if they have, the Willingness to stop that kind of perp is VERY optimistic. It's not because modern day, northern countries authorities are MOSTLY just in that respect that the ones in the rest of the world, and even less in a fantasy world are necessarily.</p><p></p><p>The "Paladin" archetype that creeps up in many human cultures is remarkable because it stands out from the generally low morales of its surrounding. Minstrels and church sang the praise of the paladin/knight in western europe because so few people looked like that ideal, and they wanted to educate people to act differently.</p><p></p><p>I believe paladins get their powers because they have a "mandate from the heavens" and the mindset to act and face personal sacrifices to stamp out evildoers like the one described. That it could get them into trouble with authorities is irrelevant, said authorities can be a lot worse than even the perp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Minicol, post: 1564737, member: 17308"] According to you, what kind of authorities existed in medieval times ? What kind of authorities existed in the wilds of the US at the time of the Western expansion ? Especially towards indian people ? What kind of authorities exist even now in places like Sudan, Somalia, North Korea ? Would you necessarily trust that kind of authorities ? Assuming that the law and the authorities have the answer, legitimity and even if they have, the Willingness to stop that kind of perp is VERY optimistic. It's not because modern day, northern countries authorities are MOSTLY just in that respect that the ones in the rest of the world, and even less in a fantasy world are necessarily. The "Paladin" archetype that creeps up in many human cultures is remarkable because it stands out from the generally low morales of its surrounding. Minstrels and church sang the praise of the paladin/knight in western europe because so few people looked like that ideal, and they wanted to educate people to act differently. I believe paladins get their powers because they have a "mandate from the heavens" and the mindset to act and face personal sacrifices to stamp out evildoers like the one described. That it could get them into trouble with authorities is irrelevant, said authorities can be a lot worse than even the perp. [/QUOTE]
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