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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="Feyd Rautha" data-source="post: 1565122" data-attributes="member: 19364"><p>Look, simply put the act of a vigilante is not a lawful act. It can be chock full of good intentions, but as a true paladin would say that's what the road to hell is paved with.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like you're in a gritty campaign world. Think of it this way then...you are Batman. Batman doesn't kill ANYBODY. He even tries to save those who are trying to kill him by risking his own life. Now granted Batman are stories that can fit into situations where nobody can die, but it is still possible in DnD. Regardless of whether you hold to that or not, that is where your DM is coming from I do believe. I would have done the same thing to you, but an atonement won't be a massive ordeal as this was a situation where your god could understand.</p><p></p><p>What should you have done? Grabbed the man by the back of the head, dragged him out into the common room of the in (pants still down), and declared before the town and your adventuring party what had happened and that someone should fetch the constable. If things weren't resolved swiftly then other actions might need to be taken. If you were travelling in an evil land and the populace didn't want to kill the guy outright then things get interesting, but a paladin's path is never easy. Sorry.</p><p></p><p>Your character isn't Sam Jackson ("Yes they deserved to die and I hope they burn in hell!") even if YOU feel that way when something like this happens.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Feyd Rautha, post: 1565122, member: 19364"] Look, simply put the act of a vigilante is not a lawful act. It can be chock full of good intentions, but as a true paladin would say that's what the road to hell is paved with. It sounds like you're in a gritty campaign world. Think of it this way then...you are Batman. Batman doesn't kill ANYBODY. He even tries to save those who are trying to kill him by risking his own life. Now granted Batman are stories that can fit into situations where nobody can die, but it is still possible in DnD. Regardless of whether you hold to that or not, that is where your DM is coming from I do believe. I would have done the same thing to you, but an atonement won't be a massive ordeal as this was a situation where your god could understand. What should you have done? Grabbed the man by the back of the head, dragged him out into the common room of the in (pants still down), and declared before the town and your adventuring party what had happened and that someone should fetch the constable. If things weren't resolved swiftly then other actions might need to be taken. If you were travelling in an evil land and the populace didn't want to kill the guy outright then things get interesting, but a paladin's path is never easy. Sorry. Your character isn't Sam Jackson ("Yes they deserved to die and I hope they burn in hell!") even if YOU feel that way when something like this happens. [/QUOTE]
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