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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="D+1" data-source="post: 1565269" data-attributes="member: 13654"><p>Not secular authority lawfulness but it DEFINITELY makes for alignment lawfulness and it definitely trumps secular authority as far as a paladin is concerned. That's why the clause about respecting legitimate authority. Paladins can - and actually MUST - decide that some things take HIGHER precendence than obeying secular laws.</p><p>No, that's EXACTLY what being a paladin gives you.</p><p>As far as secular authority is concerned, <em>maybe</em> a paladin is not exempt, but maybe he is. It depends on the outlook of a particular secular authority as to whether paladins need to be treated as vigilantes or a community asset when they deal out lethal punishments.</p><p></p><p>As far as the paladin is concerned, he probably does realize that if he kills the molester on the spot he MIGHT be convicted of a crime by secular authority. Maybe that's alright with him - just something that goes with the territory of being guided by a HIGHER code. But he gets to decide which authority to give precedence to. His own does not necessarily demand the instant death of the molester - but it's not a violation of his code. He could well decide to turn the molester over to secular authority, but he can also decide that a delay of justice even a moment longer is unwarranted and kill the slime.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D+1, post: 1565269, member: 13654"] Not secular authority lawfulness but it DEFINITELY makes for alignment lawfulness and it definitely trumps secular authority as far as a paladin is concerned. That's why the clause about respecting legitimate authority. Paladins can - and actually MUST - decide that some things take HIGHER precendence than obeying secular laws. No, that's EXACTLY what being a paladin gives you. As far as secular authority is concerned, [i]maybe[/i] a paladin is not exempt, but maybe he is. It depends on the outlook of a particular secular authority as to whether paladins need to be treated as vigilantes or a community asset when they deal out lethal punishments. As far as the paladin is concerned, he probably does realize that if he kills the molester on the spot he MIGHT be convicted of a crime by secular authority. Maybe that's alright with him - just something that goes with the territory of being guided by a HIGHER code. But he gets to decide which authority to give precedence to. His own does not necessarily demand the instant death of the molester - but it's not a violation of his code. He could well decide to turn the molester over to secular authority, but he can also decide that a delay of justice even a moment longer is unwarranted and kill the slime. [/QUOTE]
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