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Prickly moral situation for a Paladin - did I judge it correctly?
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<blockquote data-quote="BlackMoria" data-source="post: 1205749" data-attributes="member: 424"><p>Based on the facts as they stand....</p><p></p><p>I side with the paladin. The children were a threat - a clear and present danger. Maybe not physically but they were endowed with powerful mental powers. The children could have just as likely have dominated the other party member(s) and then the paladin would likely have to content with the other party member(s) turning against him.</p><p></p><p>Just because they appear as helpless young children doesn't mean they are. I would argue that given their 'conversion' (immortality and unholy powers), that they are children in appearance only and their spirits have been corrupted into something unholy.</p><p></p><p>One doesn't treat evil with kid gloves. The children were a clear and present danger and the paladin made a judgement call as to what the appropiate response should be given the situation and circumstances. There was no guarantee than subduing them would be effective (the mind still operating while the body is subdued and it is the mental powers which define the threat).</p><p></p><p>Orders not withstanding, the paladin must deal with the situation as best as he can and he must be allowed some latitude of judgement within his code.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately, it is your game and your call. Ask yourself - did the paladin act within his code, even if it was not the ideal solution or the solution another would have selected? </p><p></p><p>If yes, then no foul....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BlackMoria, post: 1205749, member: 424"] Based on the facts as they stand.... I side with the paladin. The children were a threat - a clear and present danger. Maybe not physically but they were endowed with powerful mental powers. The children could have just as likely have dominated the other party member(s) and then the paladin would likely have to content with the other party member(s) turning against him. Just because they appear as helpless young children doesn't mean they are. I would argue that given their 'conversion' (immortality and unholy powers), that they are children in appearance only and their spirits have been corrupted into something unholy. One doesn't treat evil with kid gloves. The children were a clear and present danger and the paladin made a judgement call as to what the appropiate response should be given the situation and circumstances. There was no guarantee than subduing them would be effective (the mind still operating while the body is subdued and it is the mental powers which define the threat). Orders not withstanding, the paladin must deal with the situation as best as he can and he must be allowed some latitude of judgement within his code. Ultimately, it is your game and your call. Ask yourself - did the paladin act within his code, even if it was not the ideal solution or the solution another would have selected? If yes, then no foul.... [/QUOTE]
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