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Prickly moral situation for a Paladin - did I judge it correctly?
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<blockquote data-quote="AnthonyJ" data-source="post: 1205819" data-attributes="member: 13807"><p>There's always some argument about the relative priorities of 'smite evil' vs 'mercy' for paladins. The relevant issues are:</p><p></p><p>1) The children were attacking, and were thus a clear and present danger. This is a mark in his favor.</p><p>2) He had received orders from his superior to hold them for judgement. This is a mark against.</p><p>3) His companions urged him to show mercy, and he did not grant it. This is a mark against him, for two reasons. First, it shows that the situation did not appear so extreme that usage of maximum force was necessary. Second, it should always shame a paladin to be outdone in any virtue.</p><p>4) If capturing and neutralizing the children was viable, destroying them was unwise; it's hard to question the dead.</p><p></p><p>Overall, IMO, this is a violation of code -- but it's a relatively minor one, and unlikely to result in more than a warning of sort. Perhaps strip him of his powers for a day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnthonyJ, post: 1205819, member: 13807"] There's always some argument about the relative priorities of 'smite evil' vs 'mercy' for paladins. The relevant issues are: 1) The children were attacking, and were thus a clear and present danger. This is a mark in his favor. 2) He had received orders from his superior to hold them for judgement. This is a mark against. 3) His companions urged him to show mercy, and he did not grant it. This is a mark against him, for two reasons. First, it shows that the situation did not appear so extreme that usage of maximum force was necessary. Second, it should always shame a paladin to be outdone in any virtue. 4) If capturing and neutralizing the children was viable, destroying them was unwise; it's hard to question the dead. Overall, IMO, this is a violation of code -- but it's a relatively minor one, and unlikely to result in more than a warning of sort. Perhaps strip him of his powers for a day. [/QUOTE]
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