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Would you allow this paladin in your game? (new fiction added 11/11/08)
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<blockquote data-quote="Doctor Shaft" data-source="post: 1951886" data-attributes="member: 25737"><p>I wouldn't allow it personally, without talking to the player and informing him that he will be facing some serious in-game difficulties as the campaign progresses. I'd tell him not to be surprised if his deity decides to pull a quick-one on him at some point or two. Like a moment where his powers simply fade momentarily, or if while he prays after having his glorious love-fest with two women, that he doesn't really get the same feeling as he used to from it. </p><p></p><p>I think Basillisk put it best. Your character is basically out-of-control in terms of his sex drive (two ladies at once?) and frequents taverns. While I certainly enjoy hero types that break the mold, this particularly one is really shattering that mold to pieces. </p><p></p><p>Is it a "cool" character? I suppose it is. While I can't admire his flippant desires to frequent a brothel, he is a flawed character with a reluctant heroic attitude. A lot of people suggested using the chaotic good paladin variants, and in this case I would do the same. We could argue to pieces whether the government law supports prostitution, et al, but for a paladin, I think the lawful part really pertains more towards what his deity's laws are, not the town's. If the town supports prostitution, but his deity does not, then his government doesn't mean squat in that instance.</p><p></p><p>So, Sir Cedric, in order to be a LG paladin, at least if it were my campaign, would have to try extra hard to find a LG deity that actually supported his actions. Otherwise, a paladin's main source of power comes directly from his deity. He represents that deity's cause. A paladin can sure have flaws, but if they are so glaring and lacking in discipline, one has to question if any deity in its right mind would be okay with Sir Cedric. There has to be a quality to him that has redeeming value - i.e. at some point that character is going to have to face his behaviors and become conscious of them and attempt to overcome them. Sir Cedric doesn't seem redemptive at all in that fiction blurb, though. Essentially, he came downstairs from his fantastic squeaky-clean brothel and said "Catch ya later dude. See ya next week. I think in a couple days I'll work my way up to four girls at once. Awesome." </p><p></p><p>So, in summary, I guess I would let the character in, barring maturity issues and such. But the player would have to be prepared to suffer the consequences for such defeatist attitude and loose discipline. I'd let him use his powers off and on, occasionally sapping away his smite powers and courage auras when a serious occasion arises. Not to 'punish' the player, but to represent the fact that Cedric is hardly the example of "Paladin." </p><p></p><p>Otherwise, like Basillisk said. A lot of warriors could qualify for paladins.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doctor Shaft, post: 1951886, member: 25737"] I wouldn't allow it personally, without talking to the player and informing him that he will be facing some serious in-game difficulties as the campaign progresses. I'd tell him not to be surprised if his deity decides to pull a quick-one on him at some point or two. Like a moment where his powers simply fade momentarily, or if while he prays after having his glorious love-fest with two women, that he doesn't really get the same feeling as he used to from it. I think Basillisk put it best. Your character is basically out-of-control in terms of his sex drive (two ladies at once?) and frequents taverns. While I certainly enjoy hero types that break the mold, this particularly one is really shattering that mold to pieces. Is it a "cool" character? I suppose it is. While I can't admire his flippant desires to frequent a brothel, he is a flawed character with a reluctant heroic attitude. A lot of people suggested using the chaotic good paladin variants, and in this case I would do the same. We could argue to pieces whether the government law supports prostitution, et al, but for a paladin, I think the lawful part really pertains more towards what his deity's laws are, not the town's. If the town supports prostitution, but his deity does not, then his government doesn't mean squat in that instance. So, Sir Cedric, in order to be a LG paladin, at least if it were my campaign, would have to try extra hard to find a LG deity that actually supported his actions. Otherwise, a paladin's main source of power comes directly from his deity. He represents that deity's cause. A paladin can sure have flaws, but if they are so glaring and lacking in discipline, one has to question if any deity in its right mind would be okay with Sir Cedric. There has to be a quality to him that has redeeming value - i.e. at some point that character is going to have to face his behaviors and become conscious of them and attempt to overcome them. Sir Cedric doesn't seem redemptive at all in that fiction blurb, though. Essentially, he came downstairs from his fantastic squeaky-clean brothel and said "Catch ya later dude. See ya next week. I think in a couple days I'll work my way up to four girls at once. Awesome." So, in summary, I guess I would let the character in, barring maturity issues and such. But the player would have to be prepared to suffer the consequences for such defeatist attitude and loose discipline. I'd let him use his powers off and on, occasionally sapping away his smite powers and courage auras when a serious occasion arises. Not to 'punish' the player, but to represent the fact that Cedric is hardly the example of "Paladin." Otherwise, like Basillisk said. A lot of warriors could qualify for paladins. [/QUOTE]
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