Marjou,
Nobody had an issue on the first attempt. What you missed is that the Paladin has the AC and hit points. If he misses the attack he still presents a target and gives the shaman a chance to get out of the way. Instead, he stayed behind everyone and kept attempting over multiple rounds despite failing at his attempts leaving the two "squishiest" members of the party. Hell, if he had rushed up in the front trying to turn, I don't think everyone would have had as much of an issue (other than retrying an action that kept failing) as he could still interpose himself between the dragon and the Shaman. And, I believe it was Hussar (I could be wrong) whom, when I posted about this encounter a few years back that stated a Paladin has such a low chance of turning a dracolich that he was, essentially, wasting an action.
The only reason the action he was taking wasn't defending them is because he failed in the roll? Wouldn't that meant that if he ran up and attacked the dragon in melee and missed but the dragon then attacked his friend anyways that he was equally failing in his duties to protect the weak?
Yeah, I believe I would be equally annoyed if this happened to me in a game: "You mean I not only have to defend the weak and innocent above all else, but I have to do it using the exact actions you tell me to? Why am I even playing my character? Just make him an NPC and be done with it."[/QUOTE]
Nobody had an issue on the first attempt. What you missed is that the Paladin has the AC and hit points. If he misses the attack he still presents a target and gives the shaman a chance to get out of the way. Instead, he stayed behind everyone and kept attempting over multiple rounds despite failing at his attempts leaving the two "squishiest" members of the party. Hell, if he had rushed up in the front trying to turn, I don't think everyone would have had as much of an issue (other than retrying an action that kept failing) as he could still interpose himself between the dragon and the Shaman. And, I believe it was Hussar (I could be wrong) whom, when I posted about this encounter a few years back that stated a Paladin has such a low chance of turning a dracolich that he was, essentially, wasting an action.
I must be missing something. If the turn attempt succeeded, didn't that mean he successfully defended his friends from the threat? Wouldn't that go "Look, I turned the dragon, he is no longer attacking you, you are all saved. Bask in the glory of my deity who helped me defend you from the dragon!"?
The only reason the action he was taking wasn't defending them is because he failed in the roll? Wouldn't that meant that if he ran up and attacked the dragon in melee and missed but the dragon then attacked his friend anyways that he was equally failing in his duties to protect the weak?
Yeah, I believe I would be equally annoyed if this happened to me in a game: "You mean I not only have to defend the weak and innocent above all else, but I have to do it using the exact actions you tell me to? Why am I even playing my character? Just make him an NPC and be done with it."[/QUOTE]