A charmed life?

[reapersaurus]

General paladin questions:

1) When someone mentions that a paladin should "lose their paladin status", are they meaning permanently?

I think that too many people are in the rules-lawyerish mode when approaching paladins.
Just about every diety allows for penance, and making up for past mistakes.
Wouldn't losing their powers for a time be an effective way of showing the paladin the diety's displeasure with his behavior?

In other words, I think more DM's should consider that as a solution to a paladin making mistakes.

2) What are the "kewlest" powers that people are referring to when they say the paladin gets lots of powerful abilities?
I'm curious....

 

[LostSoul]

1) When someone mentions that a paladin should "lose their paladin status", are they meaning permanently?

I think that a part of every Paladin's career should be spent without thier powers. They may or may not be out of favour of thier god, but it is a good test of faith. Are you still going to uphold the code if you don't get anything in return?