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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BSF" data-source="post: 2798997" data-attributes="member: 13098">I allow the BoED in my game.  I also use the alignment system in BoHM.  Many PCs are marginally good, to good.  But to maintain Exalted Status, a PC must strive to attain an idealized role of Good.  In my game, a Paladin might allow a cloudkill into a cavern complex of goblins that were known to be attacking the nearby town.  The Exalted PC would not allow such a thing.  A cloudkill into a goblin army, yes, but into a cavern complex no.  I don't even consider all my 'good' deities to be Exalted.  One of them is a trickster god always countering the efforts of the Lord of Deception.  The good god is not above making agreements with the intent of exploiting loopholes.  An Exalted god would argue that such agreements undermine the efforts of good because they are agreements made in bad faith.  It's a trial effort and I am not sure if it will succeed overall.  Most of my players are reluctant to try for exalted status because they are not sure they could really hold to it.  And they know I won't hesitate to deny them Exalted powers if they fail in that regard.</blockquote>