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<blockquote data-quote="M.L. Martin" data-source="post: 4949204" data-attributes="member: 4086">If following the laws of the exemplar of Lawful Evil societies is required to be 'Lawful', then doesn't Lawful really boil down to a &quot;might makes right&quot; concept?I would think a paladin is required to respect legitimate authority, so long as it does not conflict with 'divine law' (Goodness). It is highly debatable as to whether the rulers of Baator can be considered rightful authority, and even moreso if any laws established therein can be considered in harmony with Good.Basically, would the situation that resulted in the paladin becoming enslaved be considered morally and ethically legitimate by the laws of her order and deity? If so--say, for example, the paladin made a bargain &quot;Let these innocents go, and I'll stay&quot;--then she has made her bed and must lie in it, although she should probably keep an eye out for violations of whatever agreement or conditions started the transaction. That, however, falls more under 'keeping your word' than 'respect for law'. If it's a case of force or fraud on the cornugon's part, though, then grab the nearest spoon and start digging. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="M.L. Martin, post: 4949204, member: 4086"] If following the laws of the exemplar of Lawful Evil societies is required to be 'Lawful', then doesn't Lawful really boil down to a "might makes right" concept? I would think a paladin is required to respect legitimate authority, so long as it does not conflict with 'divine law' (Goodness). It is highly debatable as to whether the rulers of Baator can be considered rightful authority, and even moreso if any laws established therein can be considered in harmony with Good. Basically, would the situation that resulted in the paladin becoming enslaved be considered morally and ethically legitimate by the laws of her order and deity? If so--say, for example, the paladin made a bargain "Let these innocents go, and I'll stay"--then she has made her bed and must lie in it, although she should probably keep an eye out for violations of whatever agreement or conditions started the transaction. That, however, falls more under 'keeping your word' than 'respect for law'. If it's a case of force or fraud on the cornugon's part, though, then grab the nearest spoon and start digging. :D [/QUOTE]

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