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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fusangite" data-source="post: 1875473" data-attributes="member: 7240">No. The money is specifically directed to the paladin's church.I am aware of these cultures. They tend to be cultures that have retained the vestiges of a clan system with extended families but I don't see how this is relevant to what I am saying. I am not making a statement about whether a paladin has the resources to have his children taken care of; indeed, you'll notice that in my post I suggest how a paladin who did end up with children would have them cared-for. Whether a paladin has the resources to care for children is irrelevant. The question is: does the archetypal chivalric holy warrior have licit kids? And I think the answer is pretty clearly "no." The ideals on which this class is based are antithetical to family formation. I don't really picture a successful paladin as an integrated part of peasant society. Even if their origins are humble, and I think you'll find that most of these figures have aristocratic origins even if juxtaposed with rustic beginnings, becoming paladins effectively makes them part of courtly society. So while technically true, I don't think the arguments you make are really engaging what I was talking about.</blockquote>