In practice, I would place a penalty on those trying to extract information from a paladin, a huge penalty if revealing the information would obviously result in evil being done. The opposition mechanic to Intimidate is pretty broken to begin with... should level 10 inquisitors really have a chance to Intimidate a demon lord?
It should. Intimidate doesn't assume you can take on whoever you're scaring. You just have to be convincing enough. Still, it's one thing to have bravado, and another to have something behind it. The inquisitor can bark all he wants, he'll get bit in the ass at the end. The effect doesn't last forever, and when it ends, all he has to show for himself is a pissed demon twice as powerful that commands an army. Behavior change via intimidate against a stronger opponent can work(both in reality and in the game), but quite often it's a stupid idea. Also, you could argue a demon lord's friendly attitude means no more than ' doesn't kill you for fun', or 'makes sure you die painlessly if you cross him', and could arise from the fact that he is amused by your remarkable effort to shake or impress him.
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