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<blockquote data-quote="Dross" data-source="post: 5395384" data-attributes="member: 33802"><p>See, this is where I'm having trouble. To me you are coming from the wrong direction. You should START at the bolded part and change things if you want a more historically accurate portrayal of a paladin in a Christian setting.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Based on certainly, but does not follow in the game sense you seem have them following. I have no problems if this is the code you want your paly to follow but in terms of chastity and humility, I just don't see it as RAW and I can't see it as RAI either.</p><p></p><p>I base all such decisions on the Class Feature: Code of Conduct. There is no mention of Chastity or Humility (respect legitimate authority is the closest I can come here and that is an extremely long bow to draw).</p><p></p><p>I also take the "purity and devotion" phrase as more spiritual than physical in intention. It comes out in the multiclass restriction of not being able to advance as a Paladin if you take another class.</p><p>The entire sentence is: <em>Few have the purity and devotion that it takes to walk the paladin’s path, but those few are rewarded with the power to protect, to heal, and to smite.</em></p><p></p><p>I would only limit a paly to no premarital sex if it was the norms of that society, which potentially affects all classes.</p><p></p><p>But I think we have hijacked this thread enough. If we continue we probably need to start a new thread.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dross, post: 5395384, member: 33802"] See, this is where I'm having trouble. To me you are coming from the wrong direction. You should START at the bolded part and change things if you want a more historically accurate portrayal of a paladin in a Christian setting. Based on certainly, but does not follow in the game sense you seem have them following. I have no problems if this is the code you want your paly to follow but in terms of chastity and humility, I just don't see it as RAW and I can't see it as RAI either. I base all such decisions on the Class Feature: Code of Conduct. There is no mention of Chastity or Humility (respect legitimate authority is the closest I can come here and that is an extremely long bow to draw). I also take the "purity and devotion" phrase as more spiritual than physical in intention. It comes out in the multiclass restriction of not being able to advance as a Paladin if you take another class. The entire sentence is: [I]Few have the purity and devotion that it takes to walk the paladin’s path, but those few are rewarded with the power to protect, to heal, and to smite.[/I] I would only limit a paly to no premarital sex if it was the norms of that society, which potentially affects all classes. But I think we have hijacked this thread enough. If we continue we probably need to start a new thread. [/QUOTE]
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