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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mkill" data-source="post: 5805312" data-attributes="member: 55985">"Detect Plot" is good if it is the opposite of "run around aimlessly and miss what the DM prepared"."Detect Plot" is bad if it means "solve all secrets in 5 minutes the DM wanted to reveal piece by piece over a 2 year campaign".This is why it's a passive ability: If the DM wants to keep a secret, he'll just set the DC so high that the Paladin will fail all checks (and doesn't even know he's rolling). The DM can be intentionally vague to set a theme and give hints, but not give it all away at once.Smite Evil is a different beast. If a Paladin decides to smite it, it's evil by definition.In game terms, the "evil" part of Smite Evil should be fluff. It should always work, no matter who or what.That said, I still think that Paladins should have a moral code, and if they violate this code they should lose their powers. But this should be DMG material, for the DM and group to fit their tastes.</blockquote>