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Message: <blockquote data-quote="StupidSmurf" data-source="post: 2593009" data-attributes="member: 35893">Paladins are my favorite class both to play and to adjudicate. Here's the rules I follow:1. Paladins don't only destroy evil, they promote good.A few gold pieces for the poor, laying on hands to Cure Disease on a sick beggar in an alleyway, sharing a meal with a hungry family, a few words of encouragement to a saddened youngster. These are just as important for a paladin as slaying the demon, defeating the dragon, and overthrowing the vampire tyrant.2. Sword-swinging robotic fundies are not paladins.Having someone running around, swinging his sword like the crazed Sir Lancelot from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and yelling "Repent!" is NOT the way to play a Paladin.3. It's Lawful Good, not Lawful Stupid.A first level paladin is not expected to just blindly charge that gargantuan Great Wyrm red dragon. Goodness without wisdom is just well-intentioned idiocy that doesn't promote the cause of good one iota.4. Paladins are examples, not laughing stocks or butts of jokes.A paladin is noble, self-sacrificing, putting the needs of others before his or her own. The paladin promotes fair play, common sense, honesty, and reliability. Paladins are noble, but also humble. A paladin should be able to have a sense of humor, but also know when to be serious. Their nobility and manners come not from thinking that they are superior to others, but rather humbly considering others to be just as important of themselves, and deserving of simple respect.5. At the risk of getting a little religious here:There's a verse in the Bible that says "Be as gentle as doves, but as wise as serpents." Consider the implications of that.6. Not all paladins are teetotaler-virgins.Although it depends on how much importance the paladin's religion places on drinking and/or fooling around, not every paladin orders milk at a tavern, or considers the opposite sex "icky."7. Fair play has its limits.Paladins can certainly initiate combat, or initiate a retreat. Informing the red dragon of the party's presence before attacking is just plain foolish.Hope this helps.</blockquote>

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