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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Galethorn" data-source="post: 1785033" data-attributes="member: 7888">0.) I use Grim Tales in favor of D&D, so a Strong/Dedicated Hero is the closest you get to a mechanically real Paladin.1.) There are no 'lawful good holy warriors of good and/or lawful gods'.2.) However, there are 'noble (as in 'not a peasant') warriors with high ideals, who fight for what they believe in'. These guys (knights, thanes, war-chiefs, etc., depending on the culture) are, basically, the closest you get to Paladins in my game, from a roleplaying standpoint.3.) You don't get poked in the vital bits with the 'moral dilemma stick' every session just because you chose to play an honorable warrior, but there's a certain amount of 'honorable work' you're expected to do, if you're in some kind of order, or made some kind of pledge to your lord. So, you're just held to a higher standard (and more greatly renowned) for those itchy moral dilemmas.4.) You get a squire if you're literally a knight, but they're only really good for doing those sorts of things that the other players wouldn't; cleaning your horse, carrying your sword (if it's too big to hang at the hip), giving minor advice, acting as a herald, menial labor ("Cromley, get me a danish!"), and the all-important 'ever-present mouth for the DM to give background information' ("Cromley chuckles, 'My lord, the Crafters are only honorable compared to the other guilds in this city! They'll hire thieves and assassins if they need them.'").5.) Unless anybody else wants to, you have to be the party leader. If you want to be the party leader, and somebody else does, you've gotta roleplay the situation out in character, if only for my entertainment.6.) The only thing you lose for breaking your code is high-standing in your order/with your liege-lord. If you break the code/pledge badly enough, you might get a price put on your head, but you'll more likely get your position/land taken away.7.) I'll probably let you bend the rules a bit with the Action Points, but only if it helps the game, and doesn't cheese off the other players.8.) You get high social standing, which has lots of benefits, though they don't affect combat in any real way that wouldn't benefit the other players as well; mostly, it means you get extra social rights, like getting to own land in some kingdoms, or being exempt from certain taxes and restrictions.</blockquote>

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