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<blockquote data-quote="Grayhawk" data-source="post: 1785314" data-attributes="member: 11288">It doesn't matter. Being always Chaotic Evil might be a strict standard. To be a Paladin you must be Good.I said nothing about letting evil orcs get away. My example was a robber being gunned down from the back. He might be neutral or even good, and rarely is the appropriate punisment for robbing an immediately carried out death sentence.I don't know where this came from. I have no problem with a Paladin playing up his lawful side, meting out justice in whatever form is described by his organization. This might mean that he has to follow the laws of a Lawful Good society, bringing offenders to the authorities for trial and punishment, or it might mean that he may resolve matters himself, with a punishment befitting the crime. As such, he'll propably even be allowed to make judgement calls if there are mitigating circumstances and the subject seem likely to atone. For instance, I think it would be inappropriate for a Paladin to go all-out Judge Dredd on a poor girl stealing an apple from the market. Instead he should inform her of the wrongness of her deed. Having her dragged of for a public flogging should be the last resort, IMO.Like I said above, if it isn't Good, it doesn't matter.But, as always, this is just my personal opinion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Grayhawk, post: 1785314, member: 11288"] It doesn't matter. Being always Chaotic Evil might be a strict standard. To be a Paladin you must be [b]Good[/b]. I said nothing about letting evil orcs get away. My example was a robber being gunned down from the back. He might be neutral or even good, and rarely is the appropriate punisment for robbing an immediately carried out death sentence. I don't know where this came from. I have no problem with a Paladin playing up his lawful side, meting out justice in whatever form is described by his organization. This might mean that he has to follow the laws of a Lawful Good society, bringing offenders to the authorities for trial and punishment, or it might mean that he may resolve matters himself, with a punishment befitting the crime. As such, he'll propably even be allowed to make judgement calls if there are mitigating circumstances and the subject seem likely to atone. For instance, I think it would be inappropriate for a Paladin to go all-out Judge Dredd on a poor girl stealing an apple from the market. Instead he should inform her of the wrongness of her deed. Having her dragged of for a public flogging should be the last resort, IMO. Like I said above, if it isn't [b]Good[/b], it doesn't matter. But, as always, this is just my personal opinion. [/QUOTE]

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