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Message: <blockquote data-quote="reiella" data-source="post: 1471474" data-attributes="member: 160">Interesting on the DK note, more proof that DK was a "Meta-plot" mechanics book, anycase <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />.By the letter, I don't believe so.  It's a problem for paladins in any game where there's an evil/self-serving corrupt leader.  Or where slavery is common/legal, and not a problem exclusive to Dark Sun.  [The problem exclusive to Dark Sun would be Desert Madness]  Often times, you just simply have to redefine what it means to 'help those in need' or 'punish those that harm innocents'.  The respecting legitimate authority, can unforunately easily be ignored by just assuming that the SKs are not legitimate authority.  You can help in more covert ways or more 'grand' means [Covertly is obvious, in grand schemes, and the grand scheme would be an action 'for the greater good', such as feigning to ignore the cries of a beaten slave, because action then would jeopordize fourty more].  And punish those that harm innocents is just inheritly difficult to handle in any campaign literally.  You can either select a specific set of adversaries to oppose [oppose the slavers in the nearby region], or oppose them in a more political sense rather than an active sense.Ironically, the idea of an Avangion providing the power for a Paladin has sit well with me <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> (Oronis still has his vertice, I believe), and could possibly fir in nicely, well except for Oronis being a seclusionary weirdo.  They could act as agents to tilt the balance of power in different regions.  Although, secrecy of their benefactor would be most certainly a necessity.The ideals of a paladin perhaps shine through most in these environments, where the struggle is seemingly insurmountable.  But, if you don't want to run a scenario where hope can shine at all, then of course a Paladin would not fit.</blockquote>

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