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<blockquote data-quote="JustKim" data-source="post: 5504166" data-attributes="member: 5478">It may be irrelevant to the thread, but it sets a precedent for your paladin player not agreeing with what you see as lawful good behavior, doesn't it?Here your paladin is partaking in a quest to atone himself, and as part of the quest you dangle a moral dilemma in front of him with this sympathetic but traditionally evil creature. Well, I say sympathetic because it sounds like you want the party to feel sympathy for her, not because she actually sounds sympathetic. She's fleeing from divine agents, that's not indicative of goodness, pretty standard for evil vampires. A sunny person doesn't really come off as being very repentant about feeding on the innocent. She attacked a party member. That's like the worst thing an NPC can do.So ask yourself, is it likely the paladin will anticipate that killing the vampire is part of his atonement? It seems like a foregone conclusion to me, but hey, I don't know your players.It's not going to help you at all to get a popular opinion poll on what other people might do, but to answer your question, I'd roll with the vampire stuff. It sounds like a fun idea. But, let me tell you from experience you've probably gone about it in the wrong way. Don't be surprised if your vampire's last meal is stake.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JustKim, post: 5504166, member: 5478"] It may be irrelevant to the thread, but it sets a precedent for your paladin player not agreeing with what you see as lawful good behavior, doesn't it? Here your paladin is partaking in a quest to atone himself, and as part of the quest you dangle a moral dilemma in front of him with this sympathetic but traditionally evil creature. Well, I say sympathetic because it sounds like you want the party to feel sympathy for her, not because she actually sounds sympathetic. She's fleeing from divine agents, that's not indicative of goodness, pretty standard for evil vampires. A sunny person doesn't really come off as being very repentant about feeding on the innocent. She attacked a party member. That's like the worst thing an NPC can do. So ask yourself, is it likely the paladin will anticipate that killing the vampire is part of his atonement? It seems like a foregone conclusion to me, but hey, I don't know your players. It's not going to help you at all to get a popular opinion poll on what other people might do, but to answer your question, I'd roll with the vampire stuff. It sounds like a fun idea. But, let me tell you from experience you've probably gone about it in the wrong way. Don't be surprised if your vampire's last meal is stake. [/QUOTE]

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