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<blockquote data-quote="Arravis" data-source="post: 4769481" data-attributes="member: 327"><p>Thanks for all the responses guys! Good stuff <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>A friend and I were discussing the issue and we came to this conclusion. When it comes to both the clerical, paladin, or monkish orders, it all depends on the level of involvement the organization wishes with the outside world. How much does the organization weigh the needs of the group over the individual?</p><p></p><p>The church of Ilmater in Heliogabalus might be much more interested in keeping social good over the needs of a few individuals. It will seek to keep the rule of law and the social order intact so that the most people can be helped over a longer period of time. They would likely attack any aggressors, regardless of motivation. Since they are essentially good, non-lethal methods would be used against citizens, etc; but the judging of right and wrong will be left to qualified individuals after the fact. The paladin is there to enforce the law, and social good trickles down to the masses from that very act.</p><p></p><p>The other end would likely be the Monks of the Yellow Rose... they are much more interested in the individual, not the group. They deal with each individual in a direct one to one basis. Is the creature before me suffering? If so, they'll be helped... the overall picture of the situation is of little relevance. Treat the here and now; not what might be.</p><p></p><p>The thing for me is to figure out where the paladin's order stands on this line of individual vs group.</p><p></p><p>-Arravis</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arravis, post: 4769481, member: 327"] Thanks for all the responses guys! Good stuff :) A friend and I were discussing the issue and we came to this conclusion. When it comes to both the clerical, paladin, or monkish orders, it all depends on the level of involvement the organization wishes with the outside world. How much does the organization weigh the needs of the group over the individual? The church of Ilmater in Heliogabalus might be much more interested in keeping social good over the needs of a few individuals. It will seek to keep the rule of law and the social order intact so that the most people can be helped over a longer period of time. They would likely attack any aggressors, regardless of motivation. Since they are essentially good, non-lethal methods would be used against citizens, etc; but the judging of right and wrong will be left to qualified individuals after the fact. The paladin is there to enforce the law, and social good trickles down to the masses from that very act. The other end would likely be the Monks of the Yellow Rose... they are much more interested in the individual, not the group. They deal with each individual in a direct one to one basis. Is the creature before me suffering? If so, they'll be helped... the overall picture of the situation is of little relevance. Treat the here and now; not what might be. The thing for me is to figure out where the paladin's order stands on this line of individual vs group. -Arravis [/QUOTE]
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