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<blockquote data-quote="DrNilesCrane" data-source="post: 1567578" data-attributes="member: 7652">Based on the rather short, summarized information in the initial question, I vote no.&nbsp; Paladins are tough characters to role-play well and there can be quite a bit of variation within that LG alignment (just looking at the variety of opinions regarding this incident).&nbsp; Possibly the paladin's actions were not lawful (depending on how the role of the paladin is defined in the particular campaign, regardless of real world comparisons).&nbsp; Even so, seems like a knee-jerk DM choice to have a deity reacting both so strongly and immediately given the situation based on what I read of it.Quite possibly the DM and the player had an opportunity to spur some great interaction, character development, and role-playing rather than an immediate reprisal from the deity for a (at worst) &quot;gray&quot; area reaction.&nbsp; The stripping of powers feels heavy handed (i.e. power struggle between player and DM), unless the Paladin was guilty of some other incidents that &quot;put him on the fence&quot; in regard to his status with his god.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DrNilesCrane, post: 1567578, member: 7652"] Based on the rather short, summarized information in the initial question, I vote no. Paladins are tough characters to role-play well and there can be quite a bit of variation within that LG alignment (just looking at the variety of opinions regarding this incident). Possibly the paladin's actions were not lawful (depending on how the role of the paladin is defined in the particular campaign, regardless of real world comparisons). Even so, seems like a knee-jerk DM choice to have a deity reacting both so strongly and immediately given the situation based on what I read of it. Quite possibly the DM and the player had an opportunity to spur some great interaction, character development, and role-playing rather than an immediate reprisal from the deity for a (at worst) "gray" area reaction. The stripping of powers feels heavy handed (i.e. power struggle between player and DM), unless the Paladin was guilty of some other incidents that "put him on the fence" in regard to his status with his god. [/QUOTE]

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