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<blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 8562387" data-attributes="member: 54629"><p>I think the most striking tonal difference for me is in the way the paladin has changed over the years.</p><p></p><p>When I first started with 2e, the paladin was very much a medieval European knight, complete with pointy metal shoes, and was very difficult to play. You had to practically cheat to get high enough ability scores, and then you had to do the tithing and the greeting of random villagers and all that chivalric stuff. You also had to be lawful good.</p><p></p><p>By 5e, paladins have become much looser. They still wear big armor but not with the pointy shoes or the full face helms. There are no alignment or ability score requirements. You don’t have to be a typical chivalric knight in shining armor. Being a paladin is much more about smiting evil than about following a strict code of conduct.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pukunui, post: 8562387, member: 54629"] I think the most striking tonal difference for me is in the way the paladin has changed over the years. When I first started with 2e, the paladin was very much a medieval European knight, complete with pointy metal shoes, and was very difficult to play. You had to practically cheat to get high enough ability scores, and then you had to do the tithing and the greeting of random villagers and all that chivalric stuff. You also had to be lawful good. By 5e, paladins have become much looser. They still wear big armor but not with the pointy shoes or the full face helms. There are no alignment or ability score requirements. You don’t have to be a typical chivalric knight in shining armor. Being a paladin is much more about smiting evil than about following a strict code of conduct. [/QUOTE]
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