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<blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 459060" data-attributes="member: 3146">If you don't want the player to play a paladin, either ask him not to or let everyone know that in your next campaign, paladins will not be an permitted class.I would recommend against a passive aggressive approach of saying &quot;sure, you can play a paladin but I'm not happy about it&quot; and then either setting up scenarios for the purpose of screwing the player for choosing what you said was a valid choice or conspiring with the other players to make sure that he can't have fun role-playing a paladin.If you don't intend to allow him to play a paladin, say so. That way, at least you're honest about it. If the player is going to walk because of that or if he's your friend and you want him to keep playing, you won't avoid confrontation by not telling him the facts up front. All you're likely to accomplish is making the situation more difficult when he does walk. If the situation is that you want to continue playing with the individual but you don't want him to play a paladin and he's unwilling to play anything else then you'll just have to choose whether you want to continue playing with him despite his &quot;cookie cutter characters&quot;. And, since you may have to make that choice, you're probably best off being honest and up-front about it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Elder-Basilisk, post: 459060, member: 3146"] If you don't want the player to play a paladin, either ask him not to or let everyone know that in your next campaign, paladins will not be an permitted class. I would recommend against a passive aggressive approach of saying "sure, you can play a paladin but I'm not happy about it" and then either setting up scenarios for the purpose of screwing the player for choosing what you said was a valid choice or conspiring with the other players to make sure that he can't have fun role-playing a paladin. If you don't intend to allow him to play a paladin, say so. That way, at least you're honest about it. If the player is going to walk because of that or if he's your friend and you want him to keep playing, you won't avoid confrontation by not telling him the facts up front. All you're likely to accomplish is making the situation more difficult when he does walk. If the situation is that you want to continue playing with the individual but you don't want him to play a paladin and he's unwilling to play anything else then you'll just have to choose whether you want to continue playing with him despite his "cookie cutter characters". And, since you may have to make that choice, you're probably best off being honest and up-front about it. [/QUOTE]

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