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<blockquote data-quote="Atridis" data-source="post: 1181942" data-attributes="member: 13919">Paladins in my campaign world are quite different from what many describe. My vision of Paladins sees them as a kind of Force Recon for the church. They are the few &amp; the proud who go out looking for the Forces of Evil instead of waiting for them to come looking for us. Supernatural Evil, to be more specific. They hunt demons and undead, caring little for a person who may be a jerk (evil, but not Evil, if you follow me). My campaign has a view of supernatural Evil that is tinged with HP Lovecraft, HR Giger, and Clive Barker. Unlike most Lovecraftian horrors, the beasts can be defeated by us mortals, but they're scary and freaky and, even in victory, one does not go unaffected by the encounter. Paladins in such a world are aggressive, distant, somewhat scary people. They always keep their sword hand free, they sleep with one eye open, and they ain't afraid o' nuthin'. In the modern world, my Paladins would almost always be diagnosed with PTSD, having literally looked Hell in the eye and spit in it. Thanks for Nietzsche quote; it's a much more poetic descriptor than &quot;they're kinda nuts.&quot; Paladins are first-and-foremost concerned with destroying Evil. If they have to kill some Dominated humans and burn down the village in order to kill the master vampire, so be it. Clerics, on the other hand, are the people-friendly folks who tend to the needs of the common man. When faced with Evil, a Cleric is more likely to &quot;play defensively&quot;, avoiding collateral damage and ensuring the safety of the flock above all else. A perfect illustration of the difference, and potential conflict, between Cleric &amp; Paladin is in &quot;Reign of Fire&quot;: Christian Bale is a Cleric, and Matthew McConaughey is a Paladin. Other good examples of this variety of Paladin are the vampire hunters: Blade and Jack Crow (&quot;John Carpenter's Vampires&quot;). Buffy Summers &amp; Angel are borderline; I could make an argument, either way. By this reckoning, Faith was a Paladin who became an Anti-Paladin and eventually found redemption, blah blah, you know the story, I'm sure...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Atridis, post: 1181942, member: 13919"] Paladins in my campaign world are quite different from what many describe. My vision of Paladins sees them as a kind of Force Recon for the church. They are the few & the proud who go out looking for the Forces of Evil instead of waiting for them to come looking for us. Supernatural Evil, to be more specific. They hunt demons and undead, caring little for a person who may be a jerk (evil, but not Evil, if you follow me). My campaign has a view of supernatural Evil that is tinged with HP Lovecraft, HR Giger, and Clive Barker. Unlike most Lovecraftian horrors, the beasts can be defeated by us mortals, but they're scary and freaky and, even in victory, one does not go unaffected by the encounter. Paladins in such a world are aggressive, distant, somewhat scary people. They always keep their sword hand free, they sleep with one eye open, and they ain't afraid o' nuthin'. In the modern world, my Paladins would almost always be diagnosed with PTSD, having literally looked Hell in the eye and spit in it. Thanks for Nietzsche quote; it's a much more poetic descriptor than "they're kinda nuts." Paladins are first-and-foremost concerned with destroying Evil. If they have to kill some Dominated humans and burn down the village in order to kill the master vampire, so be it. Clerics, on the other hand, are the people-friendly folks who tend to the needs of the common man. When faced with Evil, a Cleric is more likely to "play defensively", avoiding collateral damage and ensuring the safety of the flock above all else. A perfect illustration of the difference, and potential conflict, between Cleric & Paladin is in "Reign of Fire": Christian Bale is a Cleric, and Matthew McConaughey is a Paladin. Other good examples of this variety of Paladin are the vampire hunters: Blade and Jack Crow ("John Carpenter's Vampires"). Buffy Summers & Angel are borderline; I could make an argument, either way. By this reckoning, Faith was a Paladin who became an Anti-Paladin and eventually found redemption, blah blah, you know the story, I'm sure... [/QUOTE]

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