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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 7925469" data-attributes="member: 6803664">Our most recent (Feb.20/2020) 5e session was kinda humorous.The party:  <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Paladin (devotion), V.Human, male, 5th lv  Follows the god of Justice.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Warlock (celestial, blade), winged Teifling, FM, 5th lv</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cleric (life), 1/2elf, Male  Follows the God of Pleasure</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rogue (assassin), WereRat, male</li> </ul>What has come before:  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown    :("  data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" /> [SPOILER]In previous sessions the party had crossed over the low mountain ridge in search of help from a sect of Druids. This help is nothing of any world shaking importance, it's not time sensitive, just applies to two characters goals of the moments (as in; Hey, Druids might be able to help with that!  Where do we need to go to find Druids?)* So first they come across a young 1/2elf man running through the woods.  Without a second thought the Paladin shoots him down with an arrow backed up by smite.  They find that the dead man is clutching a hastily written letter imploring the Druids for help vs some goblin raiders....Backtracking the messenger to the town they find a mostly human village.  And discover that it's just recently (the previous night) been raided by goblins.  People have been killed, & worse, a # of them have been abducted by the goblins.  This is essentially Nightstone from SKT with some cosmetic changes)  The town has sent out a runner to the druids and people have generally prayed for help.  Enter the PCs.  You know, the typical opening for this type of mission.* The Paladin then, in the face of an injustice, flatly refuses to go after the goblins/rescue the villagers unless 1) the town will help contact the druids for him/provide a guide, 2) will provide food & drink and a nights lodging.Of course the town agreed....And so the captives were saved.* One of the captives turned out to be a (rock) Gnome visiting/trading.  He attempted to hire the Paladins horse to pull his supply wagon back to his clans warrens (the goblins had killed all sutable animals in town on their raid).  As this is generally en-route to the Druids, the party agrees.I then ran a slightly altered version of the Gnome chapter out of the Essentials book.The party discovers that due to a lab accident sentient slime has gotten loose & has been evolving from slimes/oozes to Mimics, to a Doppleganger.  The Gnome trader begs the party to help his clan & assures them that the Kings will reward them.  Party agrees - though the Paladin is ranting about the dangers of helping Tinker Gnomes & how they should really just fill the place with lava.And so slimes/Mimics/& a Doppleganger are hunted down.In the process though?  The Paladin takes every opportunity to cause as much destruction as possible, attacks everything he encounters - monsters, cats, & gnomes flushed out of hiding - with 100% lethal force, and pockets several items of value "as his reward".As many items of value are now destroyed or missing, the Gnomes are unable to provide the party a decent reward.  They can't even provide a decent feast as their dining room tables have been splintered & the silverware/china destroyed or missing.A bit beat up, the party decides to make camp & take a long rest.  After wich the Paladin discovers that he can't re-summon his horse. [/SPOILER] Feb 20/2020: 1st half of sessionThe next day the party reaches the Druids.  Who, as villagers & gnomes have arrived late yesterday to petition them concerning the adventurers from across the mountains (particularly the Paladin of Justice), are very interested in granting the party an audience.1st they hear of the requests that drew the party to their domain.  They announce that they'll render a decision about those shortly.2nd the party (particularly the Paladin) finds themselves on trial.The Druids find the Cleric, Tiefling, & wereRat are found (generally) not guilty.  The Paladin is deemed guilty of murder, theft, & excessive destruction.  He is stripped of all ill-gotten treasure, forced to pay compensation, & will be exiled from all lands under the dominion of the Olde Religion (Druid controlled areas west of the mountains).The Cleric & wereRat characters requests will granted {these two players are leaving the campaign for a bit, so their characters buissness with the druids will keep them safely off-screen} . This sets the Paladin player howling & ranting (a bit in character, a bit out of character) & he declares that he will not be judged by the Druids, or the gods (as he simply follows "Justice")* and that he feels he's not being given enough treasure, etc.  * This is not something you want to say out loud to the person you KNOW is a 1e DM & who's told you that Clerics, Druids, & Paladins receive their abilities from the gods, not nebulous concepts/their bellies/whatever other rot 3x introduced.This player sat there & actually said that his character does not follow the god of Justice.  OK....2nd 1/2 of sessionThe Druids open a portal and point the Paladin through it.  The Teifling follows.  They get deposited NE of Butterskull Ranch (from the Essential kit).Investigating the sacked ranch they find the fresh results of what my Fri group did there in their last session.Two burning funeral pyres (Human & Orc), a more sacked house, and the undealt with ghost of Big Al, the rancher, in the cellar....The teifling investigates the upper floor, the Paladin headed for the basement.Going down the stairs he finds Al's dead body still tied to a chair with a bag over his head.  He shoots the body.  Triggering a very angry ghost.  Roll initiative.Paladin goes first - advances to it, tries to smite it, discovers his Smite power isn't working.Big Al then possesses the Pally. (the paladin completely botched his save) The ghost then runs the pally all over the ranch calling for & searching for his prized cow Petunia & swearing vengence vs the orcs that slew him.Eventually the tiefling finds the remains of the poor cow (the friday group encountered it wandering in a field, killed it, & field dressed it.  Leaving a bloody mess & the identifying bell).Now Al is swearing vengeance upon the armored cretins who killed the cow + the orcs (he's found both orc tracks & Fri party tracks)The paladin player is rather pissed that A) his powers aren't working, B) that he's possessed, C) & that his 3x knowledge/assumptions do not apply. (despite me having told him repeatedly that they don't)He honestly doesn't get that he's no longer a Paladin.  And certainly not a Paladin of Justice.The Teifling player is quite amused.</blockquote>

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