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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sword of Spirit" data-source="post: 6315118" data-attributes="member: 6677017">I've always thought that paladins would be better if NG was allowed along with LG. A NG character could easily  subscribe to a LG code. He's just be a bit more flexible in interpretation, and wouldn't struggle so much about what to do when the lawful authorities were clearly in the wrong.I'm probably going to run the Oath of Devotion (traditional paladin) similar to that. Their oath is generally LG, but there are plenty of NG paladins who follow it, and even a small number of LN. While it might appear to be a monolithic philosophy that all paladins (again, I'm only referring to the specific LG-themed Devotion subclass) are on-board with to an outsider, within the ranks of experienced paladins disagreements and variant interpretations start becoming evident.As an imperfect analogy, take the Jedi order. They are an order of warriors with a strong traditional code (not the same as paladin's code, but the same level of importance to them). At first they come across as monolithic and absolutely devoted to their code, hook, line, and sinker. But I've been watching the Clone Wars lately, and it's really interesting seeing more of the reality. They aren't all in agreement about it! Sure, it's written down pretty strictly, and there is only a bit of wiggle room, but there are definitely disagreements, and pretty much all of the Jedi struggle with it. That whole thing about keeping your passions in check? Even Yoda gets pissed on occasion! It's something they all struggle with. Then there are the much less popular aspects of the order. I was (pleasantly) shocked to learn that Obi-wan used to have a love interest and would have left the order to be with her if she had asked. And of course, we've got Anakin with his secret marriage to Padme. Despite flagrantly disregarding that part of the code, and occasionally bending things dark side when it was really important to him, and despite not appearing to care much at all about the "don't be attached and don't have passions" major component of Jedi philosophy, he still was a sincerely devoted member of the order, and a good guy (I'd say NG) right up until his fall. Even on the council, there were probably a couple of different alignments or philosophies.So I think that's how I'm going to spin a paladin Oath. It has a traditional interpretation (LG for Devotion, others for other codes), and the majority of the followers attempt to follow it in that way, regardless of alignment. But there are various interpretations, and some paladins just outright disagree with it...but they keep getting their powers nevertheless. (If they completely "went darkside" I'd probably have them swap out subclasses to one more fitting, but I wouldn't penalize them statistically).</blockquote>

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