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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 6317403" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p>Wow, this thread really got away from me over the last day or two, so I skimmed over the last six pages or so; someone else may have already made this point, but anyhow...</p><p></p><p>As I have been reading through this thread and thinking about it, I've come to a realization about my view of paladins. </p><p></p><p>Since sometime in the 2e era, I've viewed paladins as one type of champion. Champions are deity-specific warriors inspired and empowered by their gods, as opposed to clerics, who pray to their god (or philosophy, or what have you). I think the fundamental difference in my view (on a roleplaying level) is that <strong>a cleric talks to his or her god, while a paladin listens to/for his or her god.</strong></p><p></p><p>This distinction may not mean anything specific, but it means a whole lot in terms of how paladins and clerics function vis-a-vis their gods. (Append an 'in my campaign' to everything in this post, btw.) I've long held to the tradition that a cleric's alignment must be within one step of his or her god's, but a paladin (or other champion) must match the god's alignment exactly. It also means that a paladin doesn't question his or her god, while a cleric might. </p><p></p><p>I'd like to thank everyone in this thread for helping me to reach this insight. I am going to try to remember to describe the difference this way when a player asks me about it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 6317403, member: 1210"] Wow, this thread really got away from me over the last day or two, so I skimmed over the last six pages or so; someone else may have already made this point, but anyhow... As I have been reading through this thread and thinking about it, I've come to a realization about my view of paladins. Since sometime in the 2e era, I've viewed paladins as one type of champion. Champions are deity-specific warriors inspired and empowered by their gods, as opposed to clerics, who pray to their god (or philosophy, or what have you). I think the fundamental difference in my view (on a roleplaying level) is that [b]a cleric talks to his or her god, while a paladin listens to/for his or her god.[/b] This distinction may not mean anything specific, but it means a whole lot in terms of how paladins and clerics function vis-a-vis their gods. (Append an 'in my campaign' to everything in this post, btw.) I've long held to the tradition that a cleric's alignment must be within one step of his or her god's, but a paladin (or other champion) must match the god's alignment exactly. It also means that a paladin doesn't question his or her god, while a cleric might. I'd like to thank everyone in this thread for helping me to reach this insight. I am going to try to remember to describe the difference this way when a player asks me about it. [/QUOTE]
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