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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LokiDR" data-source="post: 881929" data-attributes="member: 6239">Here is a situation, let's see where it sits on Law vs Chaos and Good vs Evil.A paladin of St. Cuthbert (Pally) is on his way to a great city where justice is practiced for the most part and the people are fairly good folk.  A day away from city, is attacked by bandits who are trying to kill him for his money.  Pally downs one and kills the other in the strugle.  The bandit who fell (Bandy) has stabalized by himself.  Pally discovers Bandy might wake up later and come back to this road to terrorize others.Pally, without another thought, crushes the man's skull (CdG).Here are my thoughts:Good vs Evil:  Good, maybe neutral.  The local athorities would most likely senticed this bandit to death anyway.  This presumes an older style of prisions where they only hold you untill you are sentenced.  He could have tried more to help this person, rehabilitate them, but that is not what his god teaches.  Then again, his god is neutral to Good vs Evil.  If every one took his example, innocent people might die,  as some people started taking vengence for old slights.Law vs Chaos: Neutral to chaotic.  If ever person followed his example, the local athorites would not be useful, and there would be less governence.  The paladin should bring the man to trial so that others see justice at work.  Maybe this man was being magically compelled.  Pally doesn't know, he just knows the man attacked and seemed to want his money.  A trial would serve the greater justice of waning others against such crime, support the local government against criminals, increase the prestiege of the church, and ensure there are no mitigating factors (like magical compulsion).All in all, a paladin who acts this way all the time shouldn't be a paladin for long.  It is just to easy to resort to killing.What do you think?</blockquote>

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