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<blockquote data-quote="F5" data-source="post: 760326" data-attributes="member: 4607">If you subscribe to the idea that a paladin is a warrior driven by the strength of his convictions, there's nothing wrong with an evil paladin that isn't also wrong with, say, a Lawful Neutral Marxist paladin who fights to uphold the rights of the peasant proletariat.&nbsp; Which, come to think of it, is actually pretty Wrong.&nbsp; But, whatever.As to the argument that paladin is a core class, while blackguard is a prestige class, I'm of the opinion that paladin should be a prestige class, too.&nbsp; You've got to prove the strength of your convictions before you get the powers to go along with it.&nbsp; I don't allow anti-paladins in my game, but I don't have any problem with the Champion Of Evil.&nbsp; The only problem I have with an Anti-Paladin that's nothing more than a mirror of the good paladin is that I find the idea boring.&nbsp; To me, a necromancer lich makes a better Champion of Evil than a paladin who can inflict wounds by laying on hands.&nbsp; Just more fun all around.I would consider lettting a character to play a character who was devoted to &quot;being bad&quot; only if he had a long, black mustache that he twirled constantly.&nbsp; And wore a black top hat.&nbsp; It would help if the character was named &quot;Baron Von-something&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="F5, post: 760326, member: 4607"] If you subscribe to the idea that a paladin is a warrior driven by the strength of his convictions, there's nothing wrong with an evil paladin that isn't also wrong with, say, a Lawful Neutral Marxist paladin who fights to uphold the rights of the peasant proletariat. Which, come to think of it, is actually pretty Wrong. But, whatever. As to the argument that paladin is a core class, while blackguard is a prestige class, I'm of the opinion that paladin should be a prestige class, too. You've got to prove the strength of your convictions before you get the powers to go along with it. I don't allow anti-paladins in my game, but I don't have any problem with the Champion Of Evil. The only problem I have with an Anti-Paladin that's nothing more than a mirror of the good paladin is that I find the idea boring. To me, a necromancer lich makes a better Champion of Evil than a paladin who can inflict wounds by laying on hands. Just more fun all around. I would consider lettting a character to play a character who was devoted to "being bad" only if he had a long, black mustache that he twirled constantly. And wore a black top hat. It would help if the character was named "Baron Von-something". [/QUOTE]

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