Korimyr's House Rules (update 20 Feb, now with Paragons!)

[Ferrix]

I guess all that it comes down to is the different perceptions we have of the base classes. Whether the skills a class has are inextricably tied to a specific cultural role/tradition or just a description of skills that a character from various paths might have in common but for different reasons.

I don't immediately associate paladins with aspiring to celestialhood, they are paragons of good but that doesn't mean they want to become celestials. Heck, they could find the self-righteous high-and-mighty attitude of celestials just as annoying as they find the common thief.

For the paladin-warlock, the use of his powers doesn't have to be inherently evil, it's also the purpose behind the use.

The barbarian-psychic warrior I don't think would fulfill the image I had for that barbarian-monk but *shrugs*. Different perceptions again.

 

[Someone]

But, if the Paladin is struggling against the source of his Warlock powers, how could he justify using them? This goes for the Paladin of Freedom every bit as much as for the Paladin of Honor.

Merlin comes to mind. By the legend (or one of them), he was the son of a demon and a saint woman: from one part he got his powers, and for the other the virtue to use them for a good cause.