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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 227552" data-attributes="member: 545">Neutral people are not merely a lesser form of Good in the D&D cosmology.They may personally like the ideals espoused by Good.  Or they may be apathetic.But they have made no personal commitment to taking personal risks.The Neutral observing the attack in the alley is probably going to get help.  He is not willing to to risk his hide.The Good person seeing the attack is willing to risk his own hide.  But his personal convictions do not require him to do foolish things if he view considers them hopeless.The 3e Paladin no longer suffers from all the unplayable ra-ra gibberish found in the 1e/2e descriptions.While the Paladin is certainly willing to die fighting the good fight, he is not required to throw his life away just because it would make for a stylish epitaph on his tombstone.I have played a Paladin, and that character is completely fearless.  However he considers his life a significant asset in a neverending battle against Evil.  He picks and chooses his battles.  He is perfectly willing to die protecting the weak, but he will not risk a foolish death that would prevent him from serving his overall purpose and responsibilites.</blockquote>