LG? Might as well play a paladin.

[Quasqueton]

A ways back, when discussing making a character for a campaign, I mentioned making a LG fighter. The other guys said, "You might as well play a paladin, then."

How often do you see someone play a Lawful Good non-paladin? Especially a LG fighter.

Quasqueton

 

[Klaus]

My wife plays a LG half-elf wizard/rogue/battledancer who worships Corellon Larethian.

 

[Crothian]

a lot. I'd have to say LG is the most common alignment I see being played and I've yet to see anyone play a Paladin in 3.X

 

[Starman]

I see LG Dwarf fighters fairly regularly. I've seen a handful of LG human fighters. Other than that, I can't say that I've seen much in the way of non-paladin LG characters. Interesting, as I never really thought about it before. I'm sure it's because most people associate LG with the all-too-often seen lawful stupid paladin.

Starman

 

[Zappo]

Pretty often. I have a LG monk and a LG dwarven defender right now in my Planescape campaign.

 

[Darkness]

My players don't often play LG unless they're clerics, paladins, monks, samurai or similar classes...

But if you want to play a LG fighter, play a LG fighter, not a paladin. They have quite a few mechanical differences and a LG fighter doesn't have to live up to the paladin code of conduct so if you don't want that, the fighter's for you.

 

[derelictjay]

There have been several characters that I've DM'd that have been LG and non-paladin. Only two have been since 3e began, a LG human monk, and a LG dwarven cleric (and in that time I've only had one paladin).

 

[Alhazred]

I'm currently playing a LG dwarven evoker.

 

[Voadam]

I played a LG rogue who acted like a paladin fencer.

 

[Henry]

One player in a game last year played a LG Wizard - who switched to Paladin.