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<blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 4676032" data-attributes="member: 35909">Well, yes.&nbsp; That's why I wanted to say Parn, but didn't.&nbsp; In an environment w/o magic, it's ok if a &quot;paladin&quot; example has none.&nbsp; But Lodoss was based from D&amp;D and has blatant magic usage,&nbsp; and Parn is very clearly just a LG Fighter, so I decided not to name him.&nbsp; I guess he's more like Roy from oots: a LG Fighter who probably could be a Paladin, but just happens to not be.Far as faith goes, it's never concerned me that much, so my selections are more focused on the code and ideals of being a paladin.&nbsp; My friends and I into philosophy years ago unanimously decided Immanuel Kant's ethics best matched for a Paladin, so I look for characters that fit such an outlook.&nbsp; That said, Spiderman, with his always &quot;anonymous&quot; (as far as Peter Parker's concerned) acts and definite sense of duty in performing them (sometimes clearly wishing he didn't have to) would be an amazing paladin.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant#Moral_philosophy" target="_blank">Immanuel Kant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a>(Not only does Kant do a good job of capturing the pure ideals of a paladin, he also is critiqued for being too hung up on punishing the wicked, so following his beliefs could cover a large spectrum, including room&nbsp; for the warped Miko paladins.&nbsp; All IMHO, of course.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="StreamOfTheSky, post: 4676032, member: 35909"] Well, yes. That's why I wanted to say Parn, but didn't. In an environment w/o magic, it's ok if a "paladin" example has none. But Lodoss was based from D&D and has blatant magic usage, and Parn is very clearly just a LG Fighter, so I decided not to name him. I guess he's more like Roy from oots: a LG Fighter who probably could be a Paladin, but just happens to not be. Far as faith goes, it's never concerned me that much, so my selections are more focused on the code and ideals of being a paladin. My friends and I into philosophy years ago unanimously decided Immanuel Kant's ethics best matched for a Paladin, so I look for characters that fit such an outlook. That said, Spiderman, with his always "anonymous" (as far as Peter Parker's concerned) acts and definite sense of duty in performing them (sometimes clearly wishing he didn't have to) would be an amazing paladin. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant#Moral_philosophy]Immanuel Kant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url] (Not only does Kant do a good job of capturing the pure ideals of a paladin, he also is critiqued for being too hung up on punishing the wicked, so following his beliefs could cover a large spectrum, including room for the warped Miko paladins. All IMHO, of course.) [/QUOTE]

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