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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 1768241" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p>I would advise against throwing moral quandries against the paladin.</p><p></p><p>Are you sure he wants them or is he having fun being a good guy who smites evil?</p><p></p><p>It might turn him off the whole good guy concept and ruin his fun if you target him for no win moral situations that would not be there if he was not a paladin. Many people enjoy playing the role of the hero paladin without having to wade through potential disagreements with a DM about what is evil or grossly violates the paladin code, etc.</p><p></p><p>Some do want those challenges but there is a huge potential for ill will if you set him up in tough moral situations and then penalize him for moral choices about which you disagree with him.</p><p></p><p>Now the monk is setting himself up for that if he knows he must make a big sacrifice as a prereq to get the template.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps something like voluntarily holding a demon within himself to contain it even though it will screw up the spiritual purity needed to maintain his exalted status and he will lost the benefit of his vow of poverty.</p><p></p><p>BoED material by reputation is not balanced for regular play, it requires significant RP or other balancing to work and exalted characters are supposed to be a step up on the good o meter and rp requirements beyond paladins by my understanding.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 1768241, member: 2209"] I would advise against throwing moral quandries against the paladin. Are you sure he wants them or is he having fun being a good guy who smites evil? It might turn him off the whole good guy concept and ruin his fun if you target him for no win moral situations that would not be there if he was not a paladin. Many people enjoy playing the role of the hero paladin without having to wade through potential disagreements with a DM about what is evil or grossly violates the paladin code, etc. Some do want those challenges but there is a huge potential for ill will if you set him up in tough moral situations and then penalize him for moral choices about which you disagree with him. Now the monk is setting himself up for that if he knows he must make a big sacrifice as a prereq to get the template. Perhaps something like voluntarily holding a demon within himself to contain it even though it will screw up the spiritual purity needed to maintain his exalted status and he will lost the benefit of his vow of poverty. BoED material by reputation is not balanced for regular play, it requires significant RP or other balancing to work and exalted characters are supposed to be a step up on the good o meter and rp requirements beyond paladins by my understanding. [/QUOTE]
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