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<blockquote data-quote="QuietBrowser" data-source="post: 7471771" data-attributes="member: 6855057">I just had to mention, even if it might have been mentioned earlier; 4th edition also made the Paladin/Warlock perfectly believable; Paladins are Divine Warriors, they're champions of deities, and not all deities are good. A champion of a particularly dark or alien god (and there was an Unearthed Arcana in Dragon #398 on introducing more pulp-styled evil/apathetic/dark deities to your game, called &quot;Ignorance is Blessed&quot;) could well combine paladin and warlock powers, representing their particular deity and their bond.Plus, the Nerath/Nentir Vale setting really made Paladin/Warlocks believable with the Crimson Legion: a Tiefling warrior tradition of multiclassed Paladins of Asmodeus/Infernal Warlocks who, in the modern era, now seek Asmodeus' downfall, so they combine Paladin training &amp; devotion to Good deities with pacts to rebellious devils who seek to overthrow Asmodeus, serving as go-betweens for these reluctant allies-of-circumstance, which really reinforces the &quot;there are no neat baskets&quot; aspect of the 4e cosmology. That element of realpolitik, which also includes things like a devilish embassy on Herath, the realm of Pelor/Ioun/Erathis, is one of the reasons I loved the World Axis so much.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="QuietBrowser, post: 7471771, member: 6855057"] I just had to mention, even if it might have been mentioned earlier; 4th edition also made the Paladin/Warlock perfectly believable; Paladins are Divine Warriors, they're champions of deities, and not all deities are good. A champion of a particularly dark or alien god (and there was an Unearthed Arcana in Dragon #398 on introducing more pulp-styled evil/apathetic/dark deities to your game, called "Ignorance is Blessed") could well combine paladin and warlock powers, representing their particular deity and their bond. Plus, the Nerath/Nentir Vale setting really made Paladin/Warlocks believable with the Crimson Legion: a Tiefling warrior tradition of multiclassed Paladins of Asmodeus/Infernal Warlocks who, in the modern era, now seek Asmodeus' downfall, so they combine Paladin training & devotion to Good deities with pacts to rebellious devils who seek to overthrow Asmodeus, serving as go-betweens for these reluctant allies-of-circumstance, which really reinforces the "there are no neat baskets" aspect of the 4e cosmology. That element of realpolitik, which also includes things like a devilish embassy on Herath, the realm of Pelor/Ioun/Erathis, is one of the reasons I loved the World Axis so much. [/QUOTE]

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