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My Paladin killed a child molester (and now my DM wants to take away my powers!)
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<blockquote data-quote="jgbrowning" data-source="post: 1564375" data-attributes="member: 5724"><p>Was the killing necessary? Was there no other option?</p><p></p><p>I'm assuming that it killing wasn't necessary and that there were other options that would result in protecting the innocent while punishing the guilty. Paladin's aren't "judge, jury, and executioner" especially when dealing with people who are within a society that has pre-determined methods for dealing with crime/evil/abberation.</p><p></p><p>Were this man an orc, or some other race known to be commonly evil and generally outside the arc of the human society, things may be different. As it is, you've broken the law by killing another man and will have to go to trial to justify your actions.</p><p></p><p>Actions which, IMHO aren't justifiable as you had many other options than choosing as your <strong>first</strong> option, lethal force in a surprise attack. Evil is bad, but that doesn't mean you can kill what or who you want, when or how you want. The fact that the man deserved to die (even this is questionable... in many times/countries raping children is not a killable offense.. i don't know how the crime fairs in that part of Forgotten Realms) doesn't remove the fact that you're not the one who should be making that decision except in situations that cannot be dealt with through normal channels.</p><p></p><p>For a paladin, both the means and the end must be done lawfully and goodly. You should have knocked him unconscious and delivered him to the proper authorities. That's the way to be both lawful and good.</p><p></p><p>And striking with lethal force from behind against an unarmed, unworthy opponent? That is utterly contemptable and base. <strong>Actions far from worthy for the title of Paladin.</strong></p><p></p><p>joe b.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jgbrowning, post: 1564375, member: 5724"] Was the killing necessary? Was there no other option? I'm assuming that it killing wasn't necessary and that there were other options that would result in protecting the innocent while punishing the guilty. Paladin's aren't "judge, jury, and executioner" especially when dealing with people who are within a society that has pre-determined methods for dealing with crime/evil/abberation. Were this man an orc, or some other race known to be commonly evil and generally outside the arc of the human society, things may be different. As it is, you've broken the law by killing another man and will have to go to trial to justify your actions. Actions which, IMHO aren't justifiable as you had many other options than choosing as your [b]first[/b] option, lethal force in a surprise attack. Evil is bad, but that doesn't mean you can kill what or who you want, when or how you want. The fact that the man deserved to die (even this is questionable... in many times/countries raping children is not a killable offense.. i don't know how the crime fairs in that part of Forgotten Realms) doesn't remove the fact that you're not the one who should be making that decision except in situations that cannot be dealt with through normal channels. For a paladin, both the means and the end must be done lawfully and goodly. You should have knocked him unconscious and delivered him to the proper authorities. That's the way to be both lawful and good. And striking with lethal force from behind against an unarmed, unworthy opponent? That is utterly contemptable and base. [b]Actions far from worthy for the title of Paladin.[/b] joe b. [/QUOTE]
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