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Message: <blockquote data-quote="D+1" data-source="post: 1564409" data-attributes="member: 13654">They most certainly ARE vigilantes.  They enforce their own code of right and justice.No, they are required to respect legitimate authority (and guess who gets to decide the definition of legitimate?)  IF an authority that the paladin recognizes as legitimate says that a paladin is NOT allowed to fight evil deeds using lethal force THEN he'd have to "play nice".  But a DM had better be clear on that sort of thing or else a paladin is going to do what he's there to do - enforce what's good and right as he sees it.Generally a fine endeavor for a paladin but not something that his status as a paladin hinges upon.  In fact, that would be one of the tough things about being a paladin.  You know that bad guys will try to slander and disparage you but you do the right thing anyway (such as killing a child rapist before he can draw another breath much less draw a weapon to fight you or - surprise - instead of fighting you directly and honorably, to instead hold the child hostage or just move to kill her.)A paladin LIVES to expedite the law - and THAT is the respect that the law deserves.Well, if the DM in question sticks to his guns then that is the logical move.  It's easy to do as the paladins actions were definitely not evil, just questionable in the DM's view.  So, you can always just atone and move on.  That can be a bit mercenary and meta-gamed in its treatment of Atonement, but it's at least book-legal and will generally make all parties happy.</blockquote>

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