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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="Numion" data-source="post: 1567470" data-attributes="member: 124"><p>I'm saying that this was the safest way. Paladins aren't required to give initiative to the very evil they're about to vanquish - which is acceptable as long as the Paladin doesn't resort to trickery. Busting through a door in a platemail with sword in hand is not trickery.</p><p></p><p>Maybe there could've been other ways, but as per Paladin Coc in PHB Paladin is required to punish those who harm innocent <em>or are intent</em> to do so. And there were the marks of previous abuse. So he was fully within his CoC to dish out capital punishment. </p><p></p><p>So let me be clear: it wasn't the only way, but this way the Paladin did it in a safe and swift manner, and shouldn't be punished. Which was the original point of this thread, IIRC. (Although the true point of the thread tends to get lost in 20 pages). </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't think so, but I'll give reasons for my interpretation of the Paladin class nonetheless:</p><p></p><p>Reasons for my beliefs are the PHB feel they give for Paladin, which isn't that of a defense lawyer for the bad guys, and the intent of keeping the Paladin as a playable character class. The driving force of the Paladin in PHB seems to be very martial - Alhandra vanquishes evil without hesitation, etc. IMO the Paladin in this case was played within the rules set in the PHB.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I just gave these 'what if' possibilities after the other side said that the man could've been possessed, the girl could've been an illusion, and let me clear on the iffing: it's completely worthless and can only be used to hamstring the class completely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Numion, post: 1567470, member: 124"] I'm saying that this was the safest way. Paladins aren't required to give initiative to the very evil they're about to vanquish - which is acceptable as long as the Paladin doesn't resort to trickery. Busting through a door in a platemail with sword in hand is not trickery. Maybe there could've been other ways, but as per Paladin Coc in PHB Paladin is required to punish those who harm innocent [i]or are intent[/i] to do so. And there were the marks of previous abuse. So he was fully within his CoC to dish out capital punishment. So let me be clear: it wasn't the only way, but this way the Paladin did it in a safe and swift manner, and shouldn't be punished. Which was the original point of this thread, IIRC. (Although the true point of the thread tends to get lost in 20 pages). I don't think so, but I'll give reasons for my interpretation of the Paladin class nonetheless: Reasons for my beliefs are the PHB feel they give for Paladin, which isn't that of a defense lawyer for the bad guys, and the intent of keeping the Paladin as a playable character class. The driving force of the Paladin in PHB seems to be very martial - Alhandra vanquishes evil without hesitation, etc. IMO the Paladin in this case was played within the rules set in the PHB. I just gave these 'what if' possibilities after the other side said that the man could've been possessed, the girl could've been an illusion, and let me clear on the iffing: it's completely worthless and can only be used to hamstring the class completely. [/QUOTE]
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