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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dragonblade" data-source="post: 3307687" data-attributes="member: 2804">I have been on the boards for a long time and those who see my occasional posts know that I pretty much fall into the fire-and-brimstone paladin school of thought.I fully support the zealous crusader paladin who is well within their right to use sneak attacks, ambushes, and pretty much ruthlessly bring down fire and death upon evil doers. I also believe that paladins can be judge, jury, and executioner.HOWEVER,  if I was DMing, Miko just lost her paladinhood.And she lost it because, although I consider it appropriate for paladins to act as judge, jury, and executioner, they have a responsibility to do so while keeping the big picture in mind. They also have a responsibility to act rationally and to make a good faith effort to understand all the relevant facts. Although Shojo may seem to be duplicitous, there is also evidence that he was still good and she failed to investigate further. She acted irrationally out of rage, anger, and hatred with no thought but the satisfaction of her own self-righteousness.Being a paladin isn't about always following the letter of the code (that's just lawful stupid), but you MUST always follow the intent of the code.</blockquote>