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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 3671034" data-attributes="member: 1656">I dunno.&nbsp; What happens if the paladin decides I need smiting as well?&nbsp; It sounds like he has carte blanche!So what's to stop the paladin promising anything he likes, knowing that the oaths have no force?&nbsp; Is the paladin free to lie to the imp without it being considered dishonorable conduct?Hawken gave an example before of the paladin saying &quot;Oh, you're hurt - here, let me lay on hands... HOLY AVENGER SNEAK ATTACK!&quot;&nbsp; Is this all fine and honorable because of who the opponent is?It didn't deceive the paladin, or try to make him break his code, or try to make him fall from grace.&nbsp; It offered cooperation to find a couple of items, and gave that cooperation.If anything (though there's no evidence the imp knew he was a paladin), staying invisible protected the paladin from breaking his code, since it prevented the paladin from knowingly associating with an evil creature.Failing to disclose &quot;By the way, I'm an imp&quot; isn't the same as claiming to be otherwise.-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 3671034, member: 1656"] I dunno. What happens if the paladin decides [i]I[/i] need smiting as well? It sounds like he has carte blanche! So what's to stop the paladin promising anything he likes, knowing that the oaths have no force? Is the paladin free to lie to the imp without it being considered dishonorable conduct? Hawken gave an example before of the paladin saying "Oh, you're hurt - here, let me lay on hands... HOLY AVENGER SNEAK ATTACK!" Is this all fine and honorable because of who the opponent is? It didn't deceive the paladin, or try to make him break his code, or try to make him fall from grace. It offered cooperation to find a couple of items, and gave that cooperation. If anything (though there's no evidence the imp knew he was a paladin), staying invisible [i]protected[/i] the paladin from breaking his code, since it prevented the paladin from knowingly associating with an evil creature. Failing to disclose "By the way, I'm an imp" isn't the same as claiming to be otherwise. -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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