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<blockquote data-quote="Hawken" data-source="post: 4745555" data-attributes="member: 23619">I was thinking template instead of class for the same reason I didn't want PrC; if the paladin screws up, he's (possibly permanently) a featless fighter from then on; 5, 10, whatever levels wasted because of one bad decision, or because of a disagreement on the morality of an action with the DM.By making it a template, there's no danger of that. If the paladin is also a fighter, or a cleric, or even a sorcerer, and he messes up or disagrees with the DM bad enough, he's still a fighter, cleric or sorcerer. Looking back, I'd be ok with leaving the HD unchanged, or as whatever the character's current class happens to be.I would say LA +0 or maybe +1, at the most. With the guidelines for being a paladin so strict, its not going to be something just anyone can pick up. Its a very narrow path to follow and not one that someone is just going to pick up for the bonus to saves, the detect evil or the smiting. Also, unlike most other templates, this template can be lost. By keeping it at LA +0, if the template is lost, there's no penalties to deal with; the character just goes back to being what he was before.I was also thinking of instituting the 1st edition ability score requirements of a 12 Str and 17 Cha, and maybe increasing them to Str 14 and Cha 19 given how much easier it is in 3e to increase ability scores.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hawken, post: 4745555, member: 23619"] I was thinking template instead of class for the same reason I didn't want PrC; if the paladin screws up, he's (possibly permanently) a featless fighter from then on; 5, 10, whatever levels wasted because of one bad decision, or because of a disagreement on the morality of an action with the DM. By making it a template, there's no danger of that. If the paladin is also a fighter, or a cleric, or even a sorcerer, and he messes up or disagrees with the DM bad enough, he's still a fighter, cleric or sorcerer. Looking back, I'd be ok with leaving the HD unchanged, or as whatever the character's current class happens to be. I would say LA +0 or maybe +1, at the most. With the guidelines for being a paladin so strict, its not going to be something just anyone can pick up. Its a very narrow path to follow and not one that someone is just going to pick up for the bonus to saves, the detect evil or the smiting. Also, unlike most other templates, this template can be lost. By keeping it at LA +0, if the template is lost, there's no penalties to deal with; the character just goes back to being what he was before. I was also thinking of instituting the 1st edition ability score requirements of a 12 Str and 17 Cha, and maybe increasing them to Str 14 and Cha 19 given how much easier it is in 3e to increase ability scores. [/QUOTE]

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