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Paladin just committed murder - what should happen next?
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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 7813353" data-attributes="member: 2629"><p>Look at his Oath and evaluate whether he broke the Oath.</p><p></p><p>THEN TELL A GOOD STORY WITH THE PLAYER.</p><p></p><p>If the character is to be punished, make it rewarding for the <em>player</em>. Give them a fun story that they control that develops from the incident. Give them a chance to raise their PC from the ashes of their vow, or to turn their back on it in frustration.</p><p></p><p>If the character is not breaking their vow and is not to be punished, introduce him to someone that does not think that is right. Or show them someone who understands why the paladin made that choice, but still lost everything when the dragon took the man. Turn it into a good story element that makes that an iconic, character shaping moment... and consider whether it is something to echo later on and see if the paladin makes the same choice.</p><p></p><p>Other things to consider: Do his God and his patron see the act the same way? Would the warlock patron see this as a way to lure the paladin away from his God? What does the dragon think of a paladin that would rather sacrifice someone than defend them? What does the paladin reveal about the event?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 7813353, member: 2629"] Look at his Oath and evaluate whether he broke the Oath. THEN TELL A GOOD STORY WITH THE PLAYER. If the character is to be punished, make it rewarding for the [I]player[/I]. Give them a fun story that they control that develops from the incident. Give them a chance to raise their PC from the ashes of their vow, or to turn their back on it in frustration. If the character is not breaking their vow and is not to be punished, introduce him to someone that does not think that is right. Or show them someone who understands why the paladin made that choice, but still lost everything when the dragon took the man. Turn it into a good story element that makes that an iconic, character shaping moment... and consider whether it is something to echo later on and see if the paladin makes the same choice. Other things to consider: Do his God and his patron see the act the same way? Would the warlock patron see this as a way to lure the paladin away from his God? What does the dragon think of a paladin that would rather sacrifice someone than defend them? What does the paladin reveal about the event? [/QUOTE]
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