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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 2909770" data-attributes="member: 1656">Note that there is a difference between &quot;You cannot commit an evil act&quot;, and &quot;You cannot commit an act less good than the most good option available to you&quot;.Let's say the paladin sits down in a restaurant.&nbsp; The menu offers a steak meal, and a turkey meal, both for 5 silver pieces.&nbsp; There's a note saying that 1 sp from every turkey meal is donated to a fund for widows and orphans.Ordering the turkey is a 'more-good' act than ordering the steak... the steak does nothing for the widows and orphans.&nbsp; So in ordering the steak, the paladin is not being 'as good as he possibly can be'.&nbsp; But it's not an evil act, and he's not punished for it.Even if he orders the turkey... the widows and orphans are getting one silver piece of the five he's spending.&nbsp; He could buy half a loaf of stale bread from the baker for a handful of copper, and give four silver pieces directly to the charity.&nbsp; So ordering the turkey, while 'more-good' than ordering the steak, is not being 'as good as he possibly can be'.&nbsp; But again, it's not an evil act, and he's not punished for it.The paladin can elect to leave a good act undone, as long as he does not commit an evil one.-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 2909770, member: 1656"] Note that there is a difference between "You cannot commit an evil act", and "You cannot commit an act less good than the most good option available to you". Let's say the paladin sits down in a restaurant. The menu offers a steak meal, and a turkey meal, both for 5 silver pieces. There's a note saying that 1 sp from every turkey meal is donated to a fund for widows and orphans. Ordering the turkey is a 'more-good' act than ordering the steak... the steak does nothing for the widows and orphans. So in ordering the steak, the paladin is not being 'as good as he possibly can be'. But it's not an evil act, and he's not punished for it. Even if he orders the turkey... the widows and orphans are getting one silver piece of the five he's spending. He could buy half a loaf of stale bread from the baker for a handful of copper, and give [i]four[/i] silver pieces directly to the charity. So ordering the turkey, while 'more-good' than ordering the steak, is not being 'as good as he possibly can be'. But again, it's not an evil act, and he's not punished for it. The paladin can elect to leave a good act undone, as long as he does not commit an evil one. -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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