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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nazhkandrias" data-source="post: 3404402" data-attributes="member: 50521">The Dragonborn have a similar code of conduct, losing almost all of their powers if they defy Bahamut. Basically, the same principle applies here. It allows for flexibility - a celestial may look down upon it, but a Celestialchosen can be of a neutral alignment, or even of a Law-Chaos alignment that the celestial does not approve of. Granted, it benefits an Eladrinchosen to be CG, so they can maintain their ability to take Paladin as a favored class - but it isn't set in stone. As long as they aren't evil, they're fine. It even leaves room for a RADICAL character shift, with the option of turning into a Fiendchosen (sort of like the Paladin-Blackguard shift). I'm pretty sure that the Fiendchosen will have rogue as a favored class - a Chaotic Evil rogue is about as far from a Lawful Good paladin as you can get. In addition, they can always take Blackguard, if they want.As in prerequisite? No. This race isn't a result of a feat, it's an entirely new race altogether. Closest to humans, yes, but different enough to be set apart.Care to provide a link? I'm interested. But how would the paladin's abilities change with alignment? Sure, Dispel Law would become Dispel Chaos and some class skills may change, maybe even a change in aura, or a few class skill substitutions, but that's about it.What would a NG paladin be like? What would happen to Dispel Law/Chaos? The aura would probably change to something like Aura of Benevolence, but I don't know what that would do. Does the Birthright article cover this? I suppose that if the DM questions this race's favored classes, I can show them a printout of the paladin variants.How would the smite and detection abilities change? No matter the alignment, a paladin's primary enemy is evil, not law or chaos. Even with the Paladins of Honor and Freedom, the detection and smite abilities are the same. Only things like Anarchs have those change.I'm glad you like the idea, but how does it work balance-wise? Are the ability adjustments fair? Is a low-level spell-like ability, skill bonuses, low-light vision, a resistance, and an alignment restriction worth losing a bonus feat, tons of skill points, and any favored class? Most importanly... would you consider this race LA +0?OK, I feel stupid asking this... what does RAW stand for? I've heard it before, and I know it has something to do with the rules, but I don't quite get it...</blockquote>

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