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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Darth Cyric" data-source="post: 4232529" data-attributes="member: 55722">You're letting alignment straitjacket your entire argument.Tempus is CN. Somehow I think a Paladin glorifying, learning and waging war while calling his name would satisfy him just fine, since he is, you know, the FR god of war.Aside from, again, straitjacketing your entire argument and definitions of a cause in alignment, why not?From Merriam-Webster:    pal·a·dinPronunciation:    \ˈpa-lə-dən\ Function:    noun Etymology:    Middle French, from Italian paladino, from Old French palatin, from Medieval Latin palatinus courtier, from Late Latin, imperial official — more at palatineDate:    15921 : a trusted military leader (as for a medieval prince) 2 : a leading champion of a causeIn short, the word paladin is derived from a Roman imperial official, and be definition it is the leading champion of a cause. ANY cause.The word had its roots well before Charlemagne used it.I just did. I said they were superfluous and something that could've been easily accomplished as variations on the Cleric class, and if it were adequately functional, the Paladin class. Which all would be true in a better system.Most fantasy novels outside of D&D-inspired pulp don't even USE the word "paladin" regularly, if even at all.Knights with their codes, yes. But are all knights Lawful Good?How is alignment even comparable to skills and abilities. Non sequitur much?Not at all. It's just to indicate that in all settings, Clerics and Paladins both follow the same rules in regards to how they can obtain their divine powers.And if they follow the same rules otherwise, then there is no reason to say that some causes can have their Words, but no Swords for them, and other causes can have their Words and their Swords. It's homebrewing fluff. And I hate to break it to you, but you homebrew fluff every time you create your own setting.</blockquote>

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