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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mhacdebhandia" data-source="post: 3365804" data-attributes="member: 18832">It's a mechanical penalty for the character's inappropriate actions.It doesn't come into play unless you cause it to happen - unlike an ability score penalty, or the druid's inability to use metal armour, or the wizard's need for time to prepare her spells in the morning, the paladin never loses her class abilities unless she chooses to give them up by acting in a fashion contrary to her code.A penalty you can easily avoid by acting in a fashion appropriate to your character's class concept is not a drawback to the class. It's a concept reinforcement tool.I would say yes. Flavour restrictions aren't restrictions at all.I mean, seriously - what is it about being a lawful barbarian that's more powerful? You can use lawful-aligned magic and weapons - oh, but now chaotic-aligned magic and weapons are a problem. Big deal.When it comes to the paladin class, the code of behaviour only exists in order to reinforce the character archetype, the concept of the class, because such a goal is considered worthwhile in and of itself, not because the paladin class is so powerful that it needs to be restricted to a certain type of character.</blockquote>