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<blockquote data-quote="TwoSix" data-source="post: 6267057" data-attributes="member: 205">I agree with this.A paladin's power is not a cookie, given to the paladin because she has behaved, and taken away when she doesn't listen.&nbsp; A paladin's power is about being in a state of grace, about possessing a purity and sanctity above and beyond a normal man.&nbsp;&nbsp; The power is not earned.&nbsp; It's a byproduct of the state of the soul.Just as importantly, one of the most important virtues of a paladin is humility.&nbsp; She doesn't follow the code to deserve the paladin's power, she follows the code because it was granted by her deity, and is thus more perfect than her own mortal judgment.&nbsp; A paladin doesn't exist to serve the greater good.&nbsp; When a paladin tortures a prisoner (a code violation) to gain information to save the village, she falls because in her pride, she has put her own judgment before her god's own commands.&nbsp; She lacked faith in the vision of her god.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TwoSix, post: 6267057, member: 205"] I agree with this. A paladin's power is not a cookie, given to the paladin because she has behaved, and taken away when she doesn't listen. A paladin's power is about being in a state of grace, about possessing a purity and sanctity above and beyond a normal man. The power is not [I]earned[/I]. It's a byproduct of the state of the soul. Just as importantly, one of the most important virtues of a paladin is [I]humility.[/I] She doesn't follow the code to deserve the paladin's power, she follows the code because it was granted by her deity, and is thus more perfect than her own mortal judgment. A paladin doesn't exist to serve the greater good. When a paladin tortures a prisoner (a code violation) to gain information to save the village, she falls because in her pride, she has put her own judgment before her god's own commands. She lacked faith in the vision of her god. [/QUOTE]

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