Pally LayOnHands/Healing of disguised demon?

[domino]

There's spells to disguise one's alignment, or the paladin might just not bother detecting evil. Even if they know that someone is evil, many paladins would still heal or help them.

 

[Jesus_marley]

There's spells to disguise one's alignment, or the paladin might just not bother detecting evil. Even if they know that someone is evil, many paladins would still heal or help them.

True, however, if I encountered a wounded "ally" who all of a sudden read as evil, as a paladin I would naturally be suspicious of said "ally". If I encountered a complete stranger who was wounded and read as evil, as a paladin I would probably not hesitate to heal him as an act of mercy.
It's the "ally" thing that bothers me here... Of course, all of this is irrelevant to the original question....

 

[domino]

Of course, if it was someone looking like an ally, using whatever spell masks alignments, then they wouldn't show up on a paladin's evilsense, just like a good or neutral ally would.

 

[alleynbard]

True, however, if I encountered a wounded "ally" who all of a sudden read as evil, as a paladin I would naturally be suspicious of said "ally". If I encountered a complete stranger who was wounded and read as evil, as a paladin I would probably not hesitate to heal him as an act of mercy.
It's the "ally" thing that bothers me here... Of course, all of this is irrelevant to the original question....

But the ability is not always "running". Sure it can be used at will but unless the paladin is deliberately "scanning" his ally he will not tell the difference. I must admit I wouldn't necessarily think to utilize that ability on a trusted ally.

 

[Jesus_marley]

Yeah I guess.... for some reason I thought that the Detect Evil was "always on".... or was that in an earlier version?

 

[Hypersmurf]

Sure it can be used at will but unless the paladin is deliberately "scanning" his ally he will not tell the difference. I must admit I wouldn't necessarily think to utilize that ability on a trusted ally.

And, indeed, some allies might find it offensive

("Stop staring at me like that, you got the 'bug eyes'.")

-Hyp.

 

[domino]

Yeah I guess.... for some reason I thought that the Detect Evil was "always on".... or was that in an earlier version?

Nope. As far as I know, they've never had a permanent evil detector going.

Now, some paladins play it like that, detecting evil on everything they think might possibly be evil, but for the most part, no.

 

[HeavyG]

There's spells to disguise one's alignment

Would those work or would the paladin detect "outsider with evil subtype" anyway ?

 

[domino]

They'd work.

 

[Lord Pendragon]

And, indeed, some allies might find it offensive

("Stop staring at me like that, you got the 'bug eyes'.")

My paladin has been known to give his companions the ol' Detect Evil on occasion. Usually right after they've suggested something immoral. It helps keep them in line.