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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5920560" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>A later thought occured to me on the idea of smiting.</p><p></p><p>Take two paladins faced with Robin Hood. The first paladin is a paladin of Heironeous - all about law and civilization, and order. The second paladin is a paladin of Pelor - all about mercy and helping the needy.</p><p></p><p>The Heironeous paladin could justifiably smite Robin Hood. Robin has, after all, broken numerous laws, is destabilizing the region and is a threat to the established order. That makes him smitable under this paladin's beliefs.</p><p></p><p>The Pelor paladin, OTOH, probably couldn't smite Robin Hood. Robin is helping the poor, the Sherriff and King John are both forces of oppression and greed. That they are also the established rightful rulers doesn't justify their actions in this paladin's eyes.</p><p></p><p>Not that this is the only argument you could make. I realize that. But, these are pretty reasonable arguments. And, better yet, one paladin could actually smite the other depending on how the situation falls out. The Pelor paladin could possibly join Robin in helping him against the forces of oppression, while the Heironeious paladin could side with King John against the rabble upstarts seeking to topple the rightful ruler.</p><p></p><p>To me, that's FANTASTIC for roleplay opportunities.</p><p></p><p>And, even better, you could still have the Team Good and Team Evil style campaign. You simply define the teams at the beginning of the campaign and that's who can be smited (smitten?). You can have one system that covers a simple approach and the complicated approach.</p><p></p><p>Inclusion - it's the new buzzword.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5920560, member: 22779"] A later thought occured to me on the idea of smiting. Take two paladins faced with Robin Hood. The first paladin is a paladin of Heironeous - all about law and civilization, and order. The second paladin is a paladin of Pelor - all about mercy and helping the needy. The Heironeous paladin could justifiably smite Robin Hood. Robin has, after all, broken numerous laws, is destabilizing the region and is a threat to the established order. That makes him smitable under this paladin's beliefs. The Pelor paladin, OTOH, probably couldn't smite Robin Hood. Robin is helping the poor, the Sherriff and King John are both forces of oppression and greed. That they are also the established rightful rulers doesn't justify their actions in this paladin's eyes. Not that this is the only argument you could make. I realize that. But, these are pretty reasonable arguments. And, better yet, one paladin could actually smite the other depending on how the situation falls out. The Pelor paladin could possibly join Robin in helping him against the forces of oppression, while the Heironeious paladin could side with King John against the rabble upstarts seeking to topple the rightful ruler. To me, that's FANTASTIC for roleplay opportunities. And, even better, you could still have the Team Good and Team Evil style campaign. You simply define the teams at the beginning of the campaign and that's who can be smited (smitten?). You can have one system that covers a simple approach and the complicated approach. Inclusion - it's the new buzzword. [/QUOTE]
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