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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Grogg of the North" data-source="post: 6390703" data-attributes="member: 6682960">If you're going to start DMing, I'd recommend new characters all around.  Wipe the slate clean and start out at level 1.  Less of a headache for you as you start out DMing.  With that being said....Paladins must be lawful good.  They have a code of conduct, and one of the requirements is to respect legitimate authority.  While they will not knowingly associate  with evil characters there can be exceptions, such as attempting to redeem an evil person.  Now, outright killing evil characters because they're evil seems more Lawful Neutral, bordering on Lawful Evil, to me.  If you start DMing be sure to talk with your paladin's player about what you expect from him and his code.  The code of conduct isn't there to punish the player but to allow some roleplaying opportunities.  Let him know that in this land it is expected that all reasonable actions will be taken to bring an evildoer to justice and face the courts.  Now if the evil necromancer surrenders and the paladin lops his head off, then you have to address issue.  But don't punish him because the ogre chieftain decides to fight to the death.  Finally, if something seems fishy with what a player is doing, don't be afraid to ask them to explain it to you or ask the boards here for help.  And remember, have fun.  Maybe you're ignoring a rule in a book.  Maybe you're introducing house rules.  So long as everyone at the table, including you, is having fun that's all that matters.</blockquote>

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