Recruiting/Contest for NPCs in (Over)Zealous Paladins

[Jack of Tales]

This is something that I've been wanting to try out for awhile. I am running a game with two players (and no we're not taking more players) however, I am looking for people to play various roles. The background and stories for some of the roles are already set. And who they are in the game is already set, however, the builds and some details can be left up to you, the NPCs! This thread will be updated from time to time as more or different characters are needed. In the close future a wereleopard gypsy will be needed..

This is a -contest- I will choose based on who creates the most interesting story tied into the campaign world and the most effective paladin build/ follower build.

Currently recruiting for:

Sir Seth Garrington of the Order of the Silver Blade: A devout follower of Argyria, god of Silver, this captain is head of one of two 'hands' of the order in Redtol, capital of Keldon. He is crude, rude and dislikes following orders but will do so when threatened. A 'hand' consists of six soldiers and one captain. The order is a paladin guild devoted to hunting down lycanthropes. In this campaign, lycanthropy is a disease not a curse. There are various strains of it but not all who are afflicted are evil(No alignment forced on those afflicted). Captain Garrington feels that all afflicted should be slain because the disease itself is evil. He submits only to First Captain Daniel Olostivik who is leader of the Order within Redtol.

What I need from you: A background as to how/why he hates lycanthropes, a Level 3 paladin build and six followers: All level 1; 4 must be any combination of paladins and clerics although the other two spots are open to any class. All must worship Argyria God of Silver.
Required Equipment: Captain Garrington has 3,000gp for equipment out of which a MW silver weapon and platemail must come. Followers have 300 gp each and must have an alchemical silver weapon. Standard armor for follower would be scale mail, try to give it to as many of them as you can.

Important links:
Order of the Silver Blade
Keldon and information on Redtol--capital of Keldon and the location of the game
Argyria, the God of silver and patron to the guild

Important Campaign notes:
Gods walk the earth, have temples on the material plane.
Material plane is infinite, this is one continent on that plane.
Guilds run everything. (Okay, practically everything)

 

[nick012000]

Sir Garrington is in serious danger of falling, if he goes and kills any innocent people who happen to be infected.

 

[Jack of Tales]

Why would killing innocent people cause him to fall, as you say? If one truly believes that merely being infected is crime enough then that discrimination would not cause a paladin to 'fall from grace.' Especially if the god believes likewise.

 

[nick012000]

Why would killing innocent people cause him to fall, as you say? If one truly believes that merely being infected is crime enough then that discrimination would not cause a paladin to 'fall from grace.' Especially if the god believes likewise.

Because by RAW, killing innocents is Evil, and what the paladin and god believes is immaterial. It might be fine for Clerics, but Paladins are held to a higher standard.

 

[Jack of Tales]

I don't recall seeing that anywhere. Mind you I'm not going to go searching through books to find the one fluff phrase that may or may not say that. If you have an issue with the way I plan on running -my- game, then simply don't join. While I am fine with outside opinion I really don't like someone spitting upon an idea of mine because of their opinion of what a paladin should or should not be.

The term innocent itself is ambiguous, what you consider innocent may very well not be innocent to me. Where a mormon sees having multiple wives as innocent others see it as evil and a crime. If lycanthropy in and of itself is a crime then is it innocent? If those same shapeshifters hunted down and killed a criminal for fun, not because he was a criminal, is that still innocent? Does the innocence stem from their belief or from others beliefs about them? Few evil men sees themselves as evil. Next time you want to bring up an issue of RAW do so in a non-recruiting thread in a conversation that doesn't distract and take away from the primary purpose of the thread itself. You have caused me to have to defend myself about a game that's very best pull is that of morphability and ease to change in a thread not even discussing what you or anyone else feels a paladin is. If I say that in my game goblins have 70 HD and walk as gods and that rogues have a specific code of conduct would you complain that it is not raw?

If anything I have said is offensive to you, I frankly don't care. I am highly offended that you would step on my toes in a recruiting thread of all places.

 

[Scott DeWar]

Do you want Voda Vosa and I to keep our noses out of here as since we are the two players in the game and there might be information here you do not want us to see?

 

[Jack of Tales]

Hmm good question. I suppose knowing what or who your opponent is to be won't hurt you. I can trust that neither of you will metagame any of the knowledge into the IC thread before your characters learn it? If you've read the IC thread then you already know your up against a paladin, what order he's of and can easily learn most of the rest of the information in here. So feel free to read people's posts--if we get any.


On a second note, Nick I'm sorry for being a bitch and if you want to continue a philosophical debate over innocence feel free to create a thread and post the link in response here. However, I ask you to please not continue on the issue here and I ask anyone else to respect the reason the thread was made and post questions about or responses to the issue at hand (finding someone to fight our PC's, thought someone would jump at that ). Thank you.

 

[renau1g]

Jack, I don't think you're being a bitch... you rock!

 

[moritheil]

Because by RAW, killing innocents is Evil, and what the paladin and god believes is immaterial. It might be fine for Clerics, but Paladins are held to a higher standard.

By RAW, the DM interprets what is good or evil in his or her campaign. And nowhere in RAW do you hold the paladin to a higher standard than his or her patron.

If you want to discuss this, I suggest you head over to the rules forum. Further posts from you in this campaign are not advisable.

 

[Piratecat]

Because by RAW, killing innocents is Evil, and what the paladin and god believes is immaterial. It might be fine for Clerics, but Paladins are held to a higher standard.

Out of the thread, please. Derailing a recruiting thread isn't appropriate.