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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 6490272" data-attributes="member: 54629">While I realize on an intellectual level that an Ancients paladin needn't be a tree-hugging vegetarian, I can't seem to shake that impression out of my mind. I suppose one might take inspiration from the American Indian way of life - eg. You take only what you need, be it animal or plant.I imagine an Ancients paladin would disapprove of hunting for sport. What if an Ancients paladin finds herself in a situation requiring deception and subterfuge and is faced with things that go against her oath, yet to act would be to blow her cover (and possibly that of her allies)? Would she have to just suffer in silence? I am put in mind of the phrase "don't hide your light under a basket", which would seem to be something an Ancients paladin would say, and yet it seems like in a situation like this, that's exactly what she would have to do.By way of example, say the paladin and her allies are forced to play nice to an obviously evil lord who delights in animal cruelty and that sort of thing. How would the paladin react in a situation like that without giving the game away? Would she even be able to do that, or would her oath compel her to act in a forthright way to defend the animals or whatever? Would she just privately vow to make up for the creatures' suffering in some small way that doesn't involve directly confronting the cause of the suffering?</blockquote>