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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Belen" data-source="post: 572090" data-attributes="member: 1405">Hmm...I think you are being a bit tough on the Paladin class, which takes a lot of flak.  It can be difficult at best to find someone who will play that class.  Try to put his actions in this context: "A Kingdom has a set of laws that stated that all followers of a certain religion must wear a mark on their coat or face execution.  While the Paladin is aware of this law, he still acts to save a child from execution after the child loses his public mark."Would the Paladin lose his status?  It sounds as if you would force the Paladin to lose his status for this act, but the same Paladin would also lose his status for not helping the child as allowing a child to be executed would be an evil act.A Paladin should first be good in all aspects, but at the same time, follow the laws to do good; however, standing by and allowing a law to harm the innocent is evil.  It's a catch 22.It also sounds like you as a GM wish to explore the status of fallen Paladin, but you should never force a player onto that road.  Heck, if I felt that the GM forced me to lose my Paladin status then I would get the character killed off and make a new one.  No sense in playing if it will not be fun.If your player wants to explore such issues, then great, but I could see where a GM could alienate a person by being arbitrary and forcing someone to play a certain way because of their own desires or beliefs.Dave</blockquote>

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