Scott Steven Bell
First Post
I just dont see the ties to Radiant damage for smiting etc.
It makes much more sense for them to do Necrotic.
It makes much more sense for them to do Necrotic.
Paladins aren't necessarily connected to the gods at all, even in settings other than Eberron. It is the force of the Paladin's will and oath that grants them their powers, not a god, and there are no gods sitting in judgement, able to strip the paladin's powers away.I like the Eberron/Keith Baker take that so-called divine power is not necessarily tied to the gods but rather to some internal force of will. Or if it is an external divine gift, then the gods are too big to be concerned with one individual misusing their divine gift, or the gods have machinations that are not so easily understood by mortals and our limited grip of morality. Thus evil clerics working in service of good gods without losing their powers.
Oathbreakers aren't just Paladins who slipped a bit. To become an Oathbreaker requires not just wilfully breaking your oath, but actively rejecting and repudiating the concept with the same force of will that it was sworn in the first place.I don't see this as much different for paladins. Their power may be focused by their oath, but the oath is the tool and not the source. A Fighter doesn't stop being a Fighter just because they lose their sword, nor does the wizard stop being a wizard if they lose their spell book. I can see things being harder, but they don't necessarily suddenly become something else.