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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 2859304" data-attributes="member: 1656">I've got an alternative situation or two.1. The paladin and his friends are invited to a dinner hosted by the local lord, a man beloved by his people who has been a beneficient ruler, and who was instrumental in driving back several invasions of humanoids over the years.During the course of the evening, the lord takes them on a tour of his manor, including the trophy room, which contains assorted items on display commemorating his victories over various evil foes - the hobgoblin general's helmet and shield, the orc shaman's staff of authority, the blackguard's armour, the banner of the bugbear legion, and numerous swords and axes.  ... one of which happens to be an Unholy Falchion.  There is also a Holy Shocking Keen Humanbane Battleaxe, which once belonged to a dwarven companion of the lord; said dwarf wielded this axe valiantly in a long struggle to free his people from an army of evil human mercenaries.2. The paladin and his friends have come into some funds, and have some magic items obtained on a recent adventure that are of limited utility to the party.  They go to a Magick Item Shoppe to sell off their loot and buy some new equipment.Among the items available for sale is a weapon the shopkeeper purchased from the last lot of adventurers to come through - a +3 Defending Unholy Rapier.-----Neither the shopkeeper nor the lord radiate evil.  (The lord, in fact, is strongly Lawful Good.  The merchant might be anything from Lawful Neutral to Neutral Good.)What actions should the paladin take?The lord is unwilling to part with the Falchion for any price, nor does he see any need to destroy it.  It's of no danger to anyone sealed in a display cabinet; and if someone wanted to wreak havoc by stealing one of his battlefield souvenirs, they'd be better off taking the Humanbane axe.The merchant is more than happy to sell the rapier for 65k gp (over 7000 below market value!).  The party's loot will cover this, but the paladin's share will not.-Hyp.</blockquote>

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