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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mort" data-source="post: 1164608" data-attributes="member: 762">First, I think using superman as a model for paladins is a bad idea. Sure he’s LG but he’s lawful good in a way you can only be if your nie invulnerable with added amounts of plot immunity (in other words playing a character in this way amounts to lawful stupid).edit:wow two nearly identical posts on superman, I didn't see the previous one before I postedSecond, paladins are not pacifists they are holy warriors. They are trained to respond to evil in ways that usually involve violence (that’s what smite is for). In this situation, the person killed was a cleric of an evil god – that right there may be reason enough for the paladin. If the paladin even suspected that the cleric is harming his companions deadly force should ensue (this of course depends on the individual patron god, but Heronius is a war god not a god of peace and tranquility).The “rightful authority” argument is also flawed. The paladin is the “rightful authority” he’s essentially an agent of his god.More important than any of the above, however, is the “fun” aspect. Very few people find entering a moral quagmire each and every time they draw their sword, appealing. Most just want to have fun playing a character that fights for good. That means giving players a break on these “moral ambiguities.”  If the players do something obviously evil fine, but if they lose their paladinhood (or get otherwise punished) every time they make a judgement call, that’s just no fun.</blockquote>

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