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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elf Witch" data-source="post: 6115458" data-attributes="member: 9037">In that situation the paladin should fall back on the law. What does the law say he is allowed to be judge jury and executioner? If he is then what is the problem if the law of the land says everyone gets a trial in front of the magistrates then if he kills instead of bringing the person in then yes I can see why he is in trouble.The whole I detect evil and then kill is really bad playing imo. How about playing smart and if someone detects evil then investigate and find out exactly why they are detecting as evil. It seems that any paladin or cleric would at least be familiar of items and spells that can change an alignment also if you just kill the person out right how do you you know that you got all the evil. The person maybe a Xena like character on the road to redemption. In player who plays so recklessly as just to kill anyone detecting as evil deserves what ever falls on his head.I have seen it used to see if a prisoner should be freed and as a DM I have no issue with the paladin or cleric detecting evil and if they were evil killing them. As a DM I would never screw with a player that way by making it a gotcha.</blockquote>