Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Imaro" data-source="post: 6116780" data-attributes="member: 48965">Disagree... if part of the archetype of the class the game includes is being punished for certain transactions (as it is with all paladins up to 4e) then I think it is in fact a problem with the game if it doesn't back this up with mechanics.Again I disagree, look at a game like L5R, the mechanics certainly punish you for not conforming to the correct actions of a samurai in Rokugan (of course if you want a little more leeway you can play a monk).&nbsp; The difference is D&amp;D as a game is not concerned with this type of play on a widescale like L5R, however with the classic paladin it allows any particular player who is interested in that type of play to explore it.&nbsp; D&amp;D in turn also gives plenty of other options to those who do not want to deal with such things... that's why I don't understand why having one class that is built around such things is such a big deal to some.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Imaro, post: 6116780, member: 48965"] Disagree... if part of the archetype of the class the game includes is being punished for certain transactions (as it is with all paladins up to 4e) then I think it is in fact a problem with the game if it doesn't back this up with mechanics. Again I disagree, look at a game like L5R, the mechanics certainly punish you for not conforming to the correct actions of a samurai in Rokugan (of course if you want a little more leeway you can play a monk). The difference is D&D as a game is not concerned with this type of play on a widescale like L5R, however with the classic paladin it allows any particular player who is interested in that type of play to explore it. D&D in turn also gives plenty of other options to those who do not want to deal with such things... that's why I don't understand why having one class that is built around such things is such a big deal to some. [/QUOTE]

Verification