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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6118128" data-attributes="member: 22779">Not really though.&nbsp; Look at this thread.&nbsp; Several people have flat out stated that the DM should be the final arbiter over the paladin.&nbsp; The paladin's actions should be judged by the DM.&nbsp; The DM must police the performance of the paladin character.&nbsp; I don't play with people that I would ever feel that I have to police their performance.&nbsp; At least, not anymore.&nbsp; If someone steps up to play a paladin, I'm going to trust that player and believe that that player will interpret his own character to the best of his or her ability.&nbsp; I don't need to stand over that player's shoulder, making sure that his character fits with my interpretation of how a paladin should be played.&nbsp; Nor do I ever want a DM to do that to me.&nbsp; That is my character.&nbsp; I am perfectly capable of portraying my character without being held to account by the DM.&nbsp; And, as I said, I've yet to ever see a DM hold any other character to even remotely the same level of account.&nbsp; People have asked, what's the difference between a holy fighter and a paladin.&nbsp; Who cares?&nbsp; Really, there should be almost no difference between the two.&nbsp; They are both the exact same archetype.&nbsp; &quot;Holy Warrior of a Diety&quot; is an archetype, not a class.&nbsp; I should be able to fit that archetype with a lot of different classes.&nbsp; Having the DM stand over my shoulder making sure that I play my character right is not going to make a better character nor is it going to make for better play at the table.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6118128, member: 22779"] Not really though. Look at this thread. Several people have flat out stated that the DM should be the final arbiter over the paladin. The paladin's actions should be judged by the DM. The DM must police the performance of the paladin character. I don't play with people that I would ever feel that I have to police their performance. At least, not anymore. If someone steps up to play a paladin, I'm going to trust that player and believe that that player will interpret his own character to the best of his or her ability. I don't need to stand over that player's shoulder, making sure that his character fits with my interpretation of how a paladin should be played. Nor do I ever want a DM to do that to me. That is my character. I am perfectly capable of portraying my character without being held to account by the DM. And, as I said, I've yet to ever see a DM hold any other character to even remotely the same level of account. People have asked, what's the difference between a holy fighter and a paladin. Who cares? Really, there should be almost no difference between the two. They are both the exact same archetype. "Holy Warrior of a Diety" is an archetype, not a class. I should be able to fit that archetype with a lot of different classes. Having the DM stand over my shoulder making sure that I play my character right is not going to make a better character nor is it going to make for better play at the table. [/QUOTE]

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