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Message: <blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 3260041" data-attributes="member: 22424">Except, while the Paladin has been working to get into the position whereby he can detect evil on the advisor, the advisor is busy speaking to the king..."How do you know he's a Paladin? Sure, he says he is, but even I could make that claim...""The church vouches for him? Well, how sure are you you can trust them? Frankly, you're already being more than generous allowing them to horde such magical might without your oversight...""Look at all the harm he's caused - those orcs weren't slaughtering our people until this vigilante attacked them...""He killed Bob the greengrocer! Sure, he claimed he was evil, but where's the proof? Can a just king really allow such a loose sword make a mockery of the rule of law? Justice demands an answer!"And, all the while, he has his agents provocateur loudly talking up the paladin's reputation, extolling his obvious superiority as a potential monarch, and spreading reports that the church is considering a holy crusade against the corruption in the royal court, culling it wherever it may be found... Is the king really sure his character is pure?Assuming the evil advisor is at all competent, he's also busy doing a good job for the crown, increasing tax revenues, keeping the people safe, or whatever he's charged to do. So, it's far from certain that the king will listen to the paladin over the advisor, certainly without proof. In fact, if he does it right, the advisor can have the king order the execution of the paladin on charges of treason and/or heresy, without so much as a chance to defend himself.</blockquote>

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