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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 3202451" data-attributes="member: 2067">This post is entirely out of character, to kind of bring it back around to the point. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />This in-character squabbling demonstrates amply, I think, how and why such an existence could occur. There's nothing unrealistic about these arguments from either side, and neither side would likely enjoy the existence of the other. Just like inter-faction squabblings in true religion, they would disagree, debate, and even come to swords on occasion over the issues of precise doctrine. Just because LG and LE are in the same faith doesn't mean they get *along* in that faith, after all. They follow the same goddess in different ways. And if that LG minority insulates itself, or merely tries through peaceful reforms to fight the evil within their own church, it is entirely possible for them to be following the same god in different ways, each gaining power in their own right from it, and debating the finer points like any other sectarian demagouges. This argument works for either side, and even the LN side can say that. Conflict within the faith doesn't mean that such LG paladins couldn't rationally exist in the world.Again, this boils down to debate about the finer points of doctrine. This is the kind of stuff you'd be hearing all the time in the halls of any D&D church organization. Even Pelor has followers more interested in survial than in healing the sick. I think it's fine to have debates between points of a religion, and could hang a whole campaign off of it if I were so inclined. Which proves, I believe, that the designers weren't off their rocker when they considered paladins of Wee Jas to be permissible -- there are plenty of scenarios where they wouldn't nessecarily have to deal with the LE side of the faith in a friendly way. D&D allows for inter-faith squabbles.Holy war? Hardly. We're talking inquisitions weeding out the blasphemers and jihad against the apostates. This isn't "kill them all and let God sort 'em out!" this is church reform as a campaign plotline. Nothing seems to indicate that the two could not exist in the same world and have this debate and both be getting spells and magic from the same goddess despite their differences...mostly because of their similarities (both agree that the doctrine is something that is inviolate, after all).</blockquote>

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