The lvl2 commoner decided to gove the lvl12 Paladin something precious

[alsih2o]

What would a low level commoner give to a high level Character Class as a sign of gratitude?

Wihtout turning opver their entire being or possesions, what would a poor commoner give as a gift? Joe the Paladin is wearing plate mail worth more than Jane the commoner's entire psossesions, his sword is worth more than everything her family owns and his Bag of Holding has slightly more wealth tucked away than the small hamlet up the road that is as far as she has ever travelled. He can whip everyone in 20 miles, all at once or one at a time. He has seen sights that make her rotting gourd patch look like, well, a rotting gourd patch.

Assume please that she is not the commoner wiht an artifact under her rope bed or that her great grandaddy was a champion of the king who left her a +4 Earspoon of Delicing.

What does she give in your campaign?

 

[sword-dancer]

A puppy.

 

[Nilhgualcm Leahcim]

How about a meal. May not be an exquisite gourmet meal, but it is filling. The paladin would be more than happy to share it with her. Then, when he leaves, the commoner can spread the word about this supremely decent and honorable character, netting the character some bennies down the road.

 

[Geron Raveneye]

Something she treasures more than anything else, I'd say. The most valuable gift you can give to somebody else is something that means the world to you.

 

[Argus Decimus Mokira]

Is Joe a chaste paladin?



In all seriousness, some of the best gifts I have ever received were things that were hand made and tailored to me. So maybe Jane knits Joe a sweater with his coat of arms on it, or whittles him a holy symbol out of wax or wood. Heck, if a PC in my game decided to keep such a thing and use it, I'd increase the range of turn undead checks to 80' or so. Joe's righteousness is bolstered by the good will of Jane or somesuch.

Thanks,
-Matt

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

Loyal service, like Pippin's gift to Denethor (squandered and unwelcome though it turned out to be).

It should be incredibly humbling for the receiver.


Wulf

 

[Humanophile]

Thankfully, this is a paladin we're talking about. An idealistically motivated character. As such, simply serving as an example of his faith should be good enough; the commoner, in complete awe and gratitude, devotes herself to the paladin's worldview of Law and Good. And while this is of little practical use in adventuring, having another person to spread the faith tends to be right up your average paladin's alley.

 

[Quickleaf]

Promise to send her son as a retainer to the paladin when he reaches the age of majority. Her son would be a low level warrior of 15 or 16 years old when he would enter service to the paladin. Or he could be a thief who pretends to be the apple of his mother's eye. The son needs a cover identity to hide from an angry noble who he stole a gem from and had indescretions with the noble's daughter. What better cover than a paladin's follower? Play with this and you've got a whole subplot.

Alternately, if the relationship between paladin and commoner is a long-standing one, consider a unique gift that took a while to make (like the hand-crafted holy symbol written above) and a good reputation (+2 on all CHA-based checks with commoners in the village/region). The reputation will help the paladin with bartering, and mediating conflicts, and will ensure people stand up in his defense if he's every falsely accused of a crime.

What about a rotten gourd too?

 

[Buttercup]

A soft tunic to go under his armor. She picked the flax herself, processed it and then wove it into linen. Then she cut and hand sewed the garment.

Or perhaps she just decided to pray for him every day.

Seeing as how it's a paladin we're talking about, anything heartfelt would be a precious gift, I'd think.

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

The way I'd play a paladin, he would accept even the humblest gift with grace and gratitude. But that's just me.