The lvl2 commoner decided to gove the lvl12 Paladin something precious

[Stone Angel]

I think the hand crafted stuff is good way to go and you can make it have a mechanical in game effect or just an abstract story angle with it. A lot of times I feel that people's cahracters don't have character they've turned d&d into a numbers game with combat and such, which is fine if that is your thing. But this is something that provides depth and style to a two dimensional piece of paper and a three dimensional mini. Good ideas so far.

Creamsteak I like your Paladins philosophical view very cool.

Now onto my ideas.

Maybe she does give herself but not in ways mentioned before. Perhaps inspired by the Paladin she devouts herself to a life of service and becomes a holy woman herself or volunteers at the shrine/temple, sets up her own roadside missionary type thing.

Maybe she does have a treasured heirloom under her bed. Maybe it is a book her father read all the time, or read to her when she was little. Perhaps a medallion of her fathers or badge, medal that he was awarded when the populace was called into millitary service.

Good thread Clay always has such good questions.


The Seraph of Earth and Stone

 

[Greylock]

Since alsiH2o offered the female commoner/righteous Paladin only as an example, and the original question refered to commoner/generic high-level char exchanges, I'd go with livestock, provisions, special herbs/ungents/spices, a perpetual safe-house, or living legend status as suitable payment.

Boring answer, but there it is...

 

[Emperor Valerian]

Names her firstborn after the paladin, and gives the kid to the local temple to be raised to one day be a paladin as well.

 

[Romnipotent]

her old raged teddy bear, that gave her the courage to sleep at night as a child, and now, as with the paladin has given her a greater goal in life... its also got a badly but affectionately made holy symbol sweater now.

 

[Tav_Behemoth]

I like the "thanks paladin by name in her prayers every day" option. Some ways to make this tangible in the campaign:

- The paladin gets in trouble with his deity somehow; the deity's agent is all primed to lay down some punishment, but the prayers of the commoner are enough to intervene on his behalf. (You could even have the deity's agent say "Now you only have X number of prayers left" if you want to turn the benefit into a quantifiable resource.")

- The commoner devotes herself to the ideals of the paladin, is martyred as a result, and becomes a saint/angel/celestial as a result, who then shows up to aid the paladin in times of need.

 

[Buttercup]

- The commoner devotes herself to the ideals of the paladin, is martyred as a result, and becomes a saint/angel/celestial as a result, who then shows up to aid the paladin in times of need.

Ooo! I like that. I can just picture the surprise on the paladin's face when, years later this vision, wearing rough homespun, appears to the paladin.

"Fear not! As you aided me in my time of need, so shall I asist you now."

It's just too cool.

 

[CronoDekar]

This thread reminds me of a game where I ran an LN sorcerer, in whicha little girl gave in thanks for something he did (saving the town? I forget) gave him a handmade teddy bear. He accepted it as a token of honor, and regularly spent time keeping it in good condition. To him, it could had very well been a family artifact passed down through the ages, or a land grant from the city for his heroism -- what the gift represented was the same (if not better). But if someone had brought harm to his precious teddy bear, he would have struck them down since it would be an insult to his honor.

Granted, a paladin would not do the last part, but I could see him reacting similarly to any gift given to him. The more the gift is given out of genuine gratitude for what he did rather than payment, the more he would treasure whatever is given to him. (Though of course, this may differ by paladin.)

 

[Angel Tarragon]

In my opinion the most precious thing you can anyone is friendship and love.

 

[Altamont Ravenard]

Goes on to train her children and names two after the paladin, along with having sex with angels for half celestials and assimars.

I bet that race is tired of being the butt of so many jokes!



"I wanted to say that all of my... all of my hopes and prayers go with you. And I made this for thee."

"Good, I could use a horse blanket."

AR