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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 1340236" data-attributes="member: 151">I quoted Websters to key you in on the motivation that D&amp;D's designers drew from.&nbsp; The class isn't named 'devout warrior', it's paladin.&nbsp; And that name was chosen for a reason by Gygax and maintained by others for similar reasons.&nbsp;I know you're not actually trying to resolve real world concerns with D&amp;D, because that's just plain silly.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp; David is a perfect example of what I was discussing above.&nbsp; You make the assumption that David has to be a paladin, and I don't really see any reason why he has to be.&nbsp; In fact, given the fact that he was famous for playing a harp, using a missle weapon and then using his social abilities to become a king, one could easily argue that he was a bard (albeit one driven and touched by God).&nbsp; I certainly didn't see him with a mount, the ability to detect evil at will, or possessed of healing abilities of any sort.&nbsp;Again, there's nothing wrong with wanting to play a paladin differently than is laid out in the PHB.&nbsp; But I'm not sure why you have to be a paladin to play that character concept, and I haven't really seen you explain it, other than you want to wear a nametag that says 'I'm a Paladin, Ask me About it!' and do your own thing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 1340236, member: 151"] I quoted Websters to key you in on the motivation that D&D's designers drew from. The class isn't named 'devout warrior', it's paladin. And that name was chosen for a reason by Gygax and maintained by others for similar reasons. I know you're not actually trying to resolve real world concerns with D&D, because that's just plain silly. ;) David is a perfect example of what I was discussing above. You make the assumption that David has to be a paladin, and I don't really see any reason why he has to be. In fact, given the fact that he was famous for playing a harp, using a missle weapon and then using his social abilities to become a king, one could easily argue that he was a bard (albeit one driven and touched by God). I certainly didn't see him with a mount, the ability to detect evil at will, or possessed of healing abilities of any sort. Again, there's nothing wrong with wanting to play a paladin differently than is laid out in the PHB. But I'm not sure why you [b][i]have[/i] [/b]to be a paladin to play that character concept, and I haven't really seen you explain it, other than you want to wear a nametag that says 'I'm a Paladin, Ask me About it!' and do your own thing. [/QUOTE]

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