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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mort" data-source="post: 3334794" data-attributes="member: 762">Interesting that you characterise them as "young, helpless trolls", that's not in the original post. I can just as easily say "irrational, rabid, dangerous, indiscriminate killing machines", does that make the decision easier?Remember this is not a blank slate for the paladin. His teachings likely tell him "these are irredeamably evil. If they fall into the irredeamably evil slot, they get squished like maggots."  Now if his teachings tell him otherwise (perhaps there are acclimated trolls that live in relative pease with others in this world, they just need the proper upbringing) then it's a completely different story.But if the human babies haven't been "raised" yet, then they do have the capability to change - so your argument is faulty here. Also in D&D, unlike real life there is an ABSOLUTE means to determine good vs. evil - as long as you trust that means the question becomes much easier.This is actually an issue of wisdom because prophecies are funny things. Killing the paladin is not thinking things through, because what if killing her is what triggers her rise - for a fun example see <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=53842" target="_blank">this</a> story hour. Also, rember D&D Paladins and clerics have means to an answer, if they worship a LG deity and that deity says "sorry she must die," it's hard not to take that at face value - heck if she's truly devout she may do it herself.</blockquote>

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