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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kristivas" data-source="post: 3133856" data-attributes="member: 34179">First off, many people have brought up the paladin's Detect Evil ability.  I'm sorry to say, Detect Evil can be subverted and any paladin beyond level 3 should have learned that.  In this scenario, it's easy for me to understand the mindset of said paladin.1.  His god loathes undead.  Even if they're not evil undead, perhaps the god's faith dictates that any being prolonging it's life (or unlife) through unnatural means must be clensed, because it's just not natural.2.  Knowing that Detect Evil isn't the end-all, be-all way of spotting every single bad guy and can be thwarted, perhaps said paladin thought his ability was duped when he saw the evil (in his eyes and the eyes of his faith) ghost and those that would harbor such a vile being of corruption.  Again, it's the views of his faith that undead are loathesome.3.  He was attacked by the monks for performing his sacred duty to his god.  They didn't try to reason with him, they just got down to it.  I would wager most lawful neutral monks wouldn't fly into such a rage that they would attack a man who was obviously connected to some faith adept at destroying undead (which usually means good alignment).  These monks did and that's well within their right what with seeing their friend torn apart molecule by molecule in holy fire, but the paladin probably stopped viewing them as LN once they attacked.Would I make him lose his powers?  No, not unless he went room by room, killing all who dwelled at the monastery without mercy.  If he did, however, then he pulled an Anakin Skywalker (tuskan raider slaughter) and fell from grace right there.I would fit it into the story that it would now be his responsibility to protect the village.  If the townspeople are killed before he learns about them, or can be reached or what-have-you, then it would be his job to hunt down the goblins and avenge the slain folk.It would also be his responsibility to answer any challenges called upon him by those seeking to avenge the slain monks and priests....This story actually brought back a lot of memories.  A guy in my campaign used "following his god's word and fighting evil" to try and get away with some heinous stuff.  I was never a big fan of using Lawful Good as Lawful Anal-retentive.  I read through the story twice, though and could justify the paladin's actions.</blockquote>

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