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<blockquote data-quote="erucsbo" data-source="post: 3138678" data-attributes="member: 40110"><p>getting back to the original questions:</p><p></p><p></p><p>According to the monks - yes. According to the paladin (and his god) - most probably not. According to the rules of the land and secular authority? - we aren't given enough information to judge. </p><p>Depends on who you ask <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 ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Most assuredly yes, because his state of paladinhood is determined by his god, not the monks, nor secular authority.</p><p></p><p>Is he accountable? - probably not - he was not answerable to the monks (though it depends upon the laws of hospitality that exist in the world), nor the village (especially if not aware of its existence). Accountability requires you to have a legitimate responsibility and/or authority prior to any actions taking place.</p><p>Is he responsible? - possibly yes - in the same way that anyone's actions can have unforseen consequences - this does not mean that they should be held liable or accountable.</p><p></p><p>Remembering that this is from a character's backstory, and that the paladin is an NPC, it really depends upon what happened to the village after these events, and whether or not the paladin (or his church) did anything to help the village.</p><p></p><p>The "undead always detect as evil" idea is wrong. Read the spell description. The bit before the quoted table says:</p><p><em>Aura Power: An evil aura’s power depends on the type of evil creature or object that you’re detecting and its HD, caster level, or (in the case of a cleric) class level; see the accompanying table. If an aura falls into more than one strength category, the spell indicates the stronger of the two.</em></p><p></p><p>Undead is a creature type that affects the aura power level. Evil undead have an evil aura, good undead have a good aura. Detect Evil detects evil auras.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="erucsbo, post: 3138678, member: 40110"] getting back to the original questions: According to the monks - yes. According to the paladin (and his god) - most probably not. According to the rules of the land and secular authority? - we aren't given enough information to judge. Depends on who you ask ;) Most assuredly yes, because his state of paladinhood is determined by his god, not the monks, nor secular authority. Is he accountable? - probably not - he was not answerable to the monks (though it depends upon the laws of hospitality that exist in the world), nor the village (especially if not aware of its existence). Accountability requires you to have a legitimate responsibility and/or authority prior to any actions taking place. Is he responsible? - possibly yes - in the same way that anyone's actions can have unforseen consequences - this does not mean that they should be held liable or accountable. Remembering that this is from a character's backstory, and that the paladin is an NPC, it really depends upon what happened to the village after these events, and whether or not the paladin (or his church) did anything to help the village. The "undead always detect as evil" idea is wrong. Read the spell description. The bit before the quoted table says: [I]Aura Power: An evil aura’s power depends on the type of evil creature or object that you’re detecting and its HD, caster level, or (in the case of a cleric) class level; see the accompanying table. If an aura falls into more than one strength category, the spell indicates the stronger of the two.[/I] Undead is a creature type that affects the aura power level. Evil undead have an evil aura, good undead have a good aura. Detect Evil detects evil auras. [/QUOTE]
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