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The Paladin killed someone...what to do?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 2710587" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>Let's say the party sorcerer has just cast Protection from Good on himself. It's a spell with the Evil descriptor; the sorcerer now has an evil aura. Is the paladin correct to smite him?</p><p></p><p>Let's say someone bought the halfling a 'shot of brandy' that is, in fact, a potion of Protection from Good. The halfling drinks the potion; he now has an evil aura. Is the paladin correct to smite him?</p><p></p><p>Let's say the paladin runs across Ebeneezer Scrooge. The man is petty, spiteful, unconcerned with the suffering of others. He has an evil alignment, though strictly, he hasn't broken any laws. Is his cruelty a death sentence? Is the paladin correct to smite him?</p><p></p><p>Let's say we have an Lawful Good Aasimar sorceress who has polymorphed into a succubus temporarily for the purpose of a Mission of Goodness, gaining the Evil subtype and thus an evil aura. Is the paladin correct to smite her?</p><p></p><p>Let's say we have a reformed succubus, who has devoted herself to good and changed alignment. She retains her Evil subtype, however, and thus possesses an evil aura. Is the paladin correct to smite her?</p><p></p><p>Let's say we have a good undead creature - a FR baelnorn, for example. As an undead creature, despite having a good alignment, it shows up on Detect Evil. Is the paladin correct to smite it?</p><p></p><p>Let's say we have an evil man who has recently seen the error of his ways and repented. Is his alignment still evil until he performs sufficient good acts to redeem it? If so, is this someone the paladin should be smiting? If, on the other hand, alignment changes with current state of mind (rather than as a record of past deeds), then someone who has been truly good their entire life who has a change of heart now radiates evil. Is this someone the paladin should be smiting? What if it was only an aberrant spike of evil in an otherwise good spirit?</p><p></p><p>Is a 'ping' on a detect evil <em>always</em> justification for an immediate smite? </p><p></p><p>-Hyp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 2710587, member: 1656"] Let's say the party sorcerer has just cast Protection from Good on himself. It's a spell with the Evil descriptor; the sorcerer now has an evil aura. Is the paladin correct to smite him? Let's say someone bought the halfling a 'shot of brandy' that is, in fact, a potion of Protection from Good. The halfling drinks the potion; he now has an evil aura. Is the paladin correct to smite him? Let's say the paladin runs across Ebeneezer Scrooge. The man is petty, spiteful, unconcerned with the suffering of others. He has an evil alignment, though strictly, he hasn't broken any laws. Is his cruelty a death sentence? Is the paladin correct to smite him? Let's say we have an Lawful Good Aasimar sorceress who has polymorphed into a succubus temporarily for the purpose of a Mission of Goodness, gaining the Evil subtype and thus an evil aura. Is the paladin correct to smite her? Let's say we have a reformed succubus, who has devoted herself to good and changed alignment. She retains her Evil subtype, however, and thus possesses an evil aura. Is the paladin correct to smite her? Let's say we have a good undead creature - a FR baelnorn, for example. As an undead creature, despite having a good alignment, it shows up on Detect Evil. Is the paladin correct to smite it? Let's say we have an evil man who has recently seen the error of his ways and repented. Is his alignment still evil until he performs sufficient good acts to redeem it? If so, is this someone the paladin should be smiting? If, on the other hand, alignment changes with current state of mind (rather than as a record of past deeds), then someone who has been truly good their entire life who has a change of heart now radiates evil. Is this someone the paladin should be smiting? What if it was only an aberrant spike of evil in an otherwise good spirit? Is a 'ping' on a detect evil [i]always[/i] justification for an immediate smite? -Hyp. [/QUOTE]
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