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The Paladin killed someone...what to do?
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<blockquote data-quote="jdrakeh" data-source="post: 2713829" data-attributes="member: 13892"><p>'Righteous anger' in the Bible is that implcitly carried out according to the written or spoken wishes of God. The 'sin' aspect comes in when one acts upon anger that is based purely upon emotion, rather than the written or spoken commandment of God. The latter instance describes the Paladin. </p><p></p><p>Sure, the Paladin could <em>assume</em> that his god wanted him to murder the halfling, but his god didn't tell him to do that implicitly, either by way of written or oral instruction - the Paladin did it solely because he was torqued off. That is, the Paladin acted according to his <em>own</em> will, rather than the will of his God, the laws of the city, or his alignment. </p><p></p><p>Recall the scene in Star Wars: Episode III when Anakin murders Count Dooku - this same argument is framed there. Surely, Count Dooku deserves to die, but Jedi law (i.e., the Paladin's code) demands that he be arrested and tried as a criminal - Anakin gives into his own Wrath, however, and slays Dooku <em>because he wants to</em>. </p><p></p><p>Which is what this comes down to - the Paladin in this example murdered the Halfling, not because it was required, not because his god demanded it, not because law demanded it, but because <em>he wanted to</em>. Many people on the thread have tried to justify his actions after the fact, but in the end, the truth is that the Paladin did what he did only because he wanted to. </p><p></p><p>This is where the evil in Wrath lies, for it is an example of being consumed by self-will. And self-will is the anti-thesis of what it means to be a Paladin. A Paladin is sworn to help <em>others</em>, not themselves. This doesn't mean that they can't do good for themselves, mind you, merely that they have sworn a vow which places others first. When they ignore their duties to god, law, and their fellow man to indulge thier own desires...</p><p></p><p>These Paladins are on the path to becoming evil.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jdrakeh, post: 2713829, member: 13892"] 'Righteous anger' in the Bible is that implcitly carried out according to the written or spoken wishes of God. The 'sin' aspect comes in when one acts upon anger that is based purely upon emotion, rather than the written or spoken commandment of God. The latter instance describes the Paladin. Sure, the Paladin could [i]assume[/i] that his god wanted him to murder the halfling, but his god didn't tell him to do that implicitly, either by way of written or oral instruction - the Paladin did it solely because he was torqued off. That is, the Paladin acted according to his [i]own[/i] will, rather than the will of his God, the laws of the city, or his alignment. Recall the scene in Star Wars: Episode III when Anakin murders Count Dooku - this same argument is framed there. Surely, Count Dooku deserves to die, but Jedi law (i.e., the Paladin's code) demands that he be arrested and tried as a criminal - Anakin gives into his own Wrath, however, and slays Dooku [i]because he wants to[/i]. Which is what this comes down to - the Paladin in this example murdered the Halfling, not because it was required, not because his god demanded it, not because law demanded it, but because [i]he wanted to[/i]. Many people on the thread have tried to justify his actions after the fact, but in the end, the truth is that the Paladin did what he did only because he wanted to. This is where the evil in Wrath lies, for it is an example of being consumed by self-will. And self-will is the anti-thesis of what it means to be a Paladin. A Paladin is sworn to help [i]others[/i], not themselves. This doesn't mean that they can't do good for themselves, mind you, merely that they have sworn a vow which places others first. When they ignore their duties to god, law, and their fellow man to indulge thier own desires... These Paladins are on the path to becoming evil. [/QUOTE]
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