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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PowerWordDumb" data-source="post: 1029557" data-attributes="member: 8614">That's fair, I too perhaps have read too much into the scenario.  I would have to say though, that with what minimal information we do have, the paladin destroying an evil-doer is not murder.  It's a sanctioned execution direct from his god.Doesn't make it the best possible means to deal with a situation, I'll grant, but the paladin doesn't have that luxury.  He has a demonstrable evil and a clear action that will prevent some evil from occurring, so his path should be clear - prevent the evil.Now, making that the wrong thing to do from a campaign perspective (this evil-doer was keeping a potentially much stronger evil-doer from developing and committing even greater atrocities) would be a great campaign hook to pick up on.  Let the paladin do what he thinks is right, and then gleefully rub his nose in the consequences.  Any rat-bastardly DM should chuckle at the very thought.</blockquote>