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<blockquote data-quote="MerakSpielman" data-source="post: 814814" data-attributes="member: 7464">It is true that the Epic level Paladin should have some pretty hefty magical equipment. It is also very easy to say he has just the right equipment to solve this situation (Iron Bands of Bilarro, anyone?). But that's retroactive thinking. You see the problem, then you know what the paladin should have brought with him in order to solve it.The only 2 ways to properly discuss this scenario are therefore:1) Write out complete stat blocks for the Paladin, the Sorcerer, and perhaps the wife, including feats, skills, spells prepared, and equipment lists. THEN present this problem and see how the paladin can solve it, within the context of D&amp;D rules.or2) Treat it like a movie scene, where the hero barges in on the Evil Plot with only his armor and trusty sword (which is how the scene looked in my mind when you described it). Then present the exact problem and see how the paladin can solve it, using moves and tactics that may not be supported by D&amp;D rules, but are possible assuming an agile and coordinated hero using real-life-based descriptions.edit: (i.e., I don't think we can discuss this within the context of D&amp;D rules without knowing the exact specifics of the situation, in D&amp;D terms. We don't have that - it's all ifs. If he has this item he can... If he has this spell he can.... If he has this feat he can... If we're using these particular rules he can.... If his mount is a gold dragon, polymorphed into a cat that's accompanying him, he can... We have no specifics, so discussion in terms of D&amp;D rules is almost totally pointless.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MerakSpielman, post: 814814, member: 7464"] It is true that the [i]Epic[/i] level Paladin should have some pretty hefty magical equipment. It is also very easy to say he has just the right equipment to solve this situation (Iron Bands of Bilarro, anyone?). But that's retroactive thinking. You see the problem, then you know what the paladin [i]should[/i] have brought with him in order to solve it. The only 2 ways to properly discuss this scenario are therefore: 1) Write out complete stat blocks for the Paladin, the Sorcerer, and perhaps the wife, including feats, skills, spells prepared, and equipment lists. [i]THEN[/i] present this problem and see how the paladin can solve it, within the context of D&D rules. or 2) Treat it like a movie scene, where the hero barges in on the Evil Plot with only his armor and trusty sword (which is how the scene looked in my mind when you described it). Then present the exact problem and see how the paladin can solve it, using moves and tactics that may not be supported by D&D rules, but are possible assuming an agile and coordinated hero using real-life-based descriptions. edit: (i.e., I don't think we can discuss this within the context of D&D rules without knowing the exact specifics of the situation, in D&D terms. We don't have that - it's all [i]ifs[/i]. [i]If[/i] he has this item he can... [i]If[/i] he has this spell he can.... [i]If[/i] he has this feat he can... [i]If[/i] we're using these particular rules he can.... [i]If[/i] his mount is a gold dragon, polymorphed into a cat that's accompanying him, he can... We have no specifics, so discussion in terms of D&D rules is almost totally pointless.) [/QUOTE]

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