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<blockquote data-quote="Calico_Jack73" data-source="post: 1503836" data-attributes="member: 14403">I love playing Paladins.&nbsp; It is funny that you bring up the Cleric though.&nbsp; I've found players don't like Paladins because in most cases they equate &quot;Lawful&quot; with Law-Abiding.&nbsp; They don't believe the Paladin will allow their characters the freedom to &quot;be all that they can be&quot;.&nbsp; As a DM I run Paladins differently, Paladins in my campaign are the hand picked champions of a god.&nbsp; It could be some boy from out in the sticks who never lifted a sword in his life.&nbsp; In my campaign Lawful simply means that the character has an orderly approach to life.&nbsp; He never rushes in but always has a plan.&nbsp; He prefers a rank structure so he knows his role in life and society.&nbsp; Paladins only follow a knightly code if the player wants them to... a knightly Lawful Good Fighter could follow a much more strict code than a Paladin who was raised in the sticks.&nbsp; Paladins have become a bit more popular in my game since I've made this distinction in the alignment and class.Personally I think Clerics should be held accountable for their actions just as much if not more than Paladins.&nbsp; A cleric who worships a god of law should be the one telling the rogue to give back pickpocketed gains.&nbsp; Failure to do so (in my campaign at least) would result in forfeiture of spell casting abilities (and Turn Undead abilities) until attonement was made.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Calico_Jack73, post: 1503836, member: 14403"] I love playing Paladins. It is funny that you bring up the Cleric though. I've found players don't like Paladins because in most cases they equate "Lawful" with Law-Abiding. They don't believe the Paladin will allow their characters the freedom to "be all that they can be". As a DM I run Paladins differently, Paladins in my campaign are the hand picked champions of a god. It could be some boy from out in the sticks who never lifted a sword in his life. In my campaign Lawful simply means that the character has an orderly approach to life. He never rushes in but always has a plan. He prefers a rank structure so he knows his role in life and society. Paladins only follow a knightly code if the player wants them to... a knightly Lawful Good Fighter could follow a much more strict code than a Paladin who was raised in the sticks. Paladins have become a bit more popular in my game since I've made this distinction in the alignment and class. Personally I think Clerics should be held accountable for their actions just as much if not more than Paladins. A cleric who worships a god of law should be the one telling the rogue to give back pickpocketed gains. Failure to do so (in my campaign at least) would result in forfeiture of spell casting abilities (and Turn Undead abilities) until attonement was made. [/QUOTE]

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