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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DragonLancer" data-source="post: 1511014" data-attributes="member: 11868">The situation was that the party was in no real rush. The paladin and his party could have spent at least a day or two looking into other means, or even investigating whether the item was in the tomb or not. Instead of doing that the Paladin decided to just smash open the tomb of a revered and holy saint. That is neither lawful nor good, regardless of the reason. He showed no respect for the deceased nor his faith (which although good, was not the same as the Paladin's). If he had attempted to open the tomb in a more "reasonable" fashion, then I think things would have gone better.As a DM I feel that the path of the Paladin should be strict. Its a case of walking a very thin line, and few Paladin's have the force of conviction nor the wisdom to avoid stepping from that path. Which is what this character did. As I said in my prior post, I didn't consider it that big an issue as it was done for a good cause, but that doesn't excuse the fact that he acted without thinking. He was offered a chance at redemption and refused because he felt that his deity should have understood his reasoning. Pride goeth before a fall, as they say.Well, it may not be the best way to do it, but I like to use this method as it allows the character (and player) to rethink the situation. I only use it in the case of characters who would suffer from their proposed action, in this case a Paladin. I could have just let him make that choice, or I could give him a chance to reconsider and perhaps make a better choice.</blockquote>

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