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<blockquote data-quote="Fat Daddy" data-source="post: 3135114" data-attributes="member: 43560">Actually Paladins and Clerics are my two favorite classes to play (in that order).&nbsp; My last Paladin started out as the archetypical do gooder / goody two shoes but as he experienced the world (gained levels) he became more and more jaded.&nbsp; He remained a paladin, just quit seeing everything in black and white terms.My favorite (and indeed I think defining) moment was when he performed some rather brutal and callous deeds and the rogue (the Rogue!!) said, &quot;you can't do that, you're a paladin&quot; and Sebastian replied, &quot;Just because I do bad things to bad people, that doesn't make me a bad person.&quot;I think that being a paladin is challenging RP wise but not more so that any other LG character.&nbsp; The problem is that everyone (most everyone) has these pre-conceived notions about what a paladin can/can't and should/shouldn't do or be and as a result they often get pigeonholed into their stereotype.Talk with the DM and if necessary, the other players and explain what you are looking at in your paladin.&nbsp; If you break the cliche's up front you can prevent these good/evil lawful/chaotic arguments and have some truly memorable RP moments. (As a DM my favorite was when one of my players as a paladin bluffed his way into a heavily defended enemy stronghold without ever once lying.&nbsp; Oh he decieved the heck out of them but did so by making somewhat ambiguous statements.&nbsp; &quot;I've been sent to see how you are running things.&nbsp; Important people aren't happy with what's been going on here. &quot;&nbsp; and the like.&nbsp; The guards thought their superiors sent him and even though I had to throw out pages and pages of battle tactics and notes and make up some intrigue on the fly, I loved every minute of it!!)My 2 cents (well, more like a nickel but who's counting).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fat Daddy, post: 3135114, member: 43560"] Actually Paladins and Clerics are my two favorite classes to play (in that order). My last Paladin started out as the archetypical do gooder / goody two shoes but as he experienced the world (gained levels) he became more and more jaded. He remained a paladin, just quit seeing everything in black and white terms. My favorite (and indeed I think defining) moment was when he performed some rather brutal and callous deeds and the rogue (the Rogue!!) said, "you can't do that, you're a paladin" and Sebastian replied, "Just because I do bad things to bad people, that doesn't make me a bad person." I think that being a paladin is challenging RP wise but not more so that any other LG character. The problem is that everyone (most everyone) has these pre-conceived notions about what a paladin can/can't and should/shouldn't do or be and as a result they often get pigeonholed into their stereotype. Talk with the DM and if necessary, the other players and explain what you are looking at in your paladin. If you break the cliche's up front you can prevent these good/evil lawful/chaotic arguments and have some truly memorable RP moments. (As a DM my favorite was when one of my players as a paladin bluffed his way into a heavily defended enemy stronghold without ever once lying. Oh he decieved the heck out of them but did so by making somewhat ambiguous statements. "I've been sent to see how you are running things. Important people aren't happy with what's been going on here. " and the like. The guards thought their superiors sent him and even though I had to throw out pages and pages of battle tactics and notes and make up some intrigue on the fly, I loved every minute of it!!) My 2 cents (well, more like a nickel but who's counting). [/QUOTE]

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