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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thunderfoot" data-source="post: 5692302" data-attributes="member: 34175">It really depends upon the order - the one I mentioned would be Yes...sort of.Now comes the long drawn out explanation.Clerics are the spiritual heads (therefore heart and mind) of the order and their guidance is always assumed to be divinely inspired.  The Paladins are the "sword arm" thereof and are therefore utilized by the hearts and minds behind the order.  This does not meant that a cleric always has the last word.  If a paladin sees a threat that the cleric has either missed or ignored, they can intervene.  Likewise, there are ranks within the order as well. For instance a Captain of the Paladins is not under compulsion to take the orders of an initiate, but would be hard pressed to directly disobey the order of a full priest.If it sounds overly difficult, think of the Military Chain of Command of the US Military when dealing with the elected government:  As a Soldier I obeyed the order of the officers and officials appointed over me.  A Captain earned his rank by training and education, just like I did, the Secretary of Defense was a political appointee with no requirement other than being able to be approved by the Congressional Approval committee after being named by the President.  And speaking of the Commander in Chief, they are not required to have any military experience before being able to take charge of the nation's armed forces.  So in that respect there is a real world example of the sort of multi-layer CoC I describe.Also, it can make for some very good Role Play when you have a couple of Paladins of various ranks and a full priest in the party all of the same deity. That's one of the reasons I posted the Codes I posted, I has 2 pallys and a cleric all of the big 'E'.  What was even better, the cleric was a commoner, but both of the pallys had noble blood, with one being the crown prince.Made for some great table moments - and only once in three and a half years did I ever question a decision that any made or had to give the "straying for the alignment" warning.</blockquote>

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