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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 2550142" data-attributes="member: 707">This is entirely dependent on how your DM views Wee Jas's alignment, Her clerics' alignments, and channeling negative energy.  It's already been cited that, RAW, channeling negative energy is an [Evil] act.  I tend to use this as-written, since it explains why even mindless undead ping on the Pala-dar (paladin radar <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />).As a DM, I tend to liken channeling negative energy as [Evil] in the same way that slapping a puppy is [Evil].  Which is to say it definitely is [Evil]...but in a very minor way, in the grand scheme of things.Therefore, so long as a Lawful-Neutral cleric of Wee Jas does [Good] things as well (as the cleric is bound to do, adventuring with a paladin,) the cleric will be in no danger of falling into Lawful-Evil.Now then, let's look at the RAW restrictions placed on a paladin with regards to whom he associates with:We're clear on the first part--the cleric wouldn't be an evil character.  However, the second part may get us in trouble.  Though a cleric of Wee Jas can remain Lawful-Neutral, I'd definitely rule channeling Negative energy as something that would offend a paladin's moral code.  So a cleric of Wee Jas that consistantly channeled Negative energy would indeed create a problem.  Either the paladin or the cleric would have to leave the party eventually.The only way to avoid this, as I see it, would be for the cleric of Wee Jas to avoid channeling Negative energy.  Or if the DM truly wanted to see this combination succeed, he might give the cleric a bonus feat:POSITIVE AFFINITY [Divine]Prerequisites: Ability to channel Negative energy.Benefit: By spending an extra Turning attempt, you can channel Positive energy instead of Negative energy.Normal: A cleric can only channel one kind of energy, Positive or Negative.I would not prohibit it, but neither would I ignore the inherent problems with the situation.  To do so cheapens what it means to be a paladin, IMO.  But taking the above steps, I do think the combination is possible.No.  If the cleric does this on a regular basis, the paladin's moral code will be offended.Absolutely, but this is entirely an RP issue.I don't think so.  The fact that there are evil clerics of Wee Jas is the sticking point for me.  I don't think a paladin could serve a god that sanctioned evil followers.</blockquote>

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