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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6057853">It's been a long time, but here's my stand on it and a little background.I am a big fan of the 4e Paladin who is more a champion of the causes of their chosen deity than a specific member of a LG order.  So even when running 3.X games, I allow my players the freedom 4e afforded them, which is one alignment adjustment away from their deity variance.When it comes to people playing their characters, playing their characters is their job, not mine.  I set the framework of the game, the morality of the given town/country/universe that people are in and so on.  I run the game.  They run their characters.  It's a simple dichotomy.So along those lines I only question players in terms of their adherence to the demands of their deity.If their deity says prostitution and drinking are bad, then a paladin who does such things is going to fall out of favor pretty quick.  If their deity says nothing about sleeping with loose women or drinking, then neither do I.  If the player belongs to a specific holistic order, either one they created or one they are taking from books, then I hold them to that as well.  If they are doing something considered "bad" by their order, they'll get into trouble.As for your character in particular, aside from his rather obvious Gary-Stuness(which to be fair, every character has to some degree), I wouldn't have a problem with him in my game.I don't issue out penalties for drinking unless one of my players is making a big deal about how much they've drunk.  I think trying to balance out real-world alcohol metabolization rates in a fantasy game is no fun.  Likewise, I don't make a big deal out of sex either, I'm not going to go into detail about how you pleasured your partner, and I'm not going to have consequences either unless, as before, you're making a big deal out of it.****I have, out of boredom, created several fantasy STDs exactly for these kinds of players.  I've also found several tables regarding pregnancy rates, so if a character wants to take their sex seriously, I'm willing to play along, but for the most part bedroom forays are something a character does by saying "I take the hot girl who's totally digging me up to my room and close the door."  We then more on to other things.  Brothels usually exist more for thematic reasons and silly-willies.***So far, I've never had to use any of these rules in my game.</blockquote>

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