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<blockquote data-quote="Westwind" data-source="post: 302673" data-attributes="member: 3241">It's interesting a lot of people are discussing the burial thing, that wasn't one of ths issues that came up in-session.&nbsp; Would you have a Paladin in command of an army buy every orc they fight on the field?&nbsp; Even if speed was important?&nbsp; I'd guess that massive funeral pyres would be the order of the day (this hasn't come up yet, so it's just a guess).And you can be sure the Paladin was very clear about why the bandits were about to die (this also goes back to the illusionary sound in a field of silence thing).&nbsp; Although no dummy (Int 12), the Paladin's worldview is not exactly sophisticated.&nbsp; The idea of making a distinction between the bandits and the Church who hired them (in terms of degrees of culpability--if you are GUILTY you will be PUNISHED) isn't really on his mind, although others could make a really interesting arguement for and against it.&nbsp; I suspect this might end up as the issue the Paladin needs to answer for before it's all said and done.I like Stalker0's distinction between lying and being forthcoming.&nbsp; A perfectly good answer to a question can be &quot;I'd rather not say&quot; unless, of course, you are under oath in a court or discussing things with church elders.&nbsp; I am reminded of Sturm Brightblade's trial at the Whitestone council in the Dragonlance series (God, it's been ages since 've read that and I still remember it).&nbsp; Sturm tried to evade questions but to him by elder Knights until he was forced to answer them fully.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Westwind, post: 302673, member: 3241"] It's interesting a lot of people are discussing the burial thing, that wasn't one of ths issues that came up in-session. Would you have a Paladin in command of an army buy every orc they fight on the field? Even if speed was important? I'd guess that massive funeral pyres would be the order of the day (this hasn't come up yet, so it's just a guess). And you can be sure the Paladin was very clear about why the bandits were about to die (this also goes back to the illusionary sound in a field of silence thing). Although no dummy (Int 12), the Paladin's worldview is not exactly sophisticated. The idea of making a distinction between the bandits and the Church who hired them (in terms of degrees of culpability--if you are GUILTY you will be PUNISHED) isn't really on his mind, although others could make a really interesting arguement for and against it. I suspect this might end up as the issue the Paladin needs to answer for before it's all said and done. I like Stalker0's distinction between lying and being forthcoming. A perfectly good answer to a question can be "I'd rather not say" unless, of course, you are under oath in a court or discussing things with church elders. I am reminded of Sturm Brightblade's trial at the Whitestone council in the Dragonlance series (God, it's been ages since 've read that and I still remember it). Sturm tried to evade questions but to him by elder Knights until he was forced to answer them fully. [/QUOTE]

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