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<blockquote data-quote="daemonslye" data-source="post: 303183" data-attributes="member: 6309">This guy is not a paladin.1. &quot;Please come into my tent for a &quot;job interview&quot;.2. &quot;Well, now that you are here... I really wanted to&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SMITE YOU DOWN FOR THE MURDEROUS ROGUE YOU ARE!&quot;As of the time of point &quot;1.&quot; above, the paladins code was broken.&nbsp; There is no rationalization around this.A full 40 men entered a tent, one by one, and were hackeddown (on some illusory battlefield no less) by a vigilante using magic (&quot;silence and disintegration&quot; to ensure theirsilent deaths).Paladins seeking retribution are not consumed with the KILLINGof men; They are seeking JUSTICE.&nbsp; This justice is traditionallymeted out by the church through an &quot;examination of evidence and applicable law by a competent tribunal to determine theissue of specified charges or claims.&quot;For a group of men, following orders, that include the murder ofinnocents (not exactly armsmen), the person most held accountable would likely be their officer (leader).&nbsp; This manmay be approached (though not through trickery using lies)and called out to face justice.Wise paladins simply wait until the man is not surroundedby thousands of loyal guardsmen (when they are on&nbsp; a missionbeyond camp).&nbsp; Otherwise, if this is not possible, the paladinmay, after review of evidence and on the advice of church council,launch an attack (using stealth as necessary, such as invisibilty,but not lies - ex. &quot;I am interested in, um, hiring you folk... Yeah.&quot;)to bring the leader to justice.&nbsp; Most often, a preferred methodis using subdual and conducting a public trial where the populaceare further reinforced regarding the lessons of the church....But, of course, I may be wrong.&nbsp; Consult with thy DM and your own steady heart my good Paladin.&nbsp; Therein lies the final answeras you knew it would.&nbsp; Atone.~D</blockquote>

[QUOTE="daemonslye, post: 303183, member: 6309"] This guy is not a paladin. 1. "Please come into my tent for a "job interview". 2. "Well, now that you are here... I really wanted to SMITE YOU DOWN FOR THE MURDEROUS ROGUE YOU ARE!" As of the time of point "1." above, the paladins code was broken. There is no rationalization around this. A full 40 men entered a tent, one by one, and were hacked down (on some illusory battlefield no less) by a vigilante using magic ("silence and disintegration" to ensure their silent deaths). Paladins seeking retribution are not consumed with the KILLING of men; They are seeking JUSTICE. This justice is traditionally meted out by the church through an "examination of evidence and applicable law by a competent tribunal to determine the issue of specified charges or claims." For a group of men, following orders, that include the murder of innocents (not exactly armsmen), the person most held accountable would likely be their officer (leader). This man may be approached (though not through trickery using lies) and called out to face justice. Wise paladins simply wait until the man is not surrounded by thousands of loyal guardsmen (when they are on a mission beyond camp). Otherwise, if this is not possible, the paladin may, after review of evidence and on the advice of church council, launch an attack (using stealth as necessary, such as invisibilty, but not lies - ex. "I am interested in, um, hiring you folk... Yeah.") to bring the leader to justice. Most often, a preferred method is using subdual and conducting a public trial where the populace are further reinforced regarding the lessons of the church. ...But, of course, I may be wrong. Consult with thy DM and your own steady heart my good Paladin. Therein lies the final answer as you knew it would. Atone. ~D [/QUOTE]

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