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<blockquote data-quote="Westwind" data-source="post: 303608" data-attributes="member: 3241">We had a lot of fun (I play neither the Paladin nor do I DM, but it was a blast).&nbsp; For the sake of arguement, let's assume the Paladin's patron was Tyr.&nbsp; If the dogma detailed in Faiths and Pantheons is correct, then the Paladin (in my opinion) should embody that dogma, not all strive for the Galahad-esque ideal (which, in the FR always struck me was the role of Torm and in this campaign is the area of another deity).&nbsp; I love playing the shining knight, don't get me wrong, but I don't think a church would ever say &quot;I know all our holy texts say this, but you have to act differently.&quot;To answer a few questions:The bodies of his men were pretty horribly mutilated.&nbsp; Even though these bandits aren't part of the CE church, they are not nice guys.&nbsp; I think this entire thing is a distraction from something else (or someone setting up the CE church), but that's just my character's view.&nbsp; It was an ambush, had they met in the open field under the &quot;rules of war,&quot; I suspect the Paladin would have been more forgiving, if that's the right word.&nbsp; It's a dangerous job, after all.I never asked, but I would bet the Paladin never considered himself an honorable knight.&nbsp; He's actually pretty humble (which makes the amount of damage he can dish when he gets angry shocking) and sees himself as the arm of the church.&nbsp; He wears fullplate and carries a longsword, but that dosen't make him a Knight, per se.&nbsp; He tries to embody the ideals of his Church, that's all (although that gets tricky at lot, my CG character gets in fights with him about what to do with certain unfair--but &quot;just&quot;--laws.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Westwind, post: 303608, member: 3241"] We had a lot of fun (I play neither the Paladin nor do I DM, but it was a blast). For the sake of arguement, let's assume the Paladin's patron was Tyr. If the dogma detailed in Faiths and Pantheons is correct, then the Paladin (in my opinion) should embody that dogma, not all strive for the Galahad-esque ideal (which, in the FR always struck me was the role of Torm and in this campaign is the area of another deity). I love playing the shining knight, don't get me wrong, but I don't think a church would ever say "I know all our holy texts say this, but you have to act differently." To answer a few questions: The bodies of his men were pretty horribly mutilated. Even though these bandits aren't part of the CE church, they are not nice guys. I think this entire thing is a distraction from something else (or someone setting up the CE church), but that's just my character's view. It was an ambush, had they met in the open field under the "rules of war," I suspect the Paladin would have been more forgiving, if that's the right word. It's a dangerous job, after all. I never asked, but I would bet the Paladin never considered himself an honorable knight. He's actually pretty humble (which makes the amount of damage he can dish when he gets angry shocking) and sees himself as the arm of the church. He wears fullplate and carries a longsword, but that dosen't make him a Knight, per se. He tries to embody the ideals of his Church, that's all (although that gets tricky at lot, my CG character gets in fights with him about what to do with certain unfair--but "just"--laws.) [/QUOTE]

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