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<blockquote data-quote="AuraSeer" data-source="post: 304324" data-attributes="member: 1331">IMO the paladin was acting dishonorably, because he did not allow for the possibility of surrender. In fact, I think your DM dropped the ball by having all the bandits fight to the death. At least a few of them should have realized they were outclassed, and thrown down their weapons to ask for mercy.As it was, the paladin had no way to accept a surrender. He would have needed to either turn them loose, or kill them anyway. Killing a surrendered opponent is absolutely dishonorable, and probably evil to boot. Letting them leave would have screwed up the rest of his plan, and I doubt it would have served his idea of justice (even if the bandits submitted to a Geas or Mark of Justice).If the paladin were really intending to Do Right, he should have been ready to manacle them and stick 'em in a portable hole. Or have a sorcerer friend teleport them directly to the temple courts. Or any of a dozen other methods, all of which are accessible to a high-level character.Since the PC did not make any such provisions, it seems that he was not out do justice; he was out to kill people. That may seem like a fine distinction, but that's why a justice-seeking holy warrior is different from some angry guy with a sword. This PC was the latter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AuraSeer, post: 304324, member: 1331"] IMO the paladin was acting dishonorably, because he did not allow for the possibility of surrender. In fact, I think your DM dropped the ball by having all the bandits fight to the death. At least a few of them should have realized they were outclassed, and thrown down their weapons to ask for mercy. As it was, the paladin had no way to accept a surrender. He would have needed to either turn them loose, or kill them anyway. Killing a surrendered opponent is absolutely dishonorable, and probably evil to boot. Letting them leave would have screwed up the rest of his plan, and I doubt it would have served his idea of justice (even if the bandits submitted to a [i]Geas[/i] or [i]Mark of Justice[/i]). If the paladin were really intending to Do Right, he should have been ready to manacle them and stick 'em in a [i]portable hole[/i]. Or have a sorcerer friend [i]teleport[/i] them directly to the temple courts. Or any of a dozen other methods, all of which are accessible to a high-level character. Since the PC did not make any such provisions, it seems that he was not out do justice; he was out to kill people. That may seem like a fine distinction, but that's why a justice-seeking holy warrior is different from some angry guy with a sword. This PC was the latter. [/QUOTE]

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