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Post by aaronthecow on Apr 4, 2007 19:41:19 GMT -5
ok, so the party drid (thats spelled wrong) found a gem that glowed. he didn't whant to toch it becuse he thought it might hold a deamon. so the party palidin walked up and pocketed it. then when asked what it was he said, "nothing". some how it is now know that it is a gem of 3 wishes. the palidin also sighned a party contrackt saying that all non-worthiss/bling items would be diced for. do you think that he should lose his palidinship over this act???
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Post by David on Apr 4, 2007 21:37:23 GMT -5
Howdy Aaron,
Let me make sure I have the background correct on this:
A paladin signed a contract with his party that all valuables would be diced for. Then, the group's druid found a gem he didn't want to touch. The paladin was daring and picked up the gem anyway. Now that the paladin knows it's a Wish-item, he's renigging on his agreement. Is that correct?
Well, given that a paladin must at ALL times be lawful and treat his word as his bond (in most cultures), then the paladin has violated one of this two most important tenets and has now willingly violated his paladinhood. A nice DM would remind the player of this requirement, and only if the player insisted, strip the character of his/her paladin-status. The paladin may recover his/her previous abilities by getting atoned which ALSO includes a quest.
This is one of those few cases where culture allows no wiggle-room; a paladin must at all times be both Good and Lawful. Daring and bravado aren't an issue, nor is risk-taking. The paladin could ASK the party to be nice, since he gambled the item wasn't demon-infested, but that's not the real issue. The paladin MUST keep his word, regardless; he can ask for his companions to be kind, but certainly CANNOT insist upon it, given that he signed a contract (heck, even swearing to those terms would be good enough for a paladin!).
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Post by jay on Apr 5, 2007 11:14:36 GMT -5
David is right. Thats why Paladins are so hard to play correctly.
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Post by charbidge on Apr 5, 2007 18:00:51 GMT -5
They get fired soooo easily!
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Post by aaronthecow on Apr 5, 2007 18:05:19 GMT -5
uncle david is right (from what I know, heak, all he said is that the D.M. wispered somthing in his ear, withch must be haw they say, its a +5 longsord. but it may be a cursed gem that is driving him insain)
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Post by Andy on Apr 9, 2007 13:33:55 GMT -5
Or perhaps he is just pretending to be a paladin. Better ask for credentials.
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