tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post3682998386724480508..comments2024-02-27T00:19:14.984-08:00Comments on Burning Zeppelin Experience: Paladin, a Love StoryMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741134687274260833noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-22935337252089598742011-03-03T13:30:05.136-08:002011-03-03T13:30:05.136-08:00I've played a paladin several times, and have ...I've played a paladin several times, and have gotten the hang of it, I think. I see the Paladin as a sort of crusader, out adventuring to stop evil, and at the same time, advance his faith and spread it to those around him. Most of my paladin characters will overlook the little evils of the rogues as long as it brings about a greater good, or brings us closer to our goal that serves a higher purpose. I'll let them beat up, and even torture the evil warlock to get information, because he is an evil warlock, and brought it on himself. On the other hand, he did not approve of any pickpocketing, whoring, or other such evils. He was Lawful Good, but the law was his interpretation of his faith, rather than the law of the land.Gamercownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-37605500429148907392008-11-27T22:29:00.000-08:002008-11-27T22:29:00.000-08:00On topic, one of my favorite recurring characters ...On topic, one of my favorite recurring characters (who was in three campaigns, two of them GMed by Thomas via PBEM, which was not his preferred format) was Sir Rodney the Paladin. I, too, was disappointed by the tendency to portray all paladins as stick-up-arse walking annoyances.<BR/><BR/>Peter did something similar, with mixed results, when he ran Sir Gram, the Lawful Neutral paladin of Kelimvor, God of Death. It was pretty much Peter as a paladin, and at one point involved a memorable argument in which he tried to present a case that we, the party, weren't under any particular obligation to go and save the Lady of Silverymoon (after a side effect of one of our actions had rippled out and resulted in the bad guys kidnapping her. Yes, we weren't *directly* responsible, but still...)Scattercathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302815654553659644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-48172323102442991352008-11-25T17:33:00.000-08:002008-11-25T17:33:00.000-08:00I hate when he does that.I have been thinking of c...I hate when he does that.<BR/><BR/>I have been thinking of checking out The Dresden Files. Now I'm even more likely to. That way I can steal the best ideas back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-2648591534480287692008-11-25T16:05:00.000-08:002008-11-25T16:05:00.000-08:00Have you read Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series y...Have you read Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series yet? They're good fun and quite tolerably well-written. One of my favorite characters is Michael, who is functionally a modern paladin who wields a holy sword (Amoracchius, one of a trio of which the other two are Fidelius and Esperacchius.) <BR/><BR/>As the series progresses, Michael has to deal with several rather nasty moral dilemmas, most of them hinging on his loyalty to his calling conflicting with his loyalty to his family or friends. Actually, it's pretty close to precisely what you described. (Butcher steals all the best ideas.)Scattercathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302815654553659644noreply@blogger.com