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Post by joey1666 on Oct 3, 2008 10:14:11 GMT -5
Join my Order ? They're basically crusaders. Be a way to open your pcs eyes.
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derf
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Post by derf on Oct 3, 2008 10:39:52 GMT -5
I am not sure what your asking, but to answer the question, Paladins can be a guard to either a specific person like a noble or emissary, or they could be a guard to a specific holy location or holy artifact.
However a paladin would not be employed as say a city guard, or even a temple guard (temple guards are usually low level clerics like an adept from 1st Edition AD&D). Paladins are meant to ride out and spread their faith and destroy those that OPPOSE or threaten the stability of the land and their faith.
Now I made the word oppose all caps because it carries two different meanings.
Meaning one is for those who oppose the people from practicing their faith, like a monster or group who prevent people from practicing their faith or impeding their way of life like destroying their crops or trying to destroy their village.
Or two someone is attempting to convert people of a paladin's faith to a complete opposite faith, like converting people from good to evil, or like Tempus to Cyric. But from Tempus to Torm is not a sin as both gods are allies and those churches are also allies in the same fight against the forces of evil (Zentil Keep), of course this does not mean the paladin would sit idly by and let it happen if it was his home town or a very important place to his faith.
So a paladin of Torm and a paladin of Tempus, while practioners of two different faiths would not meet out on the plains and try to destroy one another over their faiths, BUT if they encountered say a band of mercenaries who were riding around the plains attacking and raiding, both paladins would defend the people and the land from the mercs, but if the mercs were trying to persuade the people to turn away from the teachings of Tempus toward the teaching of Mystra, the Torm Paladin would probably not be bothered, but the Tempus paladin would wish to prevent this sacriledge, but WOULD NOT DO SO WITH VIOLENCE. First they would use words over action, like proving the strength of their faith and conviction by slaying a dangerous beast in the area. If that is not enough, they would do one of two things. One is petition the appropriate churches about the action, or two challenge the other paladin to see who has the stronger god or goddess by trial of combat, BUT that combat may not be to the death and could be until either one submits to the other or use subdual damage with blunted weapons.
At least in a role play scenario. For NWN2, I don't have an answer.
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Post by murdac on Oct 5, 2008 14:34:10 GMT -5
Paladins can also guard people, if there is clear presence of threat towards them and they belive they are worthy /innocent.
As example, Paladin on travel to his temple meets travelling family, he knows the area is infested with bandits so he accompanies them as guard till he reaches his destination. To leave helpless people travelling defenceles in dangerous zone is something I would call non paladin like.
Also, Paladins can guard court witnesses or criminals that are changing to good side and thus targetted by assassins for example. Also in baldursgate II, paladin is in charge of protecting a heir ( I belive) from assassin. ( been ages I did that class quest, can be wrong).
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