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From: phil@osiris.UUCP (Philip Kos)
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Subject: Re: Paladins
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Date: Fri, 26-Apr-85 19:52:20 EDT
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> Specifically, how do you handle a Paladin PC that is being played
> as a pain in the ass instead of a Paladin. . .
> 
> 			Troy Torgerson

Paladins are pretty odd characters, and require some very serious
role-playing to get right.  Of course, "right" depends a lot on the
DM, but then doesn't it always?

I've had to handle obnoxious paladins in campaigns before.  Usually
the reason for the obnoxiosity was that the player didn't really
understand how paladins (according to me) are supposed to think.

The best way to keep players like this in line is to remind them that
if they do anything you consider to be evil or unlawful, they get
defrocked.  After such an action, atoning for their sins is a VERY
expensive procedure (particularly in terms of time).

In one campaign I played in, the DM deliberately foisted a helm of
opposite alignment on an NPC paladin, who proceeded to become an
anti-paladin and took over a town.  The game was eventually inter-
rupted (by most of the PCs dying), and was subsequently continued
with new characters, who found the town a real mess, and wound up
having to kill the anti-paladin to stay alive.  Interesting situation.

					Phil Kos
					The Johns Hopkins Hospital