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From: gadz@reed.UUCP (Rory Bowman)
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Subject: Re: Why no renegade demons, etc.?
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Date: Thu, 9-May-85 03:13:31 EDT
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Summary: adventure of an assassin/paladin (anecdote)

In article <10050@tardis.UUCP> lucius@tardis.UUCP (Lucius Chiaraviglio) writes:
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>	Why is it that one always hears of fallen paladins and angels, and
>things once good turned to evil, but never the reverse ...

Actually this has happened in a campaign I used to run.  There
happened to be an assassin (5th level, I believe) who had the
charisma, wisdom, strength and whatever else paladins need sufficient
to be a paladin.  ANYWAY, he used the disguise and false identity of a
paladin to join a lawful good party [yes, I used alignments, something
after the recent traffic on the net I plan on giving up] and in the
process of adventuring with the party (with no good intent) managed to
get himself killed. The cleric with the party called on his/her god,
who by a lucky roll and my kind disposition replied sending an angel,
and asked that the noble paladin, who had so well served and given his
life in defense of others, etc. be ressurected.  I don't recall
whether the angel knew what was going on or not but it ended up
granting the cleric's request;  ressurecting the assassin as a lawful
good (1st level) paladin.

The player was doubtless amused by this and proceeded to play the
paladin, managing even to achieve fifth level status as a paladin and
thus became a dual class paladin/assassin.  It was here that the
paladin decided, in view of his new alignment, to use his assassin
skills for good (abandoning only poison) and make a shot at the
guildmaster (of assassins).  He ended up getting killed in the attempt
of course, but between his protection from evil and just general
cleverness he made it to the guildmaster himself and even got some
respectable blows in.  Another few rounds and he might well have
pulled it off.

In an unrelated incident I have a Champions character who used to be a
demon but now works as a superhero, for what its worth.  The idea of
evil changed to good is a fertile one, and I'd recommend it highly.
The problem of how the character deals with/reconciles/atones for
their past is just one aspect.

Enjoy,

Rory Bowman

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