Paladin Alignment and Deity

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#1

BranWheatKillah

Aug 21, 2014 19:09:31

I had two players ask me last night if there were any restrictions on Paladin alignment and what deities they were able to take. All three of us read through the Paladin section of the book again to see if we had missed it, and while it is possible, I did not see anything saying that Paladins must be Lawful Good or that they must worship a deity within so many deviations of their alignment.

With that said, did we all miss this some where or is this a signficant change to how they work?

#2

h347h50

Aug 22, 2014 5:38:35

BranWheatKillah wrote:
#3

Veleria

Aug 21, 2014 20:09:16

They left this stuff that is not mechanical in nature to the individual table because no one agrees on whether they should be same allignment or similar or even whatever they want as long as they forward the god's aims. Ask your DM how they think it should be in their world. IF you are in organized play then RAW you do not have to have the same allignment unless the organized play rules specify otherwise.

#4

shivafang

Aug 21, 2014 20:46:04

page 83, just before 'quick build "Consider how your alignment colors the way you pursue your holy quest and the manner in which you conduct yourself before gods and mortals.  Your oath and alignment might be in harmony, or your oath might represent standards of behaviour that you have not yet attained."  (Italics, mine for emphasis)

 

You can choose any alignment as a paladin.  Oath of Devotion tends to Lawful Good (in my opinion - the classic paladin), Oath of the Ancients tends to Neutral Good.  Oath of Vengence can be any, really - depends on how you play it.

 

As for deities - there is little mention of paladins serving the gods.  My understanding is that the Oath you take is the source of your power rather than a deity.  This is further reinfoced in the Adventures League Players Guide - which requires characters to select a deity if they are a cleric or have the acolyte background, but no mention of a required deity if you are a paladin.

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Danny_Montanny

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