Quite a few years ago I found an excellent reference for explaining paladinic philosophy based on the Path of Honor . TL; DR on this is pretty simple. Paladins have a set of privileges that can be earned or lost based on how an individual person acts. A number of these privileges are default privileges that everyone gets by default and can only lose: Life -- Privilege to not die a meaningless death Well-Being -- One should not have their health intentionally compromised by another Procedure -- People should be allowed to do what they want by the paladin, so long as it doesn't infringe upon others' privileges Esteem -- One has the right to courtesy and respect Beyond these default privileges are additional ones that can be earned: Confidence -- trusted by the paladin Deference -- a person's word is trusted in a given area Command -- a person can direct the paladin Absolute Command -- a person can direct the paladin without question So when playing a la...
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