Identity
- Devotion
- What is the Goal of the Character?
- What is her Cause?
- How does she defend it?
- How does she promote it?
- Who instilled this Cause into her?
- When did she begin to understand its tenants?
- How does she display her attachment to this Cause?
- Empathy
- How does she treat her Friends?
- How does she treat her Allies?
- How does she treat her Enemies?
- How does she treat her Foes?
- What does she fight for?
- Who does she fight for?
- Who does she fight against?
- Can she ponder on their motives?
- Can she ponder on her motives?
- How does she balance her will to Protect & her will to Defend?
- Who is likely to become a Paladin?
- The shortest path to Paladin is the Knight.
- Especially a Crusader or a Herald.
- Priests & Clerics also have a convenient profile.
- A Barbarian with an inclination for Faith could also meet the requirements.
- As well as any Warrior who wishes to align herself with Order.
Weaponry & Status
- Heavy Blessed Weaponry
- The Paladin is the Parangon of Order.
- Her Strength is 1 of her greatest assets.
- As is her Endurance/Constitution.
- Faith is her other defining traits.
- She mostly uses Blessed Weapons.
- May it be a Greatsword or a Hammer.
- Her weapons are often forged after a specific Concept.
- They represent an Ideal.
- Does the weapon bear a Symbol?
- Whose?
- Did she modify it?
- Did she Blessed it?
- What kind of effect does it have?
- Shield
- She bears a shield.
- Her Shield is the Symbol of her Cause.
- She defends before she attacks.
- What is the shape of her Shield?
- What is her Emblem?
- Is it a personal Emblem?
- Did she modify it?
- Did she Blessed it?
- What kind of effect does it have?
- Miracles
- Miracles are her way of expression.
- How does she learn them?
- Does she teach them?
- Does she have favored miracles?
- What is their use?
Order
- Respect
- The Paladin is the Parangon of Order.
- Her main purpose is to ensure Order.
- What is Order?
- What is her definition of Order?
- Does she respect other’s Conviction?
- How can she tell a valuable opinion from a dismal one?
- Does she consult others for additional input?
- How flexible is she?
- Law
- Does she know the Rules she applies?
- Where did she learn them?
- Are there universal Rules?
- Are there local Rules?
- Does she enact Laws?
- Does she write Laws?
- Can she recognize Crimes without rules?
- Are there Crimes yet uncategorized?
- How should she categorize them?
- How should she determine sentences?
- Alignement
- Which kind of people does she enjoy?
- Which kind of people can she ally with?
- Which kind of people does she loathe?
- Can she Hate people?
- Does her wisdom allow her to do so?
- Can she have enemies?
- Personal enemies implies developing a sense of Pride.
- Is it allowed?
- Exemplar
- For which kind of Organization does she work?
- Can she ally herself to criminals?
- Can she frequent criminals?
- Can she support illegal actions?
- Even if they seem fair?
- Even if they appear to be fairer than what the current regime authorizes?
- What is she forbid to do?
- What is ill-viewed in her opinion?
Faith
- Rites
- When does she Pray?
- Where does she Pray?
- How?
- Does she pronounces the words?
- Does she chant?
- Does she write them?
- Which gestures does she make?
- What kind of prayers does she need to recite?
- How many situations are there?
- Cult
- Does she withstand her Faith individually?
- Does she belong to a Cult?
- What is their Goal?
- What are their main Tenets?
- What is their definition of Obedience?
- What do they want from their followers?
- How did she enter this Cult?
- Through whom?
- Is she welcome in all instances of this cult?
- In all their Shrines?
- How often does she frequent them?
- Followers
- Does she rally people?
- Does she try to convert them?
- Who does she speak of her Faith to?
- Does she want to associate with Strangers?
- Does she only associate with Friends?
- What does she want from them?
- What is her definition of Faithfulness?
- What does she Grant them?
- What can they wait from her?
Types of Paladin
- Parangon
- The Paladin is the Parangon of Order.
- She Weighs the Faith of those who pretend to possess some.
- She Measures the Devotion of the followers.
- She Chases the Corrupt officials off their ill-aquired possession.
- She marches against Ill.
- She can Kill, yet only in last resort.
- She engages in a constant self-inquiry on Crime.
- Are her acts always fair?
- Are her actions always necessary?
- Iconoclast
- The Character Realizes…
- Faith was a Lie.
- Wherever she was serving people who didn’t believe.
- Or she rallied others under a Fake Idea.
- She Turns against her Cult.
- Does she turn Against every form of Organization?
- Does she reject the idea of common ideal?
- Does she abandon her identity?
- Does she abandon her brand?
- She decides to abrogate Symbols.
- Warmonger
- The Paladin is often an Officer.
- In an army she maybe 1 of the highest-ranking.
- She uses Offensive Miracles.
- Which kind of offensive miracles?
- Does she use Shockwaves?
- Does she use Lightning?
- Does she use Fire?
- Pure Destructive Light?
- Can she have a calming influence on her troops?
- Is she wicked by her enemies?
- Pacifist
- Was the characters traumatized by war?
- Did she lose someone?
- Did she lose her home?
- Did she Renounce to offensive Weapons?
- Was she always opposed to conflicts?
- Does she imprison Threats?
- How does she Pacify?
- What are the characteristics of her Armor?
- Can she use it to protect others?
- Does she use Dual Shield?
- Which kind of Healing Miracles does she use?
- Does she use Blessed Shields?
- Can she Augment others weapons?
Role
- Guide
- Does she value Intelligence?
- Does she value Wisdom?
- How does she help others?
- Does she Show?
- Does she Impose?
- How Patient is she?
- How Obscure are her actions?
- Can she teach others?
- What would she like to teach them?
- What do they want to learn from her?
- Arbiter
- What is her definition of Equity?
- How does she regulate conversation?
- How does she position herself during conflicts?
- Is she assertive?
- How Detached is she from the issue?
- How can she find mutual agreements?
- How fast does she reach a Closure?
- How satisfied are the parties?
- When does she engage herself into conflict?
- How does she reach a Resolution?
- What does she do when she cannot?
- Advisor
- Is she deferent?
- Does she prioritize peaceful resolutions?
- Does she proposes solutions?
- How does she adapt to oppositions?
- How does she adapt to adversarial behaviors?
- How Empathetic is she?
- How Attached to her Ideals is she?
- What is a satisfying conclusion to her?
- Protector
- Who is she willing to let die?
- How much pain can she handle?
- Is she a Healer?
- Does she need Protection?
- From whom?
- Which kind of protection?
- How Endurant is she?
- How Resilient is she?
- How does she take care of her team members?
- Who does she prioritize?
- Is she linked to them by an Oath?