How to Write a Paladin?

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?