Paladin Training

[krimsondaddy]

New to Paladin skills RP

Do Paladin's have to be trained in spell use/prayers?

Do they have to belong to an order or church?

Is it possible to become a Paladin by dieties choice (ie: kind of like a favored doul) or is it only with choosing that path on your own solely ( kind of more like a monk)?

[DM Golem]

Interesting questions! My take:

Do Paladin's have to be trained in spell use/prayers?

They are not cast spontaneously like favoured souls cast their spells. Their spellbook is similar to clerics (and in fact has less spontaneity). So my feeling is yes, they are a result of preparation, training, and following ritual.

Do they have to belong to an order or church?

Oaths of service were a core part of second edition baseline paladin lore. While that text would be considered only flavour on our server it might be considered lorewise usual that a paladin will serve a government, a church directly, or most commonly an order: most of which serve a church.

I say usual as lone-wolf paladins exist (and in some faiths are the norm, for example Hoarite paladins, who would likely struggle to exist in the main church hierarchy) and there is no barrier to playing a PC who is one of those.

Likely there has to be some mentoring from someone somewhere, though, due to the spellcasting issue above.

Is it possible to become a Paladin by dieties choice (ie: kind of like a favored doul) or is it only with choosing that path on your own solely ( kind of more like a monk)?

Paladins are people who have felt a "call" from their god. But, not all people answer the call. So its both; you have to be called, but then you have to answer.

[LISA100595]

Good Answers! Can this be stickied in the Tips and Tricks thread please?

[DM Golem]

Yes