Lawful Good alignment
The paladin is a holy knight, crusading in the name of good and order, and is a divine spellcaster. From 1st through 3rd edition, paladins were required to maintain the Lawful Good alignment….Paladin (Dungeons & Dragons)
| A Dungeons & Dragons character class | |
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| Publication history | |
| (as an alternate class) | OD&D, BD&D |
Does your alignment have to match your god?
Firstly, there’s nothing that says that your alignment has to match ANY of the choices you make. You can choose to be a cleric of a lawful-good god and be chaotic-neutral. You can play any combination of race and class and background and have any features you want without regard to the alignment you choose to play.
Can paladins sense alignment?
Paladins don’t sense alignment. They sense concentrated evil of planar entities and the undead.
Can paladins be chaotic?
A paladin’s entire class is based upon rigid adherence to their oath, so a chaotic paladin is incompatible with the class. The rules, as applied strictly, would cause the paladin to break his oath very quickly.
Can a neutral character worship an evil god?
Characters can worship gods of any alignment. The world is full of people that acknowledge that good is better than evil while still being neutral or evil themselves. The most striking example in the planes would be all the lawful good celestials that serve chaotic good gods.
Can a Paladin not align with their deity?
Though it’s funny you should mention Sune, who sets one of the oldest precedents for paladins not matching their deity’s alignment. Sune sponsored paladins at least as early as 3e, even though they could not match her alignment in those days (because paladins had to be LG, and she was CG).
Can a Paladin be a cleric in Pathfinder?
Paladins and clerics being restricted in alignment is a 3e-and-before thing (including 3.5e and Pathfinder). That restriction was removed in 4e, and is still absent in 5e. Though it’s funny you should mention Sune, who sets one of the oldest precedents for paladins not matching their deity’s alignment.
Do you need a deity to be a Paladin in 5e?
Only clerics and those with the Acolyte background even have to choose a deity. Paladins don’t need to worship a deity at all in 5e. And characters in general are not restricted by alignment as to which deities they can worship.
Do you have to have a power to be a Paladin?
For paladins in particular, there are no requirements at all for them to follow a power at all. But you are correct that in some earlier editions of the game, such as the 3e, the paladins of the Forgotten Realms setting had to choose a deity and that deity had to have an alignment of LN, LG or NG (page 25 of FR Campaign Setting 3e).
