Posted by Nobody on April 24, 2000 at 01:50:34:
In Reply to: The future of Paladins posted by Zebulost on April 23, 2000 at 23:40:39:
> Paladins are holy warriors, embued by their deity with special powers.
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> Remove the class entirely, and make 'paladinhood' a spec, with communes specific to the deity that empowered them.
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> Example:
> A Maran warrior attains the rank of knight and spends his first spec on paladinhood (or theology, or whatever you want to call it). He has already obtained the blessing of Lord Shokai and been empowered. He gains the following communes:
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> Rank 20: detect evil
> Rank 23: flame strike
> Rank 26: cure critical
> Rank 28: wrath
> Rank 30: protection from evil
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> When he gets his second spec, he may choose a weapon, or advanced theology, whereby he gains:
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> Rank 35: word of recall
> Rank 40: holy word
> Rank 45: sanc