Should paladins be able to lie?
Should paladins be able to lie?
Chase Jenkins
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Jason Myers
A Paladin should act with law, justice and goodness in his heart.
If that involves lying to protect the innocent when he has no other recourse, so be it.
Jordan Lopez
Of course. Their legs would get tired if they couldn't.
Brayden Richardson
Lying is against the codes of honor and chivalry, and as such a Paladin should never speak anything but the truth. Sometimes it'll be a pain but it's their duty.
"Never compromise. Not even in the face of Armageddon." - Rorschach from Frank Miller's "Watchmen"
Matthew Scott
Yes. Paladins are symbols of Law and Good, but they aren't Perfect, and they shouldn't be expected to be Perfect.
Thomas Walker
You can sit but you shall never lie!!!
Josiah Young
Rorschach is a liar by virtue of wearing a fucking mask all the time.
>Demon: where are the children so I might eat them, paladin.
>Sir Bumblefuck: they're in the barn, demon (children are actually in the farmhouse)
Guess what that paladin just lied. But I guess by your logic he should fall.
William Nelson
Rorschach isn't a paladin.
That said, as a paladin, lying should be an absolute last resort. I can't think of a situation where remaining silent, or telling the truth, or even telling a version of the truth would not be a better option than lying, but I suppose there might be one.
Joseph Hall
That's a slippery slope, user. A Paladin should ALWAYS strive to uphold Law and Good, and lying deliberately even for good reasons is not either of those things.
At MOST a Paladin should withhold information in defiance. A Paladin should never willingly lie and if put into a situation where lying is 100% necessary should seek atonement immediately.
Daniel Howard
Eh, Paladin's not under any obligation to respond.