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[–] LoamImprovement@ttrpg.network 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I mean, that sounds very much like a paladin in unapologetic violation of one or more of their oaths.

[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean... theyre not harming anything good so not really?

[–] learningduck@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But would it kill neutral innocent people?

[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Are neutral innocent people evil?

[–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I could see a Vengeance Paladin justifying through divine will or whatever

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

It does sound like Frank Castle living out that one scene in Westworld.

[–] Omnificer@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yea, blatant murder and assault isn't justifiable to most good deities or codes of ethics, even if the target pings as evil. "Oh this shopkeeper is evil? Guess he dies."

At the least, it's highly illegal most places, so even if there aren't divine consequences there'd certainly be social ones.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, even when alignment is proof enough you still need trials, and a random person's magic sword isn't exactly reliable proof in itself.

Can it fail? Can it be tricked? Is it a magical effect, or a divine one?

What about people who have done horrible crimes but served their sentence?

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

You can't expect to wield supreme judicial power just cause you threw a sword at some watery tart.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Supreme judicial power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical abuse of a magic item. I mean, if I went around stabbing people just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me they'd put me away!