"Paladin in classic fantasy" like the idea of Paladins directly having holy powers isn't something Gygax popularised in DnD.
Roland was Christian and largely represented Christianity against the Muslim Saracens, but he's not traditionally understood to have a direct link to God.
Non religious people cannot understand this.
A Paladin historically in classic fantasy receives their power through God's will. God decides to give them the power and God can decide to take it away.
Since God is definitively 'Lawful' and 'Good' - (by His commandments we measure morality in the first place) - a Paladin that receives power from Him cannot stray too far from His ethics/commands/will - thus be Lawful and Good. God would refuse his power to those who stray too far. This is the fantasy theme built upon existing religious foundation in Judeo-Christian traditions. Its why its so confusing to people who dont know them/live by them.
Eg. If Moses decided that actually God sucks and begin to act morally evil, God would not have performed miracles through him.
That being said in D&D where you have multiple deities with multiple ethical gods (dont get me started on the concepts of 'Good' and 'Evil there) - A Paladin that receives a power from a deity must likewise act in line with the deities ethics and will. This entire concept of a Paladin without a deity is as stupid as a warlock without a patron.
This tweet blew up like crazy, so now I'm left wondering what Grok translates "auraful" into?
The guys at Intel should be allowed to beat up the guys at nvidia I think
BREAKING: Intel stock, $INTC, crashes over -22% after reporting weaker than expected earnings.
Intel blamed weak earnings on "softness in the PC market."
Krystal is so sick of Sagaar's anti-trans nonsense lmao
“Defund is a dumb word,” Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed told Breaking Points as Saagar Enjeti challenged him over his 2020 position.
Public safety can't be addressed "in a three-word sentence," El-Sayed added, referring to “defund the police.” He called for investment in police recruitment, retention and retirement alongside behavioral health response and community violence intervention.
Asked whether his Medicare for All plan would cover puberty blockers for minors, he said such decisions belong to "you, your doctor, and if you're under 18, your parent” and that the debate should be about getting everyone healthcare first, not about who's excluded.
@krystalball | @esaagar
Extremely funny bit to say this from inside CHINA, whose games industry is made up of Hoyoverse and Black Myth clones, and is constantly dealing with government censorship.
IGN China scored Phantom Blade 0 a perfect 10/10 and provided a scathing commentary on the Western game industry
"In the foreseeable future, when Western game creators are stuck in a creative rut, held hostage by political correctness, and bound by highly industrialized commercial logic, producing one mass-produced, industrial garbage game after another , then let Chinese game creators teach them a lesson and make them relearn what a high-quality, content-rich AAA game should look like."
It's kinda hard to argue when you look at the state of the games industry. Asian games and developers look to be thriving whilst Western studios are either facing layoffs or being shut down.
#PhantomBladeZero #PS5 #PS5Pro
