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The Raven Black wrote:

Malignor wrote:

Whipping up a quick speech on the fly...

"This Goblin is my prisoner, and it is my holy mission to accomplish a seemingly impossible task: to transform this little monster, named Gornak, into an agent of good. This will be a testament to the grace of Iomedae, and her favor granted unto me proves that this is a mission most worthy!

Some few among you may be corrupted by bloodlust, ignorance and cruelty, and might want to cheat me, a holy paladin, of my mission. You may want to harm Gornak simply because of what he is, rather than how he conducts himself. I implore you to resist your hatred, your selfishness, your ignorance! Learn grace and forgiveness where it is appropriate, as it is for Gornak who is my prisoner and my mission.

And fear not, because Gornak is under my watchful eye, and should he become a threat to you good people, he will meet a bloody end by these hands. First and foremost, I am a protector of the innocent, and a destroyer of evil, and rest assured I have proven my worth in combat: On my travels, many corpses have been left to fester in my wake and, with so much evil in this land, my righteous path will continue to be soaked in the blood of murderers and monsters alike."

Hope that gives some ideas.

A bit too holier than thou for my taste. Were I the GM, after this speech, the crowd would rush the Paladin and beat him and force him to watch while they make the child-stealer suffer for their awful losses.

Yeah, things would not end well for whoever gave this speech.

I agree, I believe I will have my hands full when giving this speech and with what the goblins have done to this village I don't know how successful I will be. I also don't think that as a Paladin; and the goblin being my prisoner, I can simply allow the village to take him from me and kill him. If my speech and dice fail me, I do plan to use non-lethal damage on anyone that attempts to take him from me as my party and I leave the village. I have three other party members that support my cause and plan to also offer support. However, if I fall to protecting him I find it a good worthy death.

Alright, so another update. My GM is allowing me to keep Gornak since have treated him well and he is a Chaotic Neutral alignment at the moment and is clearly in his best interest to remain with me. We will be returning to a town where goblins have raided and stolen children to feed the bugbear in order to prevent themselves from being eaten. My GM stated that the town will clearly want blood for their losses and I will have to make a speech to argue for his life and hopefully the rolls are gracious to me as well.

Any thoughts on a speech? I will say I'm still fairly new at role playing so this is really pushing me out of my comfort zone which I like but also unsure where to start.

Any suggestions would be awesome!

Quick update:

I reached out to the DM he actually likes the idea of having him around but wanted to make sure I didn't make him a slave. He is currently my prisoner and I've treated him as such. I've also had to stand up for him when our groups barb decided to try torturing the goblin.

We are about to enter a town to return a stolen boy which has been harassed for months by goblins. I imagine I will have my work cut out for me to ensure the town doesn't hurt my prisoner for their desire for blood.

But as my code says; When in doubt, I may force my enemies to surrender, but I am responsible for their lives. Since I'm now responsible for his life and I believe he can atone from his sins I better get a great speech prepared and may the dice gods be on my side as well.

Morning all-

I had a question regarding a new campaign I've been playing in. I play a paladin following Iomedae. Last session, we were in combat with goblins. The last goblin left quickly dropped all his weapons and pleaded for his life. I took him prisoner and protected him through other fights.(I felt once he dropped his weapons he was no longer a equal opponent). Since leaving the ruins, I've clothed and fed him. I've discussed Iomedae to him. So far my diplomacy has been successful and he's been helpful to the group. He continues to remain tied to me as I don't want to risk the village or group's safety by releasing a goblin back into it. I received a message from my DM today that said that having a slave was not paladin like. I can impose atonement or a punishment but slavery cant be that. My plan is to not keep the goblin as a slave, but instead convert him from evil to good. If I'm successful in this, I plan to invite him on my journey to go to the Star Cathedral. I don't plan to keep him chained but instead when he is no longer a threat, allow him free-will to stay with me or leave. If he chooses to stay I plan to equip him in gear worthy for such an adventure and gladly lay down my life for him.

Does anyone see anything wrong with this situation or have ideas on how to handle this further?

Thanks.