Ravingdork wrote:
Killing in any form is sinful. It's right there in the Ten Commandments, which doesn't give any leeway for such mortal notions as "self defense" or "patriotism." Sin by its very nature is evil. Killing in any form is a form of evil. Normal every day people who are forced to kill seek atonement for their actions, even when their actions are perfectly justified by society. A paladin, being a level above everyone else, should do nothing less.
As such, any paladin who kills FOR ANY REASON, should seek atonement (and may also be at risk of losing their powers depending on the circumstances).
Are the Ten Commandments in Pathfinder? No. Is Christianity in Pathfinder? No. Then the Paladin I play shalt kill evil and feel nay a tinge of guilt about it. The day I start worrying about real-world religious beliefs and implications in the fake world of Golarion, is the day I put away my books and start playing Chutes and Ladders.
