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This came up in a discussion the other day. Is the banishment effect of Holy Champion intended to be involuntary?
That is, does a paladin *have* to attempt a banishment if he hits an evil outsider with his smite, or could he choose to continue smiting if he would prefer?
Side questions to the above:
How does the ability resolve against a native outsider? How does it resolve if the paladin is off his home plane, or worse, on said evil outsiders' home plane? Would he be effectively prevented from smiting in such circumstances?
Presuming that the paladin could choose whether to attempt a banishment would seem to resolve these questions, but by RAW I'm not at all certain that that's intended.