Ex-hellknight?

[johnlocke90]

I couldn't find anything on pfsrd. What happens if a hellknight is no longer lawful?

[CrystalSpellblade]

I would assume they would no longer be able to level in hellknight and that's about it.

[Michael Sayre]

Ditto to Crystalsb's post. Since nothing says they lose their class abilities for becoming non-lawful (that I could easily see at a glance) the only consequence would be that they could no longer advance in that Prestige Class.

[Caderyn]

Well that and all the other hellknights of his order (and probably most others) would probably hunt him down for betraying his order, its kind of the issue of leaving lawful organisations with no moral restrictions they have no qualms about doing whatever is needed to bring you to justice for your crime (and yes it would be considered a crime by the hellknights as you would swear an oath to your order).

So as long as you never plan to meet hellknights ever again on friendly terms its a good idea.

[Pendagast]

there is the issue of whatever their cleansing trials are (forget what they are called) they are listed in the 3rd installment of the CoT AP. Each order has their own ritual for doing unlawful acts (or even if you allowed something unlawful to happen) They involve really painful procedures like getting whipped (order of the scourge) or driving nails into your flesh (order of the nail). IF you willingly left the order but remained lawful, I would assume you couldnt level anymore but keep current powers.

If you werent lawful anymore, and didn't repent, your order buddies would likely try to "help" you out. Likely involving a hunting, capture and some grievous damage. If you resisted, an order wide hunt would occur.

I believe in CoT it states no lawful no powers.

But it could be an interesting plot development to have a entire order of hell knights after you.

I wonder, could you be a Red Mantis Assassin AND Hellknight?? RM require Lawful Evil, Hell Knight requires Lawful.... but isnt there an order than HUNTS assassins as their primary mandate??

This would be a REALLY odd, conflicted character.... Maybe even a HK that infiltrates the RM?

build the right inquisitor, the infiltrator i think, and you can mask your alignment, to infiltrate the RM (lets say you were really LN) BUT would you ACTUALLY get the powers of the PrC?
Curious.

The motivations of the triple agent RM/HK character are hurting my brain, I must rest now.

[johnlocke90]

So, unless my GM wants to RP them trying to kill me, I will retain my powers. Cool.

[PrinceDogWaterIII]

johnlocke90 wrote:

So, unless my GM wants to RP them trying to kill me, I will retain my powers. Cool.

Or since he has this magical rule called 'Rule Zero' he says you just lose your Hellknight powers.