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Actually, what you are looking for is on page 23 of the Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play, v4.3:
Prestige Classes
Roleplaying requirements for prestige classes (such as particular ceremonies or killing a devil) are waived in Pathfinder Society. Please make the following adjustments if you wish to take levels in Loremaster or Pathfinder Chronicler. Additional prestige class options (and any minor adjustments needed) are found at paizo.com/pathfindersociety/resources.
Loremaster: This prestige class’s requirement of “any three metamagic or item creation feats” changes to “any three metamagic or Spell Focus feats.”
Pathfinder Chronicler: This prestige class does not require an item creation feat to access it.
As you can see, it explicitly calls out the killing a devil requirement, so you should be covered.
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I find it very odd that a Hell Knight (who follows the law at all costs) would join the PFS. If anything, I would think they would want PFS destroyed. PFS breaks the law... often. I'm not entirely sure how a Hell Knight concept would work in PFS. I mean, we drop almost all roleplaying pretense in PFS, but this seems to directly oppose PFS.
OK, sorry for the derail.
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I find it very odd that a Hell Knight (who follows the law at all costs) would join the PFS. If anything, I would think they would want it destroyed. PFS breaks the law... often. I see a conflict.
And that is different than a Paladin, not just a Lawful entity, but someone interested in the good side, as well, joins a group of lawbreakers who hoard things that could benefit other people?
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It's been a few weeks since I read through the Hell Knight entry (and I could be wrong), so I'll quote some text (from the ISCG) when I get back home. I'm pretty sure HKs are extremists.
Have you played pfs before or what
Not needed and doesn't support your argument.
I never said Paladins were just good, I said that Paladins focus on good more than the law. This is supported by the fact that a Paladin would not follow an unjust law or leader. A Hell Knight would, the letter of the law is everything.
And Paladins aren't "pathfinder society no problem", most of the time it's a matter of the GMs being very lenient on them. With the amount of lying and deceiving pathfinders do, I find it very challenging to play a Paladin (unless you like to be silent the entire scenario). Possible, but very challenging.
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I am a paladin because, when my children were stolen from me and my wife lay dead in my arms, the church of Torag gave me comfort and invited me to turn my sword towards their goals: to defend the innocent and protect the good people of Golarion. They gave my life purpose anew.
I am a Pathfinder because a Her Excellency, the Paracountess Draleen, who now has my children secured, promises to keep them fed and well-cared for, in exchange for missions I perform for her. I have met all manner of shield-companions, and built a wide-ranging network of spies.
I am a Hellknight because Her Excellency thought it would be amusing to demand it of me. But I am a companion of the Order of the Scourge because it is made up of men and women who hate corruption. This gives me strength through the hardest and darkest nights.
Someday, I will find and rescue Adrian and Tiki. And the next day, I will turn my attention to Her Excellency and her mocking offers to bespoil the memory of my wife. That day, yes, I think I will take her up on her invitation and visit her chambers.
Because of her evil, I know I will do my vows to Torag proud. And by her abuse of her authority, she has ensured that I will take my vengeance with the full weight of the Scourge behind me.
What about cosmic Law? As in, Man's fundamental need for Order? Check out Kegluneq's posts in the massive thread called "Is there any reason a Paladin can't be a Hellknight".
I would make that a pretty link, but I'm new to this iPhone and just generally posting stuff online...
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Either a paladin or a hellnight is a pretty small room.
A paladin hellknight is like wearing a skin tight leather outfit.
A paladin hellknight pathfinder is like wearing a skin tight leather outfit and then trying to play twister.
How many scenarios are there that won't involve mayhem, theft, murder, breaking and entering, carrying a concealed weapon, smuggling, illegal acts with a farm animal, trespassing, kidnapping, lying, libel, slander, and or high speed Jaywalking?
As much as I love the sound of it, I'm pretty sure the PFS legal Heladin would be beyond my capacity to play.
carrying a concealed weapon is somehow against hell knight/paladin codes? I think not. so ONE ahahaha one scenario can be played (doing my best 'count' impression)
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Are you ok with a straight paladin doing those things
How many scenarios are there that won't involve mayhem, theft, murder, breaking and entering, carrying a concealed weapon, smuggling, illegal acts with a farm animal, trespassing, kidnapping, lying, libel, slander, and or high speed Jaywalking?
Not without a good reason, not without agood reason, not without a REALLY good reason , for the greater good, for the greater good, only to save someones life, no, for a good reason, for a good reason, no, no, and yes.
All kidding aside, the paladin is more Good than lawful. They can bend the law side for the greater good, and the campaign kind of encourages that, but trying to be rigidly lawful in the pathfinder society just isn't going to work.
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Just as a clarification, and an example,
Just about every single case that goes before a Judge anywhere in the United States has a reasonable legal argument behind it on both sides. Otherwise, one side is going to get heafty sanctions.
Every single case that ends up in any appellate court, such as the Supreme Court, has good legal arguments on both sides. Both sides will also say they are fighting for the good guy. I don't care how mundane or how incredibly hot the topic is, from a "what to do with toxic waste in New York" case to the ongoing gay rights movement, there are people on both sides, with the law behind them, claiming the be on the side of good.
Point is, there is huge latitude in Lawful Good. So, it is not that hard to Roleplay, unless you want to RP what Bodhi calls Lawful Stupid in his guide to paladins.. . which also isnt too hard, but generally leads to groups hating you.
EDIT: Please do not take this as an invitation to pull politics into this discussion, merely intended as a true and honest real life example of how lawful functions.
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Arizhel, attorneys in Golarion have the advantage that "Good" and "Law" have supernatural patrons, available for consultation. The Red Raven can claim that the tyrants of Galt have no legal authority for their butchery, but in the end they are Lawful and he is Chaotic.
Put another way, Good and Evil are both philosophical concepts and team names.