As far back as I can remember, I’ve Loved Paladins
When I first heard of Dungeons & Dragons growing up, I wanted to play one forever…
…but I could never find a group to play with, so I finally decided the only way I’d get to play, is if I ran a game myself
So I picked up the Basic Dungeons & Dragons (Red Box), then the Expert Set (Blue Box), then at a later date came into the possession of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Books, and slowly blended some of those rules with the others
I was always curious about Paladins, though they seemed complex
But because I was the Dungeon Master, I didn’t have an opportunity to play one with my First Group
The Second Group I ran was an Evil and/or Chaotic group, which gave me my first chance to create a Paladin as an NPC who was hunting the group down
I loved him
At a later date I played some characters in some online groups that didn’t work out, I may have played a Paladin then, but wasn’t with a group long enough to remember
In 2017, when I started using a Dungeons & Dragons Twitter Account I had created in 2016, I became aware of Dungeons & Dragons 5e, and was excited to try those rules out
I hadn’t played D & D in some time, so I started as a Player in a Group I formed, which I at last got a chance to play a Paladin
Sadly, that group didn’t last all that long, so I only reached Level 5
I’d say one of the main reasons I liked Paladins was the fact that I’ve always loved Knights
King Arthur etc.
But a Holy Knight seemed to draw me in more than playing a Fighter
Although I will admit, I was also very interested in Rangers in the beginning, largely because of Aragorn from ‘Lord of the Rings’
In fact in my First Group I ran, I ran several NPC Group Members, and my main one was a Ranger
In fact, in 2006 I started playing ‘World of Warcraft’, I wanted to create an Elven Paladin, but at that time they did not exist
So I chose an Elven Hunter instead, mainly because I wanted to be an Elf
Got that character to Level 20, then created a Human Paladin who became my main
At a later date ‘World of Warcraft’ created Horde ‘Blood Elves’, who could be Paladins, so I also created a Horde Blood Elf Paladin as well
In the end, my main Character was a Death Knight, which is basically a Magical Knight…
…not a Paladin, but Magical Knights are my thing
In my Main D & D Campaign I currently run, I run a Paladin as a NPC Ally, but still yearn to play a Paladin
In my Second Campaign, where I’m a Player, I wanted to do something different, so I created an Eladrin Battle Master Fighter, named ‘Rakin’
He died in my last session, but may be resurrected, we shall see
My hope in 2020 is to be in a 3rd Campaign, and finally play a Paladin…
…we shall see
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