Are paladins just clerics?

The key difference between clerics and paladins in terms of gameplay is that clerics are geared toward being healers and magic users, while paladins are geared towards being front-line fighters and tanks.
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Can a Paladin worship any god?

So the source of a paladin's holy power is the powerful oath they swear, their commitment to justice. The oath can be sworn to a god, to nature, maybe a dead loved one, or just sworn, not to anyone in particular.
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Can paladins be non religious?

A paladin that is an atheist could for example, still be devoted to Justice, and he would still be granted divine powers through the divine portfolio of Justice with the approval of the God of Justice, Tyr.
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What class can paladins be?

The paladin (often shortened to "pala" or "pally" by players) is a holy knight, a hybrid class with the ability to play a variety of different roles — healing (holy), tanking (protection), and DPS (retribution).
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Do paladins have to be righteous?

With the introduction of the 4th edition of D&D, paladins become champions of a chosen deity instead of just righteous warriors, paladins can be of any alignment, and can no longer fall in disgrace and lose their paladinhood.
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Divine December: The Difference Between Paladins, Priests, And Clerics

Can a paladin be evil?

Yes. There's no hard alignment any more in 5e, and while some oaths strongly suggest good or lawful alignments, some don't. The Crown for example has nothing in its oaths that prevents lawful evil paladins working for tyrants.
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Do paladins swear to a god?

Precisely how a paladin defined these values differed from one paladin to another and some swore their oath as a form of religious devotion, dedicating themselves to the values of a particular god.
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Can paladins be girls?

Yes. Sex/gender has no bearing on whether a character can become a paladin.
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Are all paladins lawful?

If you're a Paladin, you need to remain Lawful and Good to keep your power. No, that's not the problem. The problem is, if you consistently do good acts as a Paladin, you wind up shifting 'up' on the chart until you slide around the circle to Neutral Good, causing you to lose your abilities. No evil necessary.
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What god do paladins worship?

Torm and Tyr are both popular deities for paladins, as is Ilmater, who stresses self-sacrifice and the alleviation of suffering. Although less common, there are paladins of the following deities: Helm, Hoar, Lathander, Sune, Corellon Larethian, The Red Knight, Clangeddin Silverbeard, Arvoreen, and Mystra.
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Why can only humans be paladins?

Is there a in-universe lore reason for it? It was to help keep Humans as special, given other races were stronger in the early game, the 'strongest' class was the Human only one (also hardest one to be).
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Do paladins pray to god?

Paladins, like clerics, are granted their divine powers, known as prayers, through strength of faith and devotion to their divine patron, and like clerics can enhance these prayers with a holy symbol.
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Who is paladin in the Bible?

Any determined advocate or defender of a noble cause. Based on the above definitions, we may consider David son of Jesse of Bethlehem, the young shepherd who became a celebrated warrior and later King of all Israel, as the prime example of a paladin.
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Are paladins Christians?

In these romantic portrayals, the chivalric paladins represent Christianity against a Saracen (Muslim) invasion of Europe. The names of the paladins vary between sources, but there are always twelve of them (a number with Christian associations) led by Roland (spelled Orlando in later Italian sources).
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Who do paladins swear to?

Most Paladins are sworn to a deity. But all Paladins recieve their powers from deities, whether or not they are aware of it or not. Thats a given. Their powers and spells use Divine magic, they use Holy symbols, they recieve powers before they swear oaths (if you want to go technical).
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Can Paladins have tattoos?

Paladins can get tattoos, peircings, or body mods.
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Can Paladins have wives?

That's right, Arthas was a paladin himself, so that probably answers my question then, paladins can Indeed get married.
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Are Paladins good guys?

Paladins who uphold these tenets are willing to sacrifice even their own righteousness to mete out justice upon those who do evil, so the paladins are often neutral or lawful neutral in alignment. The core principles of the tenets are brutally simple. Fight the Greater Evil.
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What is a fallen paladin called?

An ex-paladin is a paladin or paladin warrior who ceases to be good, who willfully commits an evil act, or who grossly violates the paladin code of conduct.
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What is the evil version of a paladin called?

Anti-paladin usually. Personally I'm more fond of Dark Knight or Fel Knight though. Questing 1,2,3. Questing 1,2,3.
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Are paladins religious?

All Paladins are faith-based “magic knights”. They don't just have faith but also become an avatar of that faith, channeling its power within them. It's the reason why all races, including the Forsaken and Void Elves, can be priests but not all races can be Paladins.
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Can paladins smell evil?

Hadn't noticed this before but the Paladin's Divine Sense has an always active component: “The presence of strong evil registers on your Senses like a noxious odor, and powerful good rings like heavenly music in your ears.”
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What are paladins weaknesses?

Paladins are susceptible to enemy Monks because of their high gold cost. Siege weapons are ineffective against Paladins in most situations, but if cautiously used, Onagers can deal a great amount of damage.
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What is a paladin in real life?

A paladin or paladine was a person with a lot of power in many countries during the medieval and in early modern Europe. The word paladin was first used in Ancient Rome for a chamberlain of the Emperor, and also for the imperial palace guard, called the Scholae Palatinae by Constantine.
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