Can a paladin become evil?

Paladins can be any of alignment, although evil paladins are extremely rare. However, their oath and their alignment can either be in harmony, or their oath might represent standards that they have not yet attained.
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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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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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Can a paladin serve an evil god?

Most paladins serve actual gods, though a few act as champions of a primordial, demon, or devil though in the latter two cases they must commit atrocities such as the sacrifice of sapients in order to retain their powers.
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Is there a dark paladin?

Dark paladins are the antithesis of paladins. They champion evil gods and the ideals of power, glory, wickedness and combat. Contrary to what many believe, dark paladins are not chaotic evil. They must be lawful evil in alignment.
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The Problem with Paladins in D&D

Can a paladin have no god?

All that matters is that the paladin truly believes in and sticks to whatever their oath is. Paladins and Clerics don't need gods and the magic of bards doesn't have to be musical.
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What is a black paladin?

Edit. The Black Paladins are a group that operate in Lyonessa, Avalon and Vespernia. They protect Ducaite cathedrals from any harm much like the Sightfort Paladins of Astiroth.
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How do you make a paladin evil?

Oathbreaker Paladin is probably what you're looking for. You can totally be an evil paladin. Out of the available oaths, oathbreaker is for sure the play. So just pick any oath, then immediately break it and go oathbreaker.
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Can paladins be chaotic evil?

paladins are rarely of any evil alignment

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.
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Do paladins choose a god?

Paladins need not serve a God, but many do. Point of interest: even if the Paladin serves a god, that god does not grant the Paladin their spells: Quote: Clerics, druids, experienced paladins, and experienced rangers can cast divine spells.
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Is paladin a villain or a hero?

Paladin (often going by Paul Denning) is a fictional character, a mercenary appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Though not a supervillain, his mercenary activities often bring him into conflict with superheroes.
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Who is the strongest paladin?

As long as a paladin believes their cause is just, they can become formidable.
  1. 1 Turalyon.
  2. 2 Tirion Fordring.
  3. 3 Uther the Lightbringer.
  4. 4 Yrel.
  5. 5 Arthas Menethil.
  6. 6 Bolvar Fordragon.
  7. 7 Alexandros Morgraine.
  8. 8 Maraad.
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What is paladin immune to?

Paladins become immune to diseases, not poison. However, as the Rutterkin specifically says 'by disease', the paladin would be immune to it indeed.
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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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Which god is the paladin?

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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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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Can paladins have an evil oath?

Oaths have no alignment, characters do, and the only official oath that require a paladin to be of evil alignment is the Oathbreaker. while they don't officially have an alignment. Some alignments are extremely hard to pull off while still following the tenants of the Oath.
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Can a paladin be neutral evil?

paladins are rarely of any evil alignment

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.
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What is a corrupted paladin?

When paladins are exposed to unfathomable eldritch knowledge or a creature from beyond reality and accept it into themselves, they swear The Oath of Corruption, dedicating their lives to be a servant of this knowledge.
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How powerful is paladin?

Paladins in DnD 5e are one of, if not the most powerful class. They simply have it all, great defenses, impressive damage, useful spellcasting, and an expert player can make a character almost unbeatable if they play a well built Paladin.
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Can a paladin heal himself?

Beginning at 2nd level, a paladin can heal wounds (her own or those of others) by touch. Each day she can use this ability a number of times equal to 1/2 her paladin level plus her Charisma modifier. With one use of this ability, a paladin can heal 1d6 hit points of damage for every two paladin levels she possesses.
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What is a red paladin?

The Red Paladins are a group of purists who seek the extinction of the Fey, as well as the exinction of magic altogether. They are led by Father Carden and are complicit with King Uther.
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What is a real paladin?

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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What race can be paladin?

So every player race (except maybe Green Orcs still need to look into that) can in theory become a Paladin. The real barrier to becoming Paladins is the culture part. Generally Blizz wants there to be some kind of Order or Organization for the Paladins to be a part of.
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