Can you have a chaotic paladin?

The Crown Paladin could serve as a paladin to a god of freedom or chaos. But this one is more dependent on the god in question... Your character may be chaotic but they don't necessarily enjoy being in an area of barbarism where they'll be constantly looking over their shoulder.
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Can paladins be chaotic 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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What is the oath for chaotic paladins?

The Oath of Chaos calls to those who have a distain for order and authority. Paladins who have taken this oath seek to live freely without the interference from any authority. Taking this oath doesn't involve any ceremony, instead it only requires that you live free from the shackles of the world.
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What happens if a paladin changes alignment?

Technically a paladin can have any alignment. But if they are not Lawful Good (or an alignment allowed by an archetype), they lose most of their class features. So, the buddy's character can be chaotic neutral, but is not going to get divine grace, or most other paladin class features.
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Can you have a lawful evil paladin?

All paladin oaths except Devotion can be Lawful Evil, even Redemption. And if your DM allows you to rephrase the last three oaths to not be so goody two-shoes while maintaining the spirit of the oath, or for you to make the devotion paladin an extraplanar/demon-hunter paladin instead, then all oaths can be Lawful Evil.
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Can a paladin be chaotic neutral?

If you take the description of chaotic neutral as valuing personal freedom above all else, then a chaotic neutral character could become a paladin because they live in a repressive regime or a personal situation where they don't have freedom, and need to fight to escape.
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Do paladins have to be the same alignment as their god?

The short answer is no, they do not have to be the same alignment as their god. In 3e and 3.5 the rule was that paladins had to worship gods that were within one alignment of lawful good, but there was an exception for Sune, who was Chaotic Good, so I'd say that it's generally up to the DM's discretion.
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What is the best alignment for a paladin?

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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Are all Paladins lawful?

Yet in order to be a Paladin you have to be lawfully good, so then explain to me how non-lawful deities can have paladins and should paladins really be required to be lawful good at all.
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Are Paladins always lawful good?

There are no alignment requirements for being a Paladin. Any character of any alignment can follow a sacred oath's tenets.
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Which paladin Oath is best?

Dungeons & Dragons: The Paladin Oaths, Ranked
  • 5 Oath of the Watchers Has Lots of Story Potential. ...
  • 4 Oath of the Ancients Is D&D's Epitome of Light. ...
  • 3 Oathbreaker Is Uniquely Dark Among All Paladin Subclasses. ...
  • 2 Oath of Redemption Is Perfect for D&D Role-Players. ...
  • 1 Oath of Vengeance Makes Paladins Are Terrifying Avengers.
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What happens if a paladin breaks their Oath?

Baldur's Gate 3 includes three paladin subclasses, each with their own distinct oaths and abilities that align with different moral codes. Players can choose to break their paladin oath in the game, resulting in the loss of special abilities, but the opportunity to become an Oathbreaker with dark powers.
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What is the best Oath for an evil paladin?

There is nothing really that prevents any of the oath to be sworn by an evil Paladin but some oaths mights require a bit more justification that others. Vengeance, Crown and Conquest are the obvious choices for an evil character but any of the other works as well.
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Why is Drizzt Chaotic good?

Drizzt Do'Urden, a chaotic good ranger. Chaotic good characters combined a good heart with a free spirit. These characters acted as their own conscience directed with little regard for the expectations of others.
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Can paladins be non lawful?

It's entirely up to your DM, or whoever else designed your setting. If they say that paladins must be Lawful Good, then so be it. In the Forgotten Realms, specifically, paladins don't have an alignment restriction by default.
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Can paladins not have 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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Can you be a neutral paladin?

Really, a few of the paladin oaths don't really "require" you to be of a particular alignment. You could have a true neutral oath of devotion if you really wanted to, for example.
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Can paladins be atheist?

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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Are paladins Templars?

The knights templar, better known as King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table, were paladins. However, it was not necessary to be a knight to be regarded as a paladin.
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What is the rarest alignment in D&D?

True Neutral is at once the rarest and the most common alignment in the multiverse. Neutral characters are either incapable of making moral and ethical decisions or refrain from them actively. "Actively" is the key phrase here.
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What is chaotic good?

Chaotic good represents a willingness to challenge authority and break rules to achieve positive change. Chaotic good characters (e.g., Robin Hood) are rebels with both a conscience and a cause. Lawful neutral defines any character or approach that follows a strict code to maintain stability and order.
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Can Paladins detect alignment?

How is your paladin detecting alignment? If you are using the Divine Sense class feature, then you know you are detecting a fiend, undead, or celestial and you know if they are on the up side or the down side of that alignment scale. You can't use this as a way to determine guilt or read people in general.
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Can a paladin have two deities?

A:That's a question to be answered by you and your DM. While some Paladins choose to serve a single god, some simply serve an ideal, while others might serve a Pantheon of gods.
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Can a paladin worship Bahamut?

The Platinum Dragon is part of the core pantheon and chiefly sees worship from lawful good paladins and clerics. The dragonborn race reveres him as a creator god, while other races invoke him for strength and protection.
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What god should my paladin worship?

Paladins who did worship good or lawful gods tended towards the worship of deities such as Azuth, Bahamut, Chauntea or her aspect Yondalla, Helm, Ilmater, Kelemvor, Mystra, Jergal, Lathander, Moradin, Re-Horakhty, Sune, Torm, or Tyr.
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