Detect Evil: Should it return?
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We were discussing this the other day on the IRC. Changing Paladin to an app only class, then they could get DE and all the other special stuff that goes along with being a paladin. :P
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@Swifty:
Changing Paladin to an app only class.
That would break geeks heart. :P
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We're highly unlikely to make base classes App only.
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I can't think of a situation in coa where detect evil was used well.
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[press button, metagame alignment, exclude people from events/parties]
Woooooooo fun for everyone! -
I mean, there are paladins who won't travel with neutral people because they're scummy and think they're evil. They're going to get metagamed anyways.
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As we have corner alignments that are also supposed to have massive restriction to them yet the evil paladins always seem to be working with the good guys it kind of says the class isn't being played as it was intended to be.
Maybe the class without some form of DE DG is broken and needs fixing because as it is right now it's just a fighter with great saves and magic.
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After reviewing this discussion, the DM Team weighed in pros and cons of re-adding Detect Evil. As the cons outweighs the pros we have decided as a team that Detect Evil will not make a return.
The DM team will continue to notify Paladins of possible breaches of Alignment, and provide them hints when the team sees the need. That aside, the team also expects players to use common sense and Judgement: If a Lycanthrope is eating the face of a monster right next to you and tormenting them before killing them - Odds are they are Evil.Locking this as the thread served its purpose.