Paladin (role)

For the Infidel quest nemesis, see Paladin (monster).

For the rank title, see Knight.

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The Paladin is a role that appears in SlashTHEM.

Paladins are always lawful, and can be humans, elves, dwarves or giants.

Starting inventory

a blessed +1 silver short sword
a blessed +1 ring mail
a blessed +0 helmet
a blessed +0 small shield
a blessed +0 pair of leather gloves
2 blessed potions of holy water
2 blessed cloves of garlic
2 blessed sprigs of wolfsbane
a blessed spellbook of healing
a random blessed scroll
10% chance of a cursed magic marker; otherwise:
- 10% chance of either a cursed +1 oil lamp or two cursed torches (equal probability)

The starting pet is always a pony with a saddle.

Their skillset is a mesh of the Knight and Priest:

Paladin skills
Max	Skills
Basic	Weapons: dagger, knife, scimitar, sling, dart, hammer, javelin, trident, bow
Skilled	Weapons: broadsword, long sword, two-handed sword, saber, morning star, spear, lance, crossbow Spells: healing, protection, twoweapon
Expert	Weapons: short sword, club, mace, quarterstaff, polearms Combat: riding, bare hands Spells: divination

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Paladins gain the following intrinsics:

Erec sends you to fight Alduin for the Cudgel of Cuthbert. The maps are copies from the Knight quest, filled with dragons. Random monster generation is biased towards human zombies and wraiths.

Like Priests, their pantheon is randomly chosen from one of the other roles.