which, okay, the thing is that Roland has NOT forsaken his oath

just, everything besides his oath

but for a basic understanding of the character OR a basic understanding of most Paladin Codes, the, uh, emotional mouthfeel is kinda the same here

but that has me thinking about how fuckin banger it would be to play an Oathbreaker Paladin who, in his opinion, is not an Oathbreaker

what could be more Paladiny than the conviction that the you know the tenets of your devotions better than the universe itself?

no, you move

Ooh fuckin' love that

While Paladins generally don't have a direct deity, I'd love for the Paladin to be a greater paragon of the thing they've sworn themselves to protect than the Gods of that thing.

just a paladin who is like "forget my subclass. my class is still paladin."

"being a Oathbreaker does not mean I have forsaken me oath"

everyone else: ??? yes? it literally does?

Paladin: "just try and stop me from keeping it. I have never wavered, never broken my faith. I have nothing to atone for. I will never cry off."

anyway I want to play this now

malkuthsoldier: at least in their own opinion!

like, here's the thing

the paladin could maybe be right about this

but they could also be mostly wrong... have totally defied their code, broken their oath, deserve this...

but that doesn't mean they will ever give up on it

gestures, again, to Roland Deschain

In particular I'm thinking Oath of the Crown but the paladin took this to mean protect the institution of the Crown. So if the lord is corrupt, you gotta remove the crown, and their head while you're at it.

yes

(see also, Wyatt Earp in the second half of Tombstone; any Pillar in Questing Country)

my brain immediately going "joscelin verreuil??"

yes