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[-] Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

Dang, halfling paladin sounds pretty fun actually, should've done that instead of dragonborn for BG3.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

If you're playing on PC, you still can with this mod

Despite the name, it lets you change your race and starting class, not just your appearance.

If you're playing on console you'll probably have to wait for next playthrough though..

Pretend it's a dragonborn, giant halfling?

[-] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

Anyone can swear an oath to a divine being, it doesn't make you a paladin. You have to swear an oath so hard you get superpowers to be a paladin.

[-] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 years ago

His superpower was to not be tempted by the ring

[-] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Hobbits' natural lack of ambition protects them from the effects of the ring. All of the hobbits had that power.

[-] Uncle_Bagel@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago

Just because i can run doesn't mean that the Flash doesn't have super powers.

[-] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

Sam wasn't any better at resisting the ring than the other hobbits. There's a reason Frodo carried the ring the whole way, not Sam.

[-] Eagle0600@yiffit.net 10 points 2 years ago

Anyone can swear an oath. Sam did not swear into the service of a particular divine order or similar.

[-] essellburns@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I feel like he took something like paladin as a prestige class

[-] Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Or a warlock

[-] Rheios@ttrpg.network 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes and no.

If he'd gotten powers from the divine oath-giver he'd be a Warlock or Cleric, dependent upon the nature of their relationship and the being's powers.

If he got the powers himself from his absolute rigid dedication to his oath, then he'd be a 5e Paladin (I prefer "Dedicant" or "Crusader" for which Paladin should be a specific Oath but that's a different conversation).

Otherwise in older editions he'd probably just be a devout warrior.

For those older editions he'd only be a Paladin if the oath he held to was far more specific and arguably he and several of the other hobbits were a bit too quick and dirty for. Particularly during the era of Racial restrictions to classes which didn't allow halfling Paladins. (Assuming halflings to hobbits is 1:1 in all settings, which is far less consistent over time.)

For how a generous DM might work around that in older editions sometimes, I'd look to BG2's Mazzy Fentan: https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Mazzy_Fentan

this post was submitted on 14 Sep 2023
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