The OD&D Paladin - a Third Look

[Crimhthan The Great]

Another guy at Dragonsfoot who goes by Saunatonttu also started a thread on Paladins

Hardboiled Paladin & Other Stuff
See the first post, I will quote a little of it here

Lately I've been trying to get rid of my Hatred of Paladins (the idea of mostly christianity based holy warrior in a silly tin-can armor is still mostly loathsome for me, but that's not the point here). I've been toying with a couple of ideas:

He makes two points and then this is his third point

Third. I know saying me and Crimthan the Great have had our differences in the past is the understatement of the year, but I've never been one not to give credit where credit is due:

Crim wrote:
Solomon Kane is my primary inspiration for Paladins, so I am looking forward to this coming out.

That was the thing that sold me on giving Paladins a chance. My hat is off to you, sir. That's an insight of genius proportions. And Mr. Kane doesn't wear a silly tincan armor.

That is probably the only time we agreed on anything. Take a look at his other points and comment.

[Crimhthan The Great]

Another poster said

a Good way to get over the Christian Stereotype view of Paladins is to play them as a "Knight of the Old Ways" in Arthurian Myth like Ywaine, Good, Noble, Honorable and Pagan. or Turquine, Though a Saxon Outlaw Knight he was also Good, Noble, Honorable but Wotanic in Faith.

Both did not conform to the Christian Stereotype but where what you would concider Paladins of their own Faiths.

You could play them as a "Knight of the Old Ways" but IMO that would not coincide with Lawful Good, certainly not if they were Wotanic, Odin was not even remotely Lawful Good.

[Crimhthan The Great]

Another poster said

I have read Robert E Howard since I was in Junior High. But I had never considered Solomon Kane to be a Paladin...and yet it is so obvious.

What can I say, if you live long enough, you stumble over a few things.