#paladin!roman

[freyasilverbough]

“The end is upon us, my heart. One last battle to decide all.”

[amazable01]

Sanders Sides as DND Classes (but trying to not be stereotypical)

(No hate to any other configurations, I just think these would be personally funny, and I like the idea of them being different classes)

Patton- Warlock:

I'd imagine he's working for a Celestial, or some Fiend or Archfey who caught him. Sticks to healing spells, but his patron's expectation will take over or he'll act on reaction, and he goes into a more volatile state. Is only on the adventure because his patron wants it, and he feels obligated to obey because 'they know best'.

Roman- Rogue:

Arcane Trickster who puts a lot of his magic into putting up a princely facade to get what he wants. Illusion magic with flair is his specialty, but he's also incredible at chatting up people and convincing them to do what he'd like them to without fighting. He steals because he has to, and the adventure is his and his brother's ticket out of this life.

Remus- Ranger:

This bitch is a Swarmkeeper with rats for flavor! While he's not particularly sneaky, he makes up for it with a swarm that is able to follow his command, and they can be stealthy enough on the battlefield to make up for his distraction. Stays with Roman, and wants to keep his brother safe on the adventure.

Virgil- Paladin:

Virgil is on the Oath of Redemption after something tragic happened and he blamed himself, I think. Extremely protective of the party, probably takes the Sentinel feat, and sticks to physical combat rather than magical due to the make-up of the party. Is on the adventure to atone, but also cause he probably bonded w/ Patt before they left.

Logan- Barbarian:

It's cause he rages, obviously /j. But actually, I think he's Path of the Storm Herald, as it has some of the widest variation in usefulness in the game but also requires a lot of strategy to make it work properly, which makes it perfect for Logan. He's probably on the adventure because he has to be, though, and not for any ulterior motive.

Janus- Artificer:

This is a bit of a leap, but let me explain. I think Alchemist Janus makes perfect sense, and with the "snake-oil" salesman vibe he generally gives off, I think he'd do well with experimental elixirs and AOE spells, since he can stay off the battlefield but also play support when Patt goes off. He's doing this adventure for the money.

[akisstobuildadreamon]

A PSA for anybody who hasn't played Fallout Classic: the head Paladin of the Brotherhood of Steel is called Rhombus. I kid you not.

[tempestclerics]

[ID: close up of the shoulder and neck of golden plate armor with intricate designs. End ID]

neryn: oath of the wreath / rising star of house alecyth / the party’s billowing beating heart

i made a playlist for my friend who plays neryn alecyth, the paladin of the idtsan party whom i love (they/she) <3 link and annotations under the cut!

spotify link

murmurations / reading the augury - alecyth manor. it’s good to be home. the next step for me will always further our family. (1)

protector - death on temple hill. back to work, soldier. (2)

soldier of love - hail, empress haxampe. ambition and loyalty, for their troops and for their empress. (3)

denarius - oath of the wreath. afthi, pyndha, and thadtslym (4)

talk - silvertongue, magnate maneuvering. thank you for your hospitality.

plain and sane and simple melody - gambling with soldiers and sailors. come now, i’m off duty. (5)

glitter and gold - glass cannon with a sword in hand. cut down by cultists, raised again and again to fight on. (6)

sicilian crest - betrayal at the citadel, your ex cousin seeping shadow. come to save the empire? come to save my house, bitch. 

change on the rise - the loyalties of house alecyth have been restored. what good's a man / who’s lost his soul? / can’t take a stand / when his flame’s gone cold

applause - left hand of the empress, glittering peacock armor and a billowing cape on temple hill (7)

ladder to the sun - alecyth bluster and bravado in the face of nhaka’s ruthlessness. captain and commander, and you don’t look away. 

king (live) - a little heroism made the difference between us being here and in the dirt. i should hope that you put me in the right place, at the right time. (8) 

the poet - inspiring leader stories along the road. shaping the party into her pillar. 

so it goes - a feast. i wish you good fortune on your mission. (9) 

[candlewick-corporation]

"He'll get a mech talk from me."

Ah, that's right. Roman was proficient with various mech usage. Is he implying he'd use a paladin to kill Qrow?

[mothdoesnothing]

SUCCESSION AU WHERE THEY ALL PLAY DND???????????

[old-knightsvow]

i dont know anything about kendall bc i couldn't care less about him but if /he/ were to pick a dnd class which would it be

[bbbigforehead]

dnd au...

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Hi again, i am in need of you help. How do you write a loyal knight character? A true devotee of their charge, but not so much it turns dog-like.

Writing Notes: Loyal Knight Characters

Hi, you can consider using some character tropes as a guide. Found a few examples for you:

"Knight in Shining Armor" Trope: The medieval knight who fights baddies, whether villains, knights, or dragons, and in The Tourney, charms ladies without deliberately seducing them, behaves honorably, and saves the day with his sword; but also, any hero who behaves similarly.

The "shining" originally referred to the way his armor and weapons were kept in good condition, as opposed to the rust that accumulated for less competent knights. Most knights will be depicted wearing plate armor, despite it appearing relatively late in the era of knights. Them using a Knightly Sword and Shield is also pretty likely, though the usage of plate armor with Knightly Sword and Shield is actually historically inaccurate since shields were considered redundant while wearing plate armor.

"Lady and Knight" Trope: The brave, chivalrous knight defends and falls in love with the fair lady.

"The Paladin" Trope: Paladins are warriors dedicated to furthering the cause of all that is good. Holy crusaders, they combat the forces of evil wherever they are found, and defend the helpless as much as possible. Above all else, paladins are good.

"Knight in Shining" Tropes

This is the set of tropes that cluster around Knight Templar: the forces of light in hardcore mode, excessively or otherwise.

This mentality is all the way over on the Idealistic side of the Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism.

The Trope Codifiers are the Chivalric Romances of the medieval Matters of Britain (Arthurian Legend) and of France (Charlemagne) — especially the innumberable fantasy novels and verse epics of the 15th through 17th centuries which were based on, set in, or vaguely inspired by the older Carolingian myths.

The Arthurian myths have a less militantly idealistic style than the Carolingian ones; the Arthurian work most completely of this style is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

This pattern is rarer outside of Europe (and before the Middle Ages) than within it.

The closest analogue to European chivalry was bushido, the code of the Japanese samurai, but the Japanese code emphasized loyalty to one's lord, even to the point of doing evil,

while the European one emphasized loyalty to one's conscience, even to the point of treachery.

Of course, that doesn't mean that non-European heroes can't act like this—and it doesn't mean that European heroes always do, either.

The Roman-derived tradition of "My Country, Right or Wrong" was always present in Europe.

Originally, the word knight was a job description with no connotation of high birth or status: it merely meant a warrior who was skilled and wealthy enough to fight on horseback, and owed their service to someone powerful.

The English word knight is derived from an Anglo-Saxon word for "servant", while most other European languages use a word meaning "horseman" (e.g. German Ritternote or French chevalier).

The word began to take on new meaning in response to social changes at the dawn of The High Middle Ages: the flourishing of merchants and cities gave them new wealth and power to compete with the nobility, while the increasingly independent Catholic Church became more assertive in trying to curb the misbehavior of the warrior class.

In order to maintain their distinction from the class of people who worked, and to reconcile the violent nature of war with the ideals of courtesy and piety, the nobility and gentry absorbed the military role of knighthood while turning it into a more exclusive and regulated order.

A noble child would usually start as a page in order to learn discipline and manners, spend their teenage years as an arming squire taking care of a master's horse and equipment, and when they had grown into a fine warrior, they would be recognized as having earned their spurs. Not everyone became a knight through such careful grooming, though.

Commoners could be rewarded with knighthood for exceptional service, and rulers facing a shortfall of heavy cavalry would sometimes make laws requiring anyone who possessed a certain amount of property to present themselves to be knighted whether they liked it or not.

Sources: 1 2 3 4 ⚜ More: Writing Notes & References

Hope this helps with your writing! More research might be needed for literary/historical accuracy.

[stripclub-elysium]

A Faunus Herd (Pt. 2) (Closed RP with @lewdest-mansion)

Everything ended in Chaos, first Pyrrha apparently killed her opponent Penny in a Fight, then everyone was attacked by the Grimm, the White Fang and the Paladins going out of Control. And although they seemingly have won with some Silver Light attacking the massive Grimm Dragon, Akuma's group ends up seperating with Weiss being the only one where he knows where she could be, considering her Family.

Akuma was walking alone until he came across a familiar face

"Wait, you were with that Roman Guy..." Akuma said as he carefully looked around, unaware of the fate of Neo's former Boss.

[paladin-tourney]

Round 1 Side B - Rory Williams (Doctor Who) vs. Xenk (D&D: Honor Among Thieves)

Propaganda:

Rory Williams (Doctor Who)

protects one sci fi bullshit object for thousands and thousands of years because he loves his wife. transgender (to ME). cmonnnnn. he wears the roman centurion armor and everything!

Xenk (D&D: Honor Among Thieves)

He is literally a paladin. Also gay and autism <3

[heroineimages]

Amazing design! Have you seen this, @wearepaladin?

"Rome/Byzantine inspired paladin" won this week's Patreon sketch poll :) As always, a hi-res, watermark free version is available on my feed there.

[shakesthewizard]

Now I want to know some of your polycule dynamic ideas for the bad kids???

This is a dream come true, okay walk with me

Let's start out with a couple of what I would consider fundamental pairings. In most any configuration of the group you can think of, most if not all of these are gonna be necessary for me to really get invested.

Fabriz. Duh. Need I say more.

Fabadaine. It's my fucking roman empire and I WILL go on about it for another thousand words if you ask

Figadaine. Support women's wrongs! Going shopping! My girlfriend is a rockstar and we make out backstage! My girlfriend is the elven oracle and we make out twice because she has a vision of it happening first!

I've also got some pairings that are nice on their own, but that I don't find like, mandatory if you're gonna sell me on something.

GorgugxFig. She's so loudly angry to hide her fear; he's so quietly scared of his own anger. She made him join her band and he's probably the better musician. They're so nice to each other.

FigxKristen. Fall into temptation. Make out with the devil on your shoulder. She helps you kill your god. She becomes your devoted paladin. The ArchDevil of Rebellion pulls you into a cosmic war against the very divinity you were the Chosen One for.

Now as for larger groupings, things get pretty fun. There are so many to choose from. Like for example:

The Bad Boys. Like as a throuple. Think about it. You're the cool son of a famous pirate; you're already kicking ass at bloodrush; youre hot shit. A metalhead and a briefcase kid latch onto you like barnacles. This is so embarassing. Cut to a month later and you're all on a rooftop sharing a cigarette and looking at the stars. The briefcase kid kisses you, and metalhead is next in line. Briefcase kid is also your best friend, even without the insane new tension and the fact that he can dismantle your coolguy persona with seemingly no effort. He tastes like burnt coffee. Even ignoring how metalhead can crack skulls, but treats you with gentleness and even hesitation, like he's afraid you'll turn him down. As if. His bangs get in the way when he kisses you.

The Bad Girls as a throuple. This one feels almost too obvious for words. Three girls who are all trying so hard and failing to be normal, but from three different directions. Imagine one day seeing the uptight wizard girl with rich parents and girl who tried to convert you to fantasy mormonism on her first day both walk into school one day holding hands with that punk girl who's in a band and who has already turned like six other students gay just by being cool and pretty. Then at lunch, they're all sitting together, and the elf and the cleric both have the bard's lipstick on their lips and cheeks. The cleric looks at you. She winks. You go home confused.

Figaydadaine. Figayda I don't have to sell you on, but you can't tell me Ayda and Adaine aren't so fucking cute together it hurts. They make spells for each other! Adaine has the key to the Wizard's Synod! Adaine killed her dad with Ayda's spell. Come ON, this shit writes itself. Honestly Aydaine is so good by itself

There's also an extended world of qpr among the bad kids - Rizdaine would be a great example of this. I don't think of them as a Couple, but they are SO close and there's so much trust and intimacy there. That's a pair that cuddle while watching movies or doing mystery stuff.

qpr FigGug is another great possibility. Just take all the sweet support and kindness they already have and pry out the romance.

I think if you pitched me another pair/group I could find something interesting about it, but those are my off-the-dome thoughts. Thanks for asking!

[couchtaro]

Theseus

Theseus, scarecrow oath of the watchers paladin and shepherd of souls, belongs to @eaudecrow

Flowers

Asphodel (Asphodelus): the land of spirits. In Greek mythology, a field of asphodels in the underworld was the dwelling place of neutral souls.

Dame Violet (Hesperis matronalis): watchfulness

Black bindweed (Dioscorea communis): support

Boxwood (Buxus): Constancy in friendship. Labyrinthine hedge mazes are traditionally made of boxwood shrubs.

Rattlesnake root ( Prenanthes purpurea): protection, shield, guarded steps. This plant was thought to grant protection from being caught up in a group of supposed to “friends” who are in actuality threatening and dangerous.

Heath (Epacris impressa): solitude

Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana): a spell is on me.

Straw: constancy. Broken straw: broken contract, trouble.

Corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas): good and evil, light and darkness, life and death, fun-loving, avoidance of problems, oblivion. The ancient Greeks believed that corn would not grow without poppies growing nearby. In Greek and Roman myths, poppies were used as offerings to the dead and in modern times are often a motif found on tombstones. Poppies are some of the first flowers to fill holes in disturbed ground, so old battlefields often fill with poppy.

Giant milkweed (Calotropis procera): purposelessness, a monstrosity

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Yancy | Izen | Phaela | “Red”

[evenmorefatallyobsessed]

So how does Sapphire fall in love with Jaune or even meet him?

Unrelated note, what's her semblance?

So I'm gonna say she 'meets' Ruby when Penny does. I would say that in place of those two guards chasing her Sapphire act as Penny's supervisor from afar.

She usually wore a helmet when Ruby and the others are around to hide herself. And she is also searching for the Paladin units Roman stole.

Jaune faces her in combat class where she remains armored and Jaune assumes she's just a small guy.

As for her semblance... Someone suggested the ability to free time. I actually like this idea. She can freeze time when she holds her breath (As the limiter)

For a Sniper this is a incredible boon.