Quote from: daniel_ream;569584Or for that matter, playing a Paladin anywhere outside of an analogue of the early Carolingian Empire.

Special dispensation may be made for campaigns based on Le Morte d'Arthur.

Paladins are broad enough as a concept that they could also encompass religious orders of knights, like the Templars; who after all were the ones that actually had special supernatural powers.

But now I've said too much...

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Quote from: mcbobbo;569536Playing a feminist in a historically accurate ancient setting would be the same as if you wanted to play a Paladin in a pirate campaign.

Knights of Saint John = Christian pirates.

Quote from: Black Vulmea;569775Knights of Saint John = Christian pirates.

But that only works if everyone wants to be one, right?

Quote from: mcbobbo;569776But that only works if everyone wants to be one, right?

Typically hospitaller galleys and roundships were crewed by a handful of knights - the rest were sergeants of the order and ordinary sailors.

But let's not overthink this - I'm simply pointing out that paladin and pirate aren't necessarily incompatible.

Quote from: Black Vulmea;569775Knights of Saint John = Christian pirates.

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Quote from: The Butcher;569850I know what my next D&D character is going to be!

Yeah those guys were crazy.  Warring all the time with the Barbary Pirates, boarding ships from any European country confiscating anything that any point in time may have been at one point dreamed of by a Turk.  Good times.

Quote from: The Butcher;569850I know what my next D&D character is going to be!

My work here is done.

*rides off into sunset*

Quote from: noisms;568950All stuff about women and men aside, this is really a pretty asinine comment. Of course skill matters, but there is a good reason why we have different weight classes in boxing, judo, tae kwon doe, etc. It's because if you are big and strong and skilful you can do a shit load of damage to somebody who is just small and skilful, and it isn't a remotely fair match up.

like I said incorporate a size stat....

Quote from: Black Vulmea;569854My work here is done.

*rides off into sunset*

And well done indeed, sir.

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Quote from: RPGPundit;570285And well done indeed, sir.

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Quote from: jibbajibba;569867like I said incorporate a size stat....

The end result of a size stat, where men are likely to be 20-40% more muscle mass as a result of that stat doesn't actually result in something different than a Strength penalty to female characters.

If you were using an array, with bonuses/penalties to size based on gender you'd potentially hit a decent "size" with a male character without sacrificing anything, while a female that wanted to be the physical equal of a male in the setting would have to sacrifice one of her high numbers, still making her worse overall.

D&D has had isssues with Small characters in the past couple of editions being able to pull their weight as warrior archetypes, and if the game system incorporated size distinctions between male and female humans the results would probably be similar.