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''This page is about the monster. For the (obsolete) player background, see [[Paladin]].''
 
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|name=paladin
 
|name=paladin
 
|glyph={{White|@}}
 
|glyph={{White|@}}
|tile=[[file:necromancer.png]]
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|tile=[[File:Paladin.png]]
|flags={{Fighter flag}}<br>{{Warm blood flag}}<br>{{Speaks flag}}
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|flags={{Fighter flag}}<br>{{Speaks flag}}<br>{{Warm blood flag}}
|resistances={{Rot resistance}}, {{Negative energy resistance}}, {{Torment resistance}}, {{Holy resistance}}
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|resistances={{Negative energy resistance 3}}, {{Rot resistance}}, <br>{{Holy resistance}}
 
|vulnerabilities=None
 
|vulnerabilities=None
 
|max_chunks=3
 
|max_chunks=3
 
|meat={{Clean corpse}}
 
|meat={{Clean corpse}}
|xp=594
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|xp=818
 
|holiness={{Holy}}
 
|holiness={{Holy}}
 
|magic_resistance=40
 
|magic_resistance=40
|hp_range=49 - 80
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|hp_range=48-80
 
|avg_hp=64
 
|avg_hp=64
 
|armour_class=0
 
|armour_class=0
 
|evasion=10
 
|evasion=10
|habitat=land
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|habitat=Land
|speed=10
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|size={{Medium}}
 
|size={{Medium}}
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|item_use={{Weapons armour}}<br>{{Starting equipment}}<br>{{Open doors}}
 
|attack1=26 ({{Hit type}}: {{Plain flavour}})
 
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{{Flavour|A pious armoured warrior fighting in the service of the Shining One.
 
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Revision as of 22:08, 2 May 2013

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This page is about the monster. For the (obsolete) player background, see Paladin.

paladin @Paladin.png
HP 48-80
HD 10
XP 818
Speed 10
AC 0
EV 10
Will 40
Attack1 26 (hit: plain)


Resistances rN+++, rRot,
rHoly
Vulnerabilities None
Habitat Land
Intelligence High
Uses Weapons & armour
Starting equipment
Open doors
Holiness Holy
Size Medium
Type human, human
Flags Fighter
Speaks
Warm-blooded


A pious armoured warrior fighting in the service of the Shining One.

"Now shame to knighthood, brothers!
Must Summer plead in vain?
And shall I wait till others
My crown of sunshine gain?
Alone this day I'll dare the fray,
Alone this day I'll win;
In me my queen shall find, I ween,
A sturdy paladin."

-Katharine Lee Bates, "The Little Knight in Green". ca. 1890.

Useful Info

Paladins are powerful warriors with holy attributes; they can be considered the holy analogue to hell knights. They are constantly surrounded by a 2-tile halo aura and generally come with heavy armour, a shield of some sort, and a weapon of holy wrath (generally a blessed blade).

Tips & Tricks

  • If you want to get a blessed blade without having to worship The Shining One, paladins generally carry them.
  • As with other holy monsters, killing a paladin may result in The Shining One smiting you with Cleansing Flame. If you're low on health, avoid killing any paladins lest you suddenly meet an untimely end.
  • Undead and demonspawn characters, beware! Paladins are strong enough without the extra damage from their holy wrath weapons.
  • Fortunately for those who would have trouble with them, paladins are extremely rare and generally only appear on holy-themed Pandemonium and Ziggurat floors.