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It explains how paladin meanings differ, then introduces seven new NPC paladin character classes—Myrikhan, Garath, Lyan, Paramander, Fantra, Illrigger, and Arrikhan—with guidance on playing their alignments “to the hilt.” Multiple rule tables specify hit dice, spell ability, armor and weapon permissions, ability limits, weapon proficiency, and attacks per melee round, followed by class descriptions such as the neutral good Myrikhan.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":15,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/literature/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/a-plethora-of-paladins-alignment-is-everything-to-these-seven-npcs-character-classes/510487/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/a-plethora-of-paladins-alignment-is-everything-to-these-seven-npcs-character-classes/510487.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Muffet","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-17","2026-10-05",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":81},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"How does the article define the term “paladin”?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"It distinguishes a lawful good human player character from a broader holy fighter of any alignment, including characters that might be called anti-paladins. 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Thus, the article presents these variant paladin 􀂓subclasses􀂔 as subclasses of the fighter. Of course, these classes may be treated as separate from true paladins, since the article makes 􀂓paladin􀂔 a generic term for any holy warrior who promotes the causes of his or her alignment.  \nAnti-paladins were dealt with in the article, 􀂓The Anti-Paladin,􀂔 reprinted from DRAGON® issue \\#39 in the Best of DRAGON Magazine, Volume 2. Use of these classes as player characters is not recommended, as they have not been playtested for balance and tend to duplicate powers from existing classes.  \nThrough breaks in the dense foliage overhead, Aan could see the moon, full and imposing, burned deep orange by the falling sun.  \nNight covered him as he rode through the forest, and he shivered atthe realization that darkness was the element of his enemy.  \nAan felt his bold mount beneath him. The warhorse had served him well in his years of service to the church, hard years of the service that only a paladin can give. He rode now in that service, toward the stronghold of Gulgazh the shadowed, the chaotic, the antipaladin. Swords would be bloodied before the sun rose again. . . .  \nThe struggle is as ancient as life itself. The two vastly diverging alignments, lawful good and chaotic evil, represent the truest of convictions. They are the extremes.  \nBut extremes are always facets of a greater whole, and without the middle, the extremes represent nothing. Paladins and anti-paladins such as Aan and Gulgazh are the extremes of a spectrum of holy fighters. Until now, there was no greater whole.  \nThis article offers the concept of the whole. Paladins 􀂗 holy fight-  \nCharacter Classes Table I: Hit dice, spell ability, and class level limit  \nClass of  \ncharacter (alignment) Myrikhan (NG) Garath (CG)  \nLyan (LN)  \nParamander (N) Fantra (CN)  \nIllrigger (LE) Arrikhan (NE)  \nNote: The number in  \nHit dice  \ntyped6+3 d8 d12 d8 + 1 d10 d10 d8+1  \nparentheses under  \nMaximum S p e l l  \nhit dice ability  \n9 yes (6)  \n9 yes (8)  \n15 yes (3)  \n9 yes (8)  \n10 yes (1)  \n11 yes (5)  \n9 yes (7)  \n􀂓spell ability􀂔 shows the level at which spell  \nClass level limit  \nnone none none none none none  \nnone ability is gained.  \nCharacter Classes Table II: Armor and weapons permitted  \nClass of  \ncharacter Armor Shield Weapons Oil Poison  \nMyrikhan Garath Lyan Paramander Fantra Illrigger Arrikhan  \nNote: An entry of C under nothing heavier or bulkier.  \nC  \nany  \nany  \nany  \nC  \nany  \nany  \nany  \nany  \nany wooden  \nany  \n􀂓armoar􀂔nndicates that theanyclass  \nany yes never  \nany yes never  \nany yes never  \nany yes never  \nany yes never  \nany yes yes  \nany yes yes  \nmay use any armor up to the quality of chainmail, but will use  \nCharacter Classes Table III: Character ability limits  \nCharacter Ability score minimums/maximums  \nclass Myrikhan Garath Lyan Paramander Fantra Illrigger Arrikhan  \nSTR 8/18(00) 9/18(00) 12/pr  \n10/18(00)  \n11/18(00) 9/18(00) 10/18(00)  \nINT 12/pr  \n10/18 7/16 14/pr 9/18 13/pr 9/18  \nWIS 13/pr  \n12/pr  \n12/pr  \n10/16  \n13/pr  \n12/pr  \n13/pr  \nD E X  \n9/18  \n8/18  \n9/16  \n9/18 10/18 9/18  \n9/18  \nCON  \n8/18  \n8/18 12/pr 8/18 11/18  \n10/18  \n10/18  \nCHA 10/18  \n13/pr 7/16  \n8/18  \n9/18  \n7/18  \n6/15  \nNote: Ability minimums are to the left of the slash, and maximums are to the right. An entry of 􀂓pr􀂔 indicates that the score is a prime requisite with a maximum that can be higher than 18.  \nD RAGON 4 5  \ners􀂗 can be of any alignment. Players cannot use paladins other than the lawful good ones, but NPCs may be encountered who are of every other sort.  \nSeven new NPC character classes follow: the Myrikhan, the Garath, the Lyan, the Paramander, the Fantra, the Illrigger, and the Arrikhan. 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