D&D 3E/3.5 3.5e NG aligned Paladin-like class?

[Luka]

Hi
So I'm planning to join a campaign and I wanna join with some paladin-like class, but the only 2 I found are lawful or chaotic, not neutral, and I mostly play Neutral Good aligned characters. As far I know Paladins lose abilities for not being LG.... that's a problem for me.

So does anyone know of an equivalent class that would be Neutral good? I've heard of a "Sentinel" class but don't know where can I find it.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

What do you mean by "Paladin like?"

There's a class in Complete Psionic, for instance, that is Pally-like.

 

[CherubKid]

I think this is a re-post of the Sentinel (Neutral Good Paladin) from Dragon 310:
Sentinel

Also, Unearthed Arcana (3.5) has variant Chaotic Good Paladin (compulsion immunity/aura instead of fear immunity/aura; different spell list), as well as a LE & CE version.

Ultimately, if your DM is willing, a few ability tweaks and a revised Neutral Good Code of Conduct aren't hard to come up with.

 

[Tequila Sunrise]

Well there's the crusader from the Tome of Battle. A great class, or so I hear!

You could also ask the DM "Can I play a NG paladin?" Nothing that the paladin does demands lawful goodness.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

There is also a paladin-y class in Magic of Incarnumas I recall, though you have to be any Lawful.

 

[Celebrim]

May I suggest:

http://www.enworld.org/forum/d-d-legacy-discussion/300015-playing-like-celebrim-champion-class.html

Build to taste.

 

[RUMBLETiGER]

Paladin-Like?

-Great at combat?
-Divine Spells?
-Summon companion?
-Turn Undead?

...Play a Cleric.

 

[Empath Negative]

What Rumbletiger said... except an Ordained Champion of X with a Cleric base.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

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[Li Shenron]

Hi
So I'm planning to join a campaign and I wanna join with some paladin-like class, but the only 2 I found are lawful or chaotic, not neutral, and I mostly play Neutral Good aligned characters. As far I know Paladins lose abilities for not being LG.... that's a problem for me.

So does anyone know of an equivalent class that would be Neutral good? I've heard of a "Sentinel" class but don't know where can I find it.

The easiest solution for me would be to ask the DM if they can allow you to just be a NG Paladin.

Promise the DM that you will write up a nice code of conduct for your Paladin to match the NG alignment (if you can/must select a patron deity for your Paladin, use the deity's description to help you with some ideas).

A frequent reason why DMs disallow non-LG paladins is because they think the player just want to get away with roleplaying more freely without fear of being stripped of their powers, but having a code of conduct (e.g. from 10 to 20 points) usually gives you more roleplaying restrictions than generically being LG, so it should prove your DM that this is not the reason why you ask to be NG.

Also, a well-written code of conduct is much less debatable than the meaning of LG! If you have your 15 do's and dont's written down, there will be less risk of argument between you and the DM about whether you are roleplaying him "correctly" LG.