Paladins? Empire? Hardly seems worth the effort if you can be unempowered and anathema'd so easily. (text within)

Paladins? Empire? Hardly seems worth the effort if you can be unempowered and anathema'd so easily. (text within):
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Posted by Bishop on August 6, 2000 at 19:51:41:

I really wanted to roll a Paladin after the changes but I thought I'd wait 1) so the quirks could be worked out and 2) I knew everyone and his brother would be rolling one making it hard to get immortals attention. Now after reading the log of the pissed off guy who got unempowered I'm starting reconsider. I went through this with the Empire, too. I had 3 bloodoaths that were anathema'd before I finally got a blade in. Then, after about 3 weeks, an immortal anathema'd me for doing a quest that envolved saving an elf when I was but 6 ranks old. So I was like 'Fuck this. Why should I waste time trying to be in the Empire when I could kicked out at any given time if an immortal feels like being an immortal and anathema's all my hard work.' So now I don't try to roll Empire chars anymore. Now the whole Paladin thing has come up. Does anyone else share my feelings. I don't see how the Empire stays so full. Are the powers really worth the risk? And what about paladins? From the log this 'pissed off' guy obviously broke a few rules and it looked like he got what was coming to him but it made me think. ALL this hard work could be destroyed anytime an immortal feels like taking it away. I'm rabbling now I think but paladins were really interesting until I saw how easy it was to be unempowered...now I share the same feelings for both Empire and paladins. Can you immortals give some feedback? Or anyone playing empire or a paladin currently? Does the risk of turnover really out-weigh the powers?

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No offense, but Nepenthe(IMM) 21:54:22 8/6/2000 (0)
Ahh the wonders of responsibility Imbrogno(VIP but lazy) 20:28:34 8/6/2000 (0)
I'm not sure if you interacted with Zepachu, but... Zepachu 20:16:34 8/6/2000 (3)
- And you weren't anathemad why?| Graham 02:26:38 8/7/2000 (1)
  - Actually... Zepachu 10:01:08 8/7/2000 (0)
- The moral of this wacky rant, I meant. (n/t) Zepachu 20:17:54 8/6/2000 (0)
When was the last time a citizen age died? Most anathema or delete before they get the chance. n/t Bearclaw 20:10:37 8/6/2000 (0)

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Comments:	> I really wanted to roll a Paladin after the changes but I thought I'd wait 1) so the quirks could be worked out and 2) I knew everyone and his brother would be rolling one making it hard to get immortals attention. Now after reading the log of the pissed off guy who got unempowered I'm starting reconsider. I went through this with the Empire, too. I had 3 bloodoaths that were anathema'd before I finally got a blade in. Then, after about 3 weeks, an immortal anathema'd me for doing a quest that envolved saving an elf when I was but 6 ranks old. So I was like 'Fuck this. Why should I waste time trying to be in the Empire when I could kicked out at any given time if an immortal feels like being an immortal and anathema's all my hard work.' So now I don't try to roll Empire chars anymore. Now the whole Paladin thing has come up. Does anyone else share my feelings. I don't see how the Empire stays so full. Are the powers really worth the risk? And what about paladins? From the log this 'pissed off' guy obviously broke a few rules and it looked like he got what was coming to him but it made me think. ALL this hard work could be destroyed anytime an immortal feels like taking it away. I'm rabbling now I think but paladins were really interesting until I saw how easy it was to be unempowered...now I share the same feelings for both Empire and paladins. Can you immortals give some feedback? Or anyone playing empire or a paladin currently? Does the risk of turnover really out-weigh the powers?

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