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Originally posted by Darc_Mind:
anti-paladins is so damn lame, i hate that name. there has got to be a better name to describe a well disciplined evil holy warrior.
On the subject of anti-paladins...
In most fantasy settings/campaigns/worlds/ideas, the forces of good rally around very powerful individuals who shine like beacons, whereas the forces of evil are lesser in strength, but much greater in number (i.e. orcs, goblins, kobolds, Stormtroopers...).
The idea of the anti-paladin so destroys this fragile balance, that it is one of the more rediculous concepts. Evil doesn't like stand-up fights, it prefers sneaky, cowardly deception. Sure, there's the main bad guy which the hero must confront, but not before wading through legions of minor enemies. Which weakens the hero just enough to give th villain a chance of success, which in most fantasy is either bungled or thwarted.