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===The Complete Paladin's Handbook===
Much like its [[Ranger]] counterpart, the Complete Book of Paladins is first and foremost concerned with examining the rules and flavor of the [[Paladin]] to make it easier for players to understand. It spans 9 chapters, with an appendix for AD&D 1e Paladin rules.

The first two chapters, Character Creation and Paladin Abilities, look deeper into the crunch of making a paladin and its inherent abilities.

Chapter 3, Ethos, looks at the paladin's most infamous trait: the long and byzantine list of behavioral restrictions they were forced to undergo as part of their mandated "Knight in Shining Armor" character theme. This is perhaps the least-liked chapter in the book, as this is where the whole thing of paladins being encouraged to be dicks to non-good party members springs from. It also examines mechanical side-effects of the mandated "chivalric" behavior of the paladin, and how to deal with the inevitable behavioral violations.

Chapter 4 covers [[kits]], as usual. It also examines abandoning kits, creating new kits, and mechanics for both demipaladins - [[demihuman]] [[multiclassing|multiclassed]] [[fighter]]/[[cleric]]s who gain limited paladin-like abilities as a result of their combination of devotion and martial talent - and for dual-classed paladins... which basically amounts to "Paladins can only dual-class as [[Cleric]]s". 
* True Paladin: Your "standard" paladin.
* Chevalier: Basically an alternate name for the [[Cavalier]], this is a paladin who emphasizes the "[[knight]]" aspect by coming from noble stock.
* Divinate: A paladin who serves as the military branch of a church.
* Envoy: A paladin diplomat and representative.
* Equerry: A paladin specialized in mounted combat.
* Errant: A wandering paladin who has no ties to a singular landed authority, but seeks to do good wherever s/he roams.
* Expatriate: An exiled paladin who still seeks to do good, usually fleeing a corrupt government or church.
* Ghosthunter: A paladin specialized in slaying the [[undead]].
* Inquisitor: A paladin specialized in battling evil [[mage]]s.
* Medician: A paladin with training in the healing arts.
* Militarist: A paladin who focuses on their martial skills first and foremost, usually a member of an army.
* Skyrider: An Equerry specialized in riding flying mounts, such as the [[pegasus]] or [[hippogriff]].
* Squire: A rookie or underling paladin.
* Votary: A more fanatical and self-righteous form of the Divinate.
* Wyrmslayer: A paladin specialized in fighting [[dragon]]s.

Chapter 5 covers various old and new non-weapon proficiencies. Chapter 6 is a mixture of new equipment and examination of why paladins are so associated with particular pieces of equipment. New magical gear is part of this chapter, as you'd expect.

Chapter 7 is devoted to roleplaying, with lots of basic assumptions about the paladin's nature and role given it is so pigeonholed into the Arthurian Shining Knight model. It includes examples of how a paladin may have been risen to their rank and routine activities. It even provides a look at things like marriage and and courtly love, the paladin's personality, and how they keep themselves financially solvent.

Chapter 8 is devoted to examining faith and the precise relationships that could exist between the religions in a DM's setting and the paladins of that same setting.

Finally, chapter 9 is devoted to Orders; organizations of paladins. Sample orders are provided, and there is also an examination of how the DM can make their own.