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Another really fun prospect.
Take a Paladin. Devote him ICly to a non-existant god. One of his own creation. Make him a sun worshipper. Or better still, make him worship some unseen being that can be neither proven nor disproven from existance.
Create, with that devotion, a set of rules that you will abide by, and be a paladin of whatever that thing is. Abide by your rules, act as you should.
Why is this interesting?
Well, Paladins are a good-aligned class typically. But what is the true definition of good? If a characters perception of right/wrong is skewed enough, you can do some pretty interesting things in the name of your god. And it'll be good for more than laughs.
Perfect example. Do Drow think themselves evil for sacraficing a baby to Lloth? Nope.
Take a Paladin, make him worship Belveraus the Almighty. Belveraus came to you in a dream, he told you blah blah blah. So you do blah blah blah. I saw a character (he was quickly banned from the game he appeared on) who was devoted to the god of masterbation. So, well, basically, he walked about the town stroking it. It was a laugh riot for a good 15 minutes.
Is this a great example of the idea Im bringing up? Nah, not really. But it shows you how far out there you can go. Entertainment value is key to good roleplaying, and a Paladin who thinks he's properly serving his God by raping/plundering/smiting/baby-stealing/stroking it/stealing/etc might make for good cinema for at least a little while. heh
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