Originally Posted by
Zale
Keep in mind that being Lawful doesn't mean you have to slavishly obey every law or tradition. It just means (In my own opinion) that they respect laws and traditions because they bring order.
As a Lawful Good character, you should consider what Order means to you. I'd personally, if I were running a lawful good character, go with the idea that Lawful Good characters respect the idealistic concept of Order- what laws and traditions are supposed to do. They're meant to bring fairness, equality, respect, dignity and safety to people. That's why they exist, and why a Lawful Good character respects them.
But that's the perfect ideal of it. In reality, the law falls short.
Because of this, it's not a good idea to blindly follow every law and tradition- examine them closely in order to understand them, if they're good, follow them- if not, find some way to try to improve them. If necessary, ignore them or try to change them.
A paladin should not risk falling for refusing to bow to the laws of a known tyrant. An unjust law is not a law at all- it is a perverse mockery of all that the law stands for.
Heck, a LG character may well agree with, say, the motives of a CG-Robin-Hood style character (Balancing social inequality and helping people), but not agree with their methods (Violating laws). But they aren't entirely in the wrong, because as personally satisfying and quickly beneficial stealing from the rich may be, it fails to solve the underlying social issues that cause poverty and doesn't help in the long run. /alignmentbabble
However, your team mates should not automatically decide to try to make you fall. This is especially true for people who are supposed to be your friends.
I would personally go for smacking them in the head, but do whatever works for you.