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<blockquote data-quote="Kaji" data-source="post: 2120563" data-attributes="member: 7738"><p><strong>One Idea</strong></p><p></p><p>Taking Hong's idea and putting a feat in every 4 levels, here's is one proposal:</p><p></p><p>(The feats listed below are, to the best of my knowledge, Open Content. In case they are not, I've hacked them down to the minimum required to make my point, the full rules and text contained in their respective sources...)</p><p></p><p>1st Devout Faith [Blessed] </p><p>No more than once per day, for up to 10 rounds, you gain the effects of a bless spell... </p><p>--A paladin in good standing should have no problem here.</p><p></p><p>4th A paladin must take on of the following Vows:</p><p>Vow of Chastity [Blessed]</p><p>You pledge not to engage in any kind of sexual activity, and in return you gain resistance to disease and poison, for there is purity in chastity.</p><p></p><p>Vow of Fidelity [Blessed]</p><p>You pledge to be true to your allies, and in return you gain a resistance to charms and compulsions that might otherwise cause you to be untrue.</p><p></p><p>Vow of Obedience [Blessed]</p><p>You pledge to obey any superior figure in your church, and in return gain renewed vigor, for there is solace in obedience.</p><p></p><p>Vow of Poverty [Blessed]</p><p>You pledge not to own very much property, and in return you gain new insight into the ways of people.</p><p></p><p>Vow of Silence [Blessed]</p><p>You pledge not to make a sound, and in return you gain new insight, for there is wisdom in silence.</p><p></p><p>8th Level</p><p>Choose one of the following feats:</p><p>Divine Cleansing [Divine]</p><p>You can channel energy to improve your allies' ability to resist poison and curses.</p><p></p><p>Divine Resistance [Divine]</p><p>You can channel energy to temporarily reduce damage you and your allies take from some sources.</p><p></p><p>Divine Might [Divine]</p><p>You can channel energy to increase the damage you deal in combat.</p><p></p><p>Divine Shield [Divine]</p><p>You can channel energy to make your shield more effective for either offense or defense.</p><p></p><p>Divine Vengeance [Divine]</p><p>You can channel energy to deal additional damage against undead in melee.</p><p></p><p>Divine Vigor [Divine]</p><p>You can channel energy to increase your speed and Constitution.</p><p></p><p>12th Level</p><p>Choose One of the Follwoing Feats:</p><p>Call Down Divine Wrath [Blessed]</p><p>You ask for your deity’s intervention, and she responds with retribution upon your enemies.</p><p></p><p>Redeeming Grace [Blessed]</p><p>You ask for your deity’s intervention, and he responds with cleansing power.</p><p></p><p>Empower Turning [Special]</p><p>You can turn or rebuke more undead with a single turning attempt.</p><p></p><p>Extra Smiting [Special]</p><p>You can make more smite attacks.</p><p></p><p>Heighten Turning [Special]</p><p>You can affect more powerful undead with your turning or rebuking attempts.</p><p></p><p>Quicken Turning [Special]</p><p>You can turn or rebuke undead with a moment’s thought.</p><p></p><p>16th Level</p><p>You gain the Swear an Oath feat for free. You make now take one of the follwoing feats:</p><p>Oath of Combat [Oath]</p><p>You swear an oath to accomplish a task, and you gain prowess in combat while undertaking that task.</p><p></p><p>Oath of Fealty [Oath]</p><p>You swear an oath to serve a particular individual.</p><p></p><p>20th Level</p><p>I ran out of cool option. Maybe any lower level ability that has not yet been taken?</p><p></p><p>Does this allow for enough variety while still keeping a certain "feel" for the holiness of the paladin?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kaji, post: 2120563, member: 7738"] [b]One Idea[/b] Taking Hong's idea and putting a feat in every 4 levels, here's is one proposal: (The feats listed below are, to the best of my knowledge, Open Content. In case they are not, I've hacked them down to the minimum required to make my point, the full rules and text contained in their respective sources...) 1st Devout Faith [Blessed] No more than once per day, for up to 10 rounds, you gain the effects of a bless spell... --A paladin in good standing should have no problem here. 4th A paladin must take on of the following Vows: Vow of Chastity [Blessed] You pledge not to engage in any kind of sexual activity, and in return you gain resistance to disease and poison, for there is purity in chastity. Vow of Fidelity [Blessed] You pledge to be true to your allies, and in return you gain a resistance to charms and compulsions that might otherwise cause you to be untrue. Vow of Obedience [Blessed] You pledge to obey any superior figure in your church, and in return gain renewed vigor, for there is solace in obedience. Vow of Poverty [Blessed] You pledge not to own very much property, and in return you gain new insight into the ways of people. Vow of Silence [Blessed] You pledge not to make a sound, and in return you gain new insight, for there is wisdom in silence. 8th Level Choose one of the following feats: Divine Cleansing [Divine] You can channel energy to improve your allies' ability to resist poison and curses. Divine Resistance [Divine] You can channel energy to temporarily reduce damage you and your allies take from some sources. Divine Might [Divine] You can channel energy to increase the damage you deal in combat. Divine Shield [Divine] You can channel energy to make your shield more effective for either offense or defense. Divine Vengeance [Divine] You can channel energy to deal additional damage against undead in melee. Divine Vigor [Divine] You can channel energy to increase your speed and Constitution. 12th Level Choose One of the Follwoing Feats: Call Down Divine Wrath [Blessed] You ask for your deity’s intervention, and she responds with retribution upon your enemies. Redeeming Grace [Blessed] You ask for your deity’s intervention, and he responds with cleansing power. Empower Turning [Special] You can turn or rebuke more undead with a single turning attempt. Extra Smiting [Special] You can make more smite attacks. Heighten Turning [Special] You can affect more powerful undead with your turning or rebuking attempts. Quicken Turning [Special] You can turn or rebuke undead with a moment’s thought. 16th Level You gain the Swear an Oath feat for free. You make now take one of the follwoing feats: Oath of Combat [Oath] You swear an oath to accomplish a task, and you gain prowess in combat while undertaking that task. Oath of Fealty [Oath] You swear an oath to serve a particular individual. 20th Level I ran out of cool option. Maybe any lower level ability that has not yet been taken? Does this allow for enough variety while still keeping a certain "feel" for the holiness of the paladin? [/QUOTE]
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