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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Great Bear King" data-source="post: 2194183" data-attributes="member: 21850">PaladinAlignment: Lawful good.Hit Die: d10.Class SkillsThe paladin's class skills (and the key ability for each skill)are Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha),Handle Animal (Cha), Heal (Wis), Knowledge (nobility androyalty) (Int), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Profession (Wis),Ride (Dex), and Sense Motive (Wis).Skill Points at 1st Level: (2 + Int modifier) x4.Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 2 + Int modifier.Class FeaturesAll of the following are class features of the paladin.Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Paladins are proficient withall simple and martial weapons, with all types of armor(heavy, medium, and light), and with shields (excepttower shields).Aura of Good (Ex): The power of a paladin's aura of good(see the detect good spell) is equal to her paladin level.Smite Evil (Su): Once per day, a paladin may attempt tosmite evil with one normal melee attack. She adds herCharisma bonus (if any) to her attack roll and deals 1extra point of damage per paladin level. If the paladinaccidentally smites a creature that is not evil, the smitehas no effect, but the ability is still used up for that day.At 5th level, and at every five levels thereafter, the paladinmay smite evil one additional time per day, as indicatedon Table: The Paladin, to a maximum of five timesper day at 20th level.Divine Grace (Su): At 2nd level, a paladin gains a bonusequal to her Charisma bonus (if any) on all savingthrows.Aura of Courage (Su): Beginning at 3rd level, a paladin isimmune to fear (magical or otherwise). Each ally within10 feet of her gains a +4 morale bonus on saving throwsagainst fear effects.This ability functions while the paladin is conscious, butnot if she is unconscious or dead.Divine Health (Ex): At 3rd level, a paladin gains immunity toall diseases, including supernatural and magical diseases.Turn Undead (Su):When a paladin reaches 4th level, shegains the supernatural ability to turn undead. She mayuse this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + herWillpower modifier. She turns undead as a cleric of threelevels lower would.Spells: Beginning at 9th level, a paladin gains the ability tocast a small number of divine spells, which are drawnfrom the paladin spell list. A paladin must choose andprepare her spells in advance.To prepare or cast a spell, a paladin must have a Wisdomscore equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The DifficultyClass for a saving throw against a paladin's spell is 10 +the spell level + the paladin's Wisdom modifier.Like other spellcasters, a paladin can cast only a certainnumber of spells of each spell level per day. Her basedaily spell allotment is given on Table: The Paladin. Inaddition, she receives bonus spells per day if she has ahigh Wisdom score. When Table: The Paladin indicatesthat the paladin gets 0 spells per day of a given spelllevel, she gains only the bonus spells she would be entitledto based on her Wisdom score for that spell level Thepaladin does not have access to any domain spells orgranted powers, as a cleric does. A paladin prepares andcasts spells the way a cleric does, though she cannot losea prepared spell to spontaneously cast a cure spell in itsplace. A paladin may prepare and cast any spell on thepaladin spell list, provided that she can cast spells of thatlevel, but she must choose which spells to prepare duringher daily meditation. Through 8th level, a paladin has nocaster level. At 9th level and higher, her caster level ishis or her paladin level -8.Favored Enemy (Ex): At 5th level, a paladin may select a typeof creature from among those given on Table: PaladinFavored Enemies. The ranger gains a +2 bonus on Bluff,Listen, Sense Motive, Spot, and Survival checks whenusing these skills against creatures of this type. Likewise,he gets a +2 bonus on weapon damage rolls against suchcreatures.At 10th level and every five levels thereafter (15th, 20th,and upward), the paladin may select an additional favoredenemy from those given on the table. In addition, ateach such interval, the bonus against any one favoredenemy (including the one just selected, if so desired)increases by 2.If the paladin chooses humanoids or outsiders as a favoredenemy, he must also choose an associated subtype, asindicated on the table. If a specific creature falls intomore than one category of favored enemy, the paladin'sbonuses do not stack; he simply uses whichever bonus ishigher.Paladin favored enemies:Aberration Animal BeastMagical beastConstruct Dragon OozeElemental Fey Giant Monstrous humanoidHumanoid (reptilian)Humanoid (aquatic) Humanoid (dwarf) Humanoid (half-elf)Humanoid (goblinoid) Humanoid (gnoll) Humanoid (gnome) Humanoid (halfling) Humanoid (human) Humanoid (orc) VerminUndeadPlantOutsider (air)Outsider (earth)Outsider (water)Outsider (fire)Outsider (evil)Outsider (chaotic)Outsider (native)Special Mount (Sp): Upon reaching 5th level, a paladin gainsthe service of an unusually intelligent, strong, and loyalsteed to serve her in her crusade against evil (see below).This mount is usually a heavy warhorse (for a Mediumpaladin) or a warpony (for a Small paladin.)Once per day, as a full-round action, a paladin may magicallycall her mount from the celestial realms in which itresides. The mount immediately appears adjacent to thepaladin and remains for 2 hours per paladin level; it maybe dismissed at any time as a free action. The mount isthe same creature each time it is summoned, though thepaladin may release a particular mount from service.Each time the mount is called, it appears in full health,regardless of any damage it may have taken previously.The mount also appears wearing or carrying any gear ithad when it was last dismissed. Calling a mount is a conjuration(calling) effect.Should the paladin's mount die, it immediately disappears,leaving behind any equipment it was carrying. Thepaladin may not summon another mount for thirty daysor until she gains a paladin level, whichever comes first,even if the mount is somehow returned from the dead.During this thirty-day period, the paladin takes a -1penalty on attack and weapon damage rolls.Chill of the Heavens (Su): Beginning at 12th level the paladin may call a heavenly blast of cold once per day. This is equal to a cold of cone cast by a theurgist (or sorcerer depending upon your terminology) of equal level. The paladin gains a new daily use of this power every sixth level.Holy Status (Su): Starting at 15th level, a paladin can call upon the power of both holiness and order to paralyze an evil foe.He can use this holy status attack once a week at 15th level, and he must announce her intent before making her attack roll. Constructs, oozes, plants, undead, incorporeal creatures,and creatures immune to critical hits cannot be affected.Otherwise, if the paladin strikes successfully and the targettakes damage from the blow, the holy status attacksucceeds. Thereafter the paladin can try to paralyze the victimat any later time, as long as the attempt is made within anumber of days equal to his paladin level. To make suchan attempt, the paladin merely wills the target to become stiff and ridged (a free action), and unless the target makes a Fortitude saving throw, the victim is paralyzed. If the savingthrow is successful, the target is no longer in danger from thatparticular holy status attack, but it may still be affected by anotherone at a later time.Holy Status table:Lawful or Neutral Evil-DC 10 + 1/2 the paladin's level + the paladin's Wismodifier.Chaotic Evil or vile Lawful or Neutral Evil DC 10 + 1 per paladin level + the paladin's WismodifierVile Chaotic Evil or Lawful or Neutral Evil with evil brand DC 10 + 2 per paladin level + the paladin's WismodifierChaotic Evil with Evil Brand DC 10 + 3 per paladin level + the paladin's WismodifierCode of Conduct: A paladin must be of Lawful Good alignment and loses all class abilities if she ever willingly commits an evil act.Additionally, a paladin's code requires that she respectlegitimate authority, act with honor (not lying, not cheating,not using poison, and so forth), help those in need(provided they do not use the help for evil or chaoticends), and punish those who harm or threaten innocents.Associates: While she may adventure with characters of anygood or neutral alignment, a paladin will never knowinglyassociate with evil characters, nor will she continuean association with someone who consistently offendsher moral code. A paladin may accept only henchmen,followers, or cohorts who are lawful good.Ex-PaladinsA paladin who ceases to be lawful good, who willfullycommits an evil act or chaotic act, or who grossly violates the code of conductloses all paladin spells and abilities (including the serviceof the paladin's mount, but not weapon, armor, and shieldproficiencies). She may not progress any farther in levels asa paladin. She regains her abilities and advancement potentialif she atones for her violations (see the atonement spelldescription), as appropriate.The Paladin’s MountThe paladin's mount is superior to a normal mount of its kindand has special powers, as described below. The standardmount for a Medium paladin is a heavy warhorse, and thestandard mount for a Small paladin is a warpony. Anotherkind of mount, such as a riding dog (for a halfling paladin) ora Large shark (for a paladin in an aquatic campaign) may beallowed as well.A paladin's mount is treated as a magical beast, not ananimal, for the purpose of all effects that depend on its type(though it retains an animal's HD, base attack bonus, saves,skill points, and feats).Paladin Level HD Bonus Natural Armor Adj.  Str Adj.  Int  Special  5th-7th   +2                 +4                   +1     6 Empathic link, improved evasion, share spells, share saving throws8th-10th   +4                 +6                   +2     7 Improved speed11th-14th +6                 +8                   +3     8 Command creatures of its kind15th-20th +8               +10                   +4     9 Magic resistancePaladin's Mount Basics: Use the base statistics for a creatureof the mount's kind, but make changes to take intoaccount the attributes and characteristics summarized onthe table and described below.Bonus HD: Extra eight-sided (d8) Hit Dice, each of whichgains a Constitution modifier, as normal. Extra Hit Diceimprove the mount's base attack and base save bonuses.A special mount's base attack bonus is equal to that of acleric of a level equal to the mount's HD. A mount hasgood Fortitude and Reflex saves (treat it as a characterwhose level equals the animal's HD). The mount gainsadditional skill points or feats for bonus HD as normalfor advancing a monster's Hit Dice.Natural Armor Adj.: The number on the table is an improvementto the mount's existing natural armor bonus.Str Adj.: Add this figure to the mount's Strength score.Int: The mount's Intelligence score.Empathic Link (Su): The paladin has an empathic link withher mount out to a distance of up to 1 mile. The paladincannot see through the mount's eyes, but they can communicateempathically.Note that even intelligent mounts see the world differentlyfrom humans, so misunderstandings are alwayspossible.Because of this empathic link, the paladin has the sameconnection to an item or place that her mount does, justas with a master and his familiar (see Familiars).Improved Evasion (Ex): When subjected to an attack thatnormally allows a Reflex saving throw for half damage,a mount takes no damage if it makes a successful savingthrow and half damage if the saving throw fails.Share Spells: At the paladin's option, she may have any spell(but not any spell-like ability) she casts on herself alsoaffect her mount.The mount must be within 5 feet at the time of casting toreceive the benefit. If the spell or effect has a durationother than instantaneous, it stops affecting the mount if itmoves farther than 5 feet away and will not affect themount again even if it returns to the paladin before theduration expires. Additionally, the paladin may cast aspell with a target of "You" on her mount (as a touchrange spell) instead of on herself. A paladin and hermount can share spells even if the spells normally do notaffect creatures of the mount's type (magical beast).Share Saving Throws: For each of its saving throws, themount uses its own base save bonus or the paladin's, whicheveris higher. The mount applies its own ability modifiersto saves, and it doesn't share any other bonuses onsaves that the master might have.Improved Speed (Ex): The mount's speed increases by 10 ft.Command (Sp): Once per day per two paladin levels of itsmaster, a mount can use this ability to command otherany normal animal of approximately the same kind asitself (for warhorses and warponies, this category includesdonkeys, mules, and ponies), as long as the targetcreature has fewer Hit Dice than the mount. This abilityfunctions like the command spell, but the mount mustmake a DC 21 Concentration check to succeed if it'sbeing ridden at the time. If the check fails, the abilitydoes not work that time, but it still counts against themount's daily uses. Each target may attempt a Will save(DC 10 + 1/2 paladin's level + paladin's Cha modifier) tonegate the effect.Spell Resistance (Ex): A mount's spell resistance equals itsmaster's paladin level + 5. To affect the mount with aspell, a spellcaster must get a result on a caster levelcheck (1d20 + caster level) that equals or exceeds themount's spell resistance.</blockquote>

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