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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Grayhawk" data-source="post: 1799587" data-attributes="member: 11288">Thanks for your kind reply.The reason for it being as high as it is (15 points), is to keep it somewhat in check. By the RAW the Paladin doesn't get Remove Disease until 6th level, and then only once per week.While I don't mind him getting it a level early* and giving him the ability to use it daily, I feel that a 10 point cost is too low. Were it only 10 points, a Paladin with a Cha of 18 would be able to remove Disease twice per day when he first gets it, at 5th level.(*3.0 gave the Paladin Remove Disease at 3rd level; in 2e and 1e you had the ability from the 1st level.)Now, here comes the point where I would have continued defending the 15 point cost - 'If the cost was only 10 points, a 20th level Paladin with a Cha of 20 would be able to Remove Disease 10 times a day!', but going through the numbers I realise that my 15 point cost allows him to do it 6 times a day, so the difference hardly matters at those levels.Also, if the cost was just the 10 points, a Paladin only needs a Cha of 14 at 5th level to be able to use the ability when he gets it, which might be more fair, depending on how ability scores are generated.Bottom line: 10 points may just be the right amount.Thanks for your input!There's one thing though, that crossed my mind: In 1e and 2e you couldn't become a Paladin unless you had a minimum Cha of 17. When figuring out point costs for something like Remove Disease based on Lay on Hands healing, should you require a high score - to imitate earlier editions - or is it better to let the entry level be lower, while still rewarding higher stats? Would a Cha 14 Paladin be 'special' or blessed enough to gain the ability at it's earliest level?I realise that there's no 'right' answer to this question, and people will have different opinions based on how they perceive a Paladin, but I would like to hear where you guys stand on the issue.</blockquote>

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