Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 1584462" data-attributes="member: 5834">reI don't think Divine Might is necessary to make a Paladin powerful. A Paladin is in no way subpar to the other melee classes, a little less versatile in combat, but great abilities for adventuring.What benefits does a fighter get?FeatsGood BABVery reliant on equipment.What benefits does a Paladin get?Immunity to Fear (Huge advantage.)Smite evilExcellent save bonuses dependent on Charisma.Self healing.Ability to remove diseaseDetect Evil at will. Nice for ferreting out the bad guys.Very nice spells that allow them to align their weapon to good (Bless Weapon very good for D&D 3.5), do extra damage (Divine Sacrifice or Divine Favor), boost their attack bonus (Bless), cure themselves, gain energy resistance, ward themselves against death magic or negative energy effects, full heal their mount, and other nifty little things.Access to wands, scrolls and staves that cast spells from their spell list. Wand of Divine Favor or Wand of Cure Light or Moderate Wounds is great for downtime healing.Access to a mount. The mount can be quite strong if your DM allows a mount other than a horse. My Paladin rides a half-dragon Direlion. He is very tough and helps out alot though I had to wait till 12th level to receive such a mount.Paladins are very strong. The strongest of the melee classes bar none. A non-evil fighter might beat a Paladin in a one-on-one duel, but a Paladin is better equipped to survive an adventuring career or a duel with a caster.</blockquote>

Verification