This document provides an overview of the Paladin of Retribution class, including class features, skills, abilities, and spells. Key points:
- The Paladin of Retribution serves as Heaven's agent of retribution against aberrations and chaos.
- Class abilities include detecting and smiting chaos, healing or damaging with lay on hands, turning aberrations, and gaining divine spellcasting.
- They gain additional abilities like immunity to disease, fear aura, and the ability to summon a special mount to aid in their crusade against chaos.
- Spellcasting progresses from 1st level spells at 4th level up to 3rd level spells at higher levels, drawn from the Paladin of
This document provides an overview of the Paladin of Retribution class, including class features, skills, abilities, and spells. Key points:
- The Paladin of Retribution serves as Heaven's agent of retribution against aberrations and chaos.
- Class abilities include detecting and smiting chaos, healing or damaging with lay on hands, turning aberrations, and gaining divine spellcasting.
- They gain additional abilities like immunity to disease, fear aura, and the ability to summon a special mount to aid in their crusade against chaos.
- Spellcasting progresses from 1st level spells at 4th level up to 3rd level spells at higher levels, drawn from the Paladin of
This document provides an overview of the Paladin of Retribution class, including class features, skills, abilities, and spells. Key points:
- The Paladin of Retribution serves as Heaven's agent of retribution against aberrations and chaos.
- Class abilities include detecting and smiting chaos, healing or damaging with lay on hands, turning aberrations, and gaining divine spellcasting.
- They gain additional abilities like immunity to disease, fear aura, and the ability to summon a special mount to aid in their crusade against chaos.
- Spellcasting progresses from 1st level spells at 4th level up to 3rd level spells at higher levels, drawn from the Paladin of
This document provides an overview of the Paladin of Retribution class, including class features, skills, abilities, and spells. Key points:
- The Paladin of Retribution serves as Heaven's agent of retribution against aberrations and chaos.
- Class abilities include detecting and smiting chaos, healing or damaging with lay on hands, turning aberrations, and gaining divine spellcasting.
- They gain additional abilities like immunity to disease, fear aura, and the ability to summon a special mount to aid in their crusade against chaos.
- Spellcasting progresses from 1st level spells at 4th level up to 3rd level spells at higher levels, drawn from the Paladin of
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Paladin of Retribution
The Faithful exist to serve as Heaven's Righteous Wrath, and clemency can never be asked or given where Aberrations are concerned. Retribution is both your duty and your purpose.
Alignment Any lawful.
Hit Die d10.
Class Skills The 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 and royalty) (Int), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), and Sense Motive (Wis).
Class Features All of the following are class features of the paladin.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency
Paladins are proficient with all simple and martial weapons, with all types of armor (heavy, medium, and light), and with shields (except tower shields).
Aura of Law (Ex)
The power of a paladin’s aura of Law (see the detect good spell) is equal to her Paladin of Retribution level.
Detect Chaos (Sp)
At will, a Paladin of Retribution can use detect Chaos, as the spell.
Smite Chaos (Su)
Once per day, a Paladin of Retribution may attempt to smite Chaos with one normal melee attack. they adds her Charisma bonus (if any) to her attack roll and deals 1 extra point of damage per Paladin of Retribution level. If the Paladin of Retribution accidentally smites a creature that is not Chaos, the smite has no effect, but the ability is still used up for that day. At 5th level, and at every five levels thereafter, the Paladin of Retribution may smite Chaos one additional time per day, as indicated on Table: The Paladin, to a maximum of five times per day at 20th level.
Divine Grace (Su)
At 2nd level, a Paladin of Retribution gains a bonus equal to her Charisma bonus (if any) on all saving throws.
Lay on Hands (Su)
Beginning at 2nd level, a Paladin of Retribution with a Charisma score of 12 or higher can heal wounds (her own or those of others) by touch. Each day they can heal a total number of hit points of damage equal to her Paladin of Retribution level × her Charisma bonus. A Paladin of Retribution may choose to divide her healing among multiple recipients, and they doesn’t have to use it all at once. Using lay on hands is a standard action. Alternatively, a Paladin of Retribution can use any or all of this healing power to deal damage to Aberrations creatures. Using lay on hands in this way requires a successful melee touch attack and doesn’t provoke an attack of opportunity. The Paladin of Retribution decides how many of her daily allotment of points to use as damage after successfully touching an Aberrations creature.
Aura of Courage (Su)
Beginning at 3rd level, a Paladin of Retribution is immune to fear (magical or otherwise). Each ally within 10 feet of her gains a +4 morale bonus on saving throws against fear effects. This ability functions while the Paladin of Retribution is conscious, but not if they is unconscious or dead.
Divine Health (Ex)
At 3rd level, a Paladin of Retribution gains immunity to all diseases, including supernatural and magical diseases.
Turn Aberrations (Su)
When a Paladin of Retribution reaches 4th level, they gains the supernatural ability to turn Aberrations using the same rules as a cleric's Turn Undead ability. they may use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + her Charisma modifier. they turns Aberrations as a cleric of three levels lower would.
Spells Beginning at 4th level, a Paladin of Retribution gains the ability to cast a small number of divine spells, which are drawn from the Paladin of Retribution spell list. A Paladin of Retribution must choose and prepare her spells in advance. To prepare or cast a spell, a Paladin of Retribution must have a Wisdom score equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a paladin’s spell is 10 + the spell level + the paladin’s Wisdom modifier. Like other spellcasters, a Paladin of Retribution can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. Her base daily spell allotment is given on Table: The Paladin. In addition, they receives bonus spells per day if they has a high Wisdom score. When Table: The Paladin indicates that the Paladin of Retribution gets 0 spells per day of a given spell level, they gains only the bonus spells they would be entitled to based on her Wisdom score for that spell level The Paladin of Retribution does not have access to any domain spells or granted powers, as a cleric does. A Paladin of Retribution prepares and casts spells the way a cleric does, though they cannot lose a prepared spell to spontaneously cast a cure spell in its place. A Paladin of Retribution may prepare and cast any spell on the Paladin of Retribution spell list, provided that they can cast spells of that level, but they must choose which spells to prepare during her daily meditation. Through 3rd level, a Paladin of Retribution has no caster level. At 4th level and higher, her caster level is one-half her Paladin of Retribution level. Spells by level 1- Bless Weapon, Bless, Inflict light wounds, Detect Weaponry, Detect Aberrations, Divine Favor, Second Wind, Magic weapon, Protection from Chaos, Read Magic, Resistance, Golden Barding, Soul of order, Exorcism, Lionheart 2- Bull's Strength, Crown of smiting, Eagle's splendor, Owl's wisdom, Remove paralysis, Turn Anathema, Shield other, Zeal, Zone of truth 3-Inflict Moderate Wounds, fell the greatest foe, discern lies, dispel magic, heal mount, magic circle against chaos, War Mount, magic weapon (greater), find the gap, Smite Heretic, Remove curse 4- break enchantment, inflict serious wounds, death ward, dispel chaos, Valiant spirit, holy sword, mark of justice, Visage of the diety (lesser), Weapon of the diety (+1 Bane (outsiders, chaotic) Spear)
Special Mount (Sp)
Upon reaching 5th level, a Paladin of Retribution gains the service of an unusually intelligent, strong, and loyal steed to serve her in her crusade against Chaos. This mount is usually a heavy warhorse (for a Medium paladin) or a warpony (for a Small paladin). Once per day, as a full-round action, a Paladin of Retribution may magically call her mount from the celestial realms in which it resides. This ability is the equivalent of a spell of a level equal to one-third the paladin’s level. The mount immediately appears adjacent to the Paladin of Retribution and remains for 2 hours per Paladin of Retribution level; it may be dismissed at any time as a free action. The mount is the same creature each time it is summoned, though the Paladin of Retribution 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 it had 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. The Paladin of Retribution may not summon another mount for thirty days or until they gains a Paladin of Retribution level, whichever comes first, even if the mount is somehow returned from the dead. During this thirty-day period, the Paladin of Retribution takes a -1 penalty on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Remove Disease (Sp)
At 6th level, a Paladin of Retribution can produce a remove disease effect, as the spell, once per week. they can use this ability one additional time per week for every three levels after 6th (twice per week at 9th, three times at 12th, and so forth).
Code of Conduct A Paladin of Retribution must be of Lawful Alignment and loses all class abilities if they ever willingly commits a Chaotic act. Additionally, a paladin’s code requires that they never Aid an Aberration or agent of chaos, murder innocents, allow a major crime or sin to go unpunished, commit blasphemous or heretical acts, cause harm to a pious or virtuous person, commit theft, robbery, willful vandalism, or act out of pride, avarice, gluttony, or some other sinful impulse. Paladins of Retribution must never fail to punish corruption or sin, nor may they neglect an opportunity to exact vengeance against the agents of chaos.
Associates While they may adventure with characters of any Lawful or neutral alignment, a Paladin of Retribution will never knowingly associate with Chaotic characters, nor will they continue an association with someone who consistently offends her moral code. A Paladin of Retribution may accept only henchmen, followers, or cohorts who are lawful.
Ex-Paladins A Paladin of Retribution who ceases to be Lawful, who willfully commits a Chaotic act, or who grossly violates the code of conduct loses all Paladin of Retribution spells and abilities (including the service of the paladin’s mount, but not weapon, armor, and shield proficiencies). they may not progress any farther in levels as a paladin. they regains her abilities and advancement potential if they atones for her violations (see the atonement spell description), as appropriate. Like a member of any other class, a Paladin of Retribution may be a multiclass character, but multiclass paladins face a special restriction. A Paladin of Retribution who gains a level in any class other than Paladin of Retribution may never again raise her Paladin of Retribution level, though they retains all her Paladin of Retribution abilities.
The Paladin’s Mount
The paladin’s mount is superior to a normal mount of its kind and has special powers, as described below. The standard mount for a Medium Paladin of Retribution is a heavy warhorse, and the standard mount for a Small Paladin of Retribution is a warpony. Another kind of mount, such as a riding dog (for a halfling paladin) or a Large shark (for a Paladin of Retribution in an aquatic campaign) may be allowed as well. A paladin’s mount is treated as a magical beast, not an animal, 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 of Bonus Natural Armor Str Retribution Int Special HD Adj. Adj. Level Empathic link, improved evasion, share 5th-7th +2 +4 +1 6 spells, share saving throws 8th-10th +4 +6 +2 7 Improved speed 11th-14th +6 +8 +3 8 Command creatures of its kind 15th-20th +8 +10 +4 9 Spell resistance
Paladin’s Mount Basics
Use the base statistics for a creature of the mount’s kind, but make changes to take into account the attributes and characteristics summarized on the table and described below.
Bonus HD
Extra eight-sided (d8) Hit Dice, each of which gains a Constitution modifier, as normal. Extra Hit Dice improve the mount’s base attack and base save bonuses. A special mount’s base attack bonus is equal to that of a cleric of a level equal to the mount’s HD. A mount has Law Fortitude and Reflex saves (treat it as a character whose level equals the animal’s HD). The mount gains additional skill points or feats for bonus HD as normal for advancing a monster’s Hit Dice. Natural Armor Adj.
The number on the table is an improvement to 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 of Retribution has an empathic link with her mount out to a distance of up to 1 mile. The Paladin of Retribution cannot see through the mount’s eyes, but they can communicate empathically. Note that even intelligent mounts see the world differently from humans, so misunderstandings are always possible. Because of this empathic link, the Paladin of Retribution has the same connection to an item or place that her mount does, just as with a master and his familiar.
Improved Evasion (Ex)
When subjected to an attack that normally allows a Reflex saving throw for half damage, a mount takes no damage if it makes a successful saving throw and half damage if the saving throw fails.
Share Spells
At the paladin’s option, they may have any spell (but not any spell-like ability) they cast on Themself also affect her mount. The mount must be within 5 feet at the time of casting to receive the benefit. If the spell or effect has a duration other than instantaneous, it stops affecting the mount if it moves farther than 5 feet away and will not affect the mount again even if it returns to the Paladin of Retribution before the duration expires. Additionally, the Paladin of Retribution may cast a spell with a target of "You" on her mount (as a touch range spell) instead of on Themself. A Paladin of Retribution and her mount can share spells even if the spells normally do not affect creatures of the mount’s type (magical beast).
Share Saving Throws
For each of its saving throws, the mount uses its own base save bonus or the paladin’s, whichever is higher. The mount applies its own ability modifiers to saves, and it doesn’t share any other bonuses on saves that the master might have.
Improved Speed (Ex)
The mount’s speed increases by 10 feet.
Command (Sp)
Once per day per two Paladin of Retribution levels of its master, a mount can use this ability to command other any normal animal of approximately the same kind as itself (for warhorses and warponies, this category includes donkeys, mules, and ponies), as long as the target creature has fewer Hit Dice than the mount. This ability functions like the command spell, but the mount must make a DC 21 Concentration check to succeed if it’s being ridden at the time. If the check fails, the ability does not work that time, but it still counts against the mount’s daily uses. Each target may attempt a Will save (DC 10 + ½ paladin’s level + paladin’s Cha modifier) to negate the effect.
Spell Resistance (Ex)
A mount’s spell resistance equals its master’s Paladin of Retribution level + 5. To affect the mount with a spell, a spellcaster must get a result on a caster level check (1d20 + caster level) that equals or exceeds the mount’s spell resistance.
