Arch Paladin (3.5e Class)

Arch Paladin

Many people strive to do good and a few of them become paladins. Yet fewer still advance far enough in their deity's favor to become an arch-paladin. These are the chosen few of a deity who wield tremendous divine powers wherever they go. Arch paladins are knights among knights, paragons among paragons, and the worst nightmare of evil creatures.

Making a Arch Paladin

Min. Ability Scores: STR 12, DEX 12, CON 14, INT 15, WIS 16, CHA 18

Alignment: Lawful Good

Creature Template: Saint

Deity: Any good

Personality: A potential arch-paladin's personality must exhibit the following qualities in a healthy and sensible balance:

• Chastity
• Temperance
• Charity
• Diligence
• Patience
• Kindness
• Humility

Class Levels: Paladin 20

Number per Deity: No more than 12.

Starting Age: Complex

Starting Gold: 10d4 gp.

Table: The Arch Paladin

Hit Die: d12

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Special	Spells per Day
		Fort	Ref	Will		0	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	7^th	8^th	9^th
1st	+1	+2	+2	+2	Disrupt Evil, Aura of Divinity, Immunity to Evil, Divine Senses, Sanctified Arms and Armor, Sin Absolution	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2nd	+2	+3	+3	+3	Minor Banishment	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
3rd	+3	+3	+3	+3	Minor Locate Evil, Summon Holy Ally 1/day	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4th	+4	+4	+4	+4	Minor Remote Smiting	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5th	+5	+4	+4	+4	Fiend Bane, Lesser	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
6th	+6/+1	+5	+5	+5	Lesser Banishment, Summon Holy Ally 2/day	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
7th	+7/+2	+5	+5	+5	Lesser Locate Evil	4	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
8th	+8/+3	+6	+6	+6	Lesser Remote Smiting	4	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
9th	+9/+4	+6	+6	+6	Lesser Immortality, Summon Holy Ally 3/day	4	4	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
10th	+10/+5	+7	+7	+7	Fiend Bane, Banishment	4	4	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—
11th	+11/+6/+1	+7	+7	+7	Locate Evil	5	4	4	3	2	1	—	—	—	—
12th	+12/+7/+2	+8	+8	+8	Remote Smiting, Summon Holy Ally 4/day	5	4	4	3	3	2	—	—	—	—
13th	+13/+8/+3	+8	+8	+8	Immortality	5	5	4	4	3	2	1	—	—	—
14th	+14/+9/+4	+9	+9	+9	Greater Banishment	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	—	—	—
15th	+15/+10/+5	+9	+9	+9	Fiend Bane, Greater, Greater Locate Evil, Summon Holy Ally 5/day	5	5	5	4	4	3	2	1	—	—
16th	+16/+11/+6/+1	+10	+10	+10	Greater Remote Smiting	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	—	—
17th	+17/+12/+7/+2	+10	+10	+10	Greater Immortality	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	2	1	—
18th	+18/+13/+8/+3	+11	+11	+11	Supreme Banishment, Summon Holy Ally 6/day	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	—
19th	+19/+14/+9/+4	+11	+11	+11	Supreme Locate Evil	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	2	1
20th	+20/+15/+10/+5	+12	+12	+12	Supreme Remote Smiting, Divine Judgement, Spiritual Perfection	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2
Class Skills (4 + Int modifier per level, ×4 at 1st level) <-class skills (and key abilities)->.

Class Features

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Weapon and Armor Proficiency: <-description of class weapon & armor proficiencies->.

Spells: A arch paladin casts divine spells, which are drawn from both the cleric spell list and from the paladin spell list. However, his alignment may restrict him from casting certain spells opposed to his moral or ethical beliefs; see Chaotic, Evil, Good, and Lawful Spells, below. An arch-paladin must choose and prepare his spells in advance (see below).

To prepare or cast a spell, an arch paladin must have a wisdom score equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against an arch paladin’s spell is 10 + the spell level + the arch paladin’s wisdom modifier.

Like other spellcasters, an arch paladin can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. His base daily spell allotment is given on Table: The Arch Paladin. In addition, he receives bonus spells per day if he has a high wisdom score.

Arch paladins meditate or pray for their spells. Each arch paladin must choose a time at which he must spend 1 hour each day in quiet contemplation or supplication to regain his daily allotment of spells. Time spent resting has no effect on whether an arch paladin can prepare spells. An arch paladin may prepare and cast any spell on either the cleric spell list or from the paladin spell list, provided that he can cast spells of that level, but he must choose which spells to prepare during his daily meditation. Spells from the paladin spell list are treated as the same spell level for casting purposes.

Chaotic, Evil, Good, and Lawful Spells: An arch paladin can’t cast spells of an alignment opposed to his own or his deity’s. Spells associated with particular alignments are indicated by the chaos, evil, good, and law descriptors in their spell descriptions.

Immunity to Evil (Ex): An arch paladin is immune to all damage and harmful effects caused by a creature of evil alignment.

Divine Senses (Su): An arch paladin can sense the presence of good or evil within 60 feet of their location. Additionally they can pinpoint a creature with thoughts or feelings within 60 feet of their location as well as sense what the content of the thoughts and feelings are.

Aura of Divinity (Su): The power of an arch paladin's aura of divinity is equal to their total class levels. The benefits of the aura depend on the number of arch paladin levels the character has, see Table:Aura of Divinity for more.

Table: Aura of Divinity

Arch Paladin Levels:	Radius:	Ally Benefits:	Enemy Penalties:
1 - 5	15 ft.	+2 to all saving throws +2 to all skill checks +2 deflection bonus to AC +2 to attack rolls Heal 1 HP per turn. Resistance to acid, fire, electricity, sonic, and cold 5.	-2 to all saving throws -2 to all skill checks -2 penalty to AC -2 to attack rolls Lose 1 HP per turn. If of evil alignment: Take 2d6 holy damage per turn.
6 - 10	30 ft.	+4 to all saving throws +4 to all skill checks +4 deflection bonus to AC +4 to attack rolls Heal 2 HP per turn. Resistance to acid, fire, electricity, sonic, and cold 10.	-4 to all saving throws -4 to all skill checks -4 penalty to AC -4 to attack rolls Lose 2 HP per turn. If of evil alignment: Take 3d6 holy damage per turn.
11 - 15	45 ft.	+6 to all saving throws +6 to all skill checks +6 deflection bonus to AC +6 to attack rolls Heal 3 HP per turn. Resistance to acid, fire, electricity, sonic, and cold 15.	-6 to all saving throws -6 to all skill checks -6 penalty to AC -6 to attack rolls Lose 3 HP per turn. If of evil alignment: Take 4d6 holy damage per turn.
16 - 20	60 ft.	+8 to all saving throws +8 to all skill checks +8 deflection bonus to AC +8 to attack rolls Heal 4 HP per turn. Resistance to acid, fire, electricity, sonic, and cold 20.	-8 to all saving throws -8 to all skill checks -8 penalty to AC -8 to attack rolls Lose 4 HP per turn. If of evil alignment: Take 5d6 holy damage per turn.

Disrupt Evil (Su): An arch paladin has the power to affect evil creatures by channeling the power of his faith through his holy symbol. An arch paladin can damage or destroy evil creatures. An arch paladin may attempt to disrupt evil a number of times per day equal to 3 + his Charisma modifier. An arch paladin with 5 or more ranks in Knowledge (religion) gets a +2 bonus on destruction checks against evil.

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