Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Von_Bek 12-16-07, 06:18 PM	My paladin will soon be 4th level. In the Champions of Valor book there is a character option for the Vigilant Eye of Helm. The 4th level option is to get the Awesome Blow feat (no need to meet the prerequisites) in exchange for giving up the ability to turn undead. The book states "As a standard action she can spend a daily smite evil attempt and strike an evil creature as if she had the Awesome Blow feat. Note that the paladin doesn't also gain the normal benefit of smite evil". Perfectly understand the wording. My paladin currently has Improved Smiting from the Complete Divine which grants her an extra d6 of damage "...whenever you make a smite attack...". Question: if she takes the 4th level option and uses up a smite to trigger the Awesome Blow feat, is she still able to use her Improved Smiting when calculating damage? (assuming of course her foe is evil). Because the Champion book reads "...spend a daily smite evil attempt..." I'm thinking the Improved Smiting doesn't come into play because she is not actually smiting evil, rather she is giving up one of her uses of smite in exchange for the awesome blow. Yes? No?
BugHunter 12-17-07, 12:00 AM	I would have to say no to the extra damage for improved smiting since you are using a smite evil use to power the awesome blow. You would only get the extra damage from improved smiting when you smiting evil.
Kyuketsukiouji 12-17-07, 11:38 AM	You are indeed correct that you would not get the bonus damage from Improved Smiting.
Von_Bek 12-17-07, 12:14 PM	This is one occassion I wish I wasn't right! Thanks for the replies guys.