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#1 ivstin Jul 08, 2015 16:58:51	Gamers at my table have been playtesting a paladin idea without spells. This will probably be the ten millionth "paladin without spells" forum post.   We played with a lot of ideas, including Combat Superiority, but they just didn't lend themselves to the paladin smite mechanic evenly. With the release of Psionics, we thought about including a point pool for smiting, but instead simplified the mechanic to simply have effects at your option (rather like the warlock's invocations, but way simpler and less choosing).  Details are below. Feel free to leave comments, etc. I like paladins with spells as they are... sometimes. ;)   *Note: The Channel Divinity options are pretty potent. We're still working those out.   Enjoy,   Ivstinus Wistun   Paladins without Spells
#2 ivstin Jul 08, 2015 17:04:23	Smite Options So, it doesn't say that you can only make a target suffer one Smite effect, but that is implied in my understanding of D&D mechanics.   Suggestions on how to word that would be great!
#3 BRJN Jul 08, 2015 17:58:37	My Ancients Paladin tended to use only 1 or 2 spells per encounter, so it didn't seem so bad when I would say, "I reach within my influence upon Nature, roundhouse the guy in front of me, and envision brambles all over him."  Mechanically, I've cast Entangling Smite on him.