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1. #PATHFINDER PALADIN OATH OF LOYALTY FOR FREE#
2. #PATHFINDER PALADIN OATH OF LOYALTY FULL#
3. #PATHFINDER PALADIN OATH OF LOYALTY PLUS#
4. #PATHFINDER PALADIN OATH OF LOYALTY FREE#

And I'd never bother having a dedicated archer drop his bow, especially as a self-healing machine tank of a pally. In the worst case he can always draw his bow, call smite, and shoot that flying monster but then having Precise won't do any good. He just doesn't have the tools to do both. This all applies even moreso to the already-feat-starved paladin. So you're much better off just staying with the specialty. Life has changed now the bowshooters will optimize with clustershot, and there are tons of tricks for two-handers (finishing cleave and furious focus etc). So take a bowshooter, throw in power attack and QuickDraw, and bam! Switch hitter.

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With bow you would run out quickly (thanks to the free extra feats). Not certain if I would consider a switch hitter optimal for a Pally, or really anyone anymore.įirst, switch hitting used to be a good ranger option because not a lot of options were available.

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Later you can ride/shoot full attack while it moves at 0 penalty (as long.as it only moves its speed. It's a walking flank and is a good combatant early. I'd also still strongly consider the mount. If human or if you don't think you have enough smites then take deadly aim earlier, but I'd rather the extra arrow+smite damage and no attack penalty. Pally's get a decent number of smites early but with Oath of Vengeance you can get more.

#PATHFINDER PALADIN OATH OF LOYALTY FOR FREE#

Now, There IS an archetype that gets Precise Shot for free but it takes away Aura of Justice. Even with the penalty for using both, get Divine Power/Smite up and the damage payoff is Huge, coupled with a save or do nothing effect on a bad dude. Now Power Attack and Dazing Assault are awesome. You can fight 2handed but still get the shield's AC, when it's not your turn via Quickdraw trick.Ĥ- Of the best non Pally spells off of the Bard, Inquisitor or cleric lists. *Note- IF you took Human, then Quickdraw was your Racial Feat, bump the other feats forward and get Deadly Aim hereġ7- Extra LoH or Deadly Aim if not Human.

So what about a Switchitter Pally?ģ-Quickdraw (for exploiting quickdraw light shields)ĩ- Rapid Shot (if taken Oath of Vengence or Pally ring of smitey awesome) Looks like I will be in, when Ill manage to buy a +5 shield or something like that :P Get off shield, full attack with my 2h, get on shield again, all for the price of Quick Draw. Quickstrike shields or whatever they are called are great now that Animated ability is trash. A shame, Id have loved a large steel shield or something like that. So I could take the rod in the offhand while I was casting with somatic components. Sometimes game mechanism should be TRUMPED by plain common sense.Īh well leave it to the DMs to decide case by case.Īs my cleric I was using a "mace" which was actually a Quicken rod and a buckler in my offhand.

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Plus indeed the iconic paladin picture shows Selah wielding a Sword and shield in heavy gauntleted hands. That might be cause for someone with a readied action to strike.but I really don't see that provoking an AoO. Of course in the swift action period of time you are not getting your shield bonus. Releasing the hand does not drop the shield. save perhaps a buckler that are not secure to two places on the arm.forearm and hand. whose sword IS her/his Holy symbol?Ī case could be made that with a swift action you can 'release hold' of a shield with your hand and touch someone without dropping the shield entirely. like a torch or some such even holding onto the strap of your shield. Armor does not hinder a priest casting a healing spell with mace and shield does it or healing someone in armor? A shield in hand does not replace your hand you can still use that hand to hold something light. Now if the Lay On Hands ability mentioned that flesh to flesh contact would be necessary most paladins would be hard pressed to use it on anyone save to touch their face or something like that. None of which keeps me from laying my hand upon my chest with a simple gesture. One that is a long sling to hang it over my back/shoulder if need be or just drop so it hangs at my side and the other two secure it to my arm in use. I own a set of double-ring chain-mail that is a hauberk and about 50 to 75 pounds as well as a Large Round shield.