Paladin Point Buy: Difference between revisions

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The Paladin Point buy is part of the bigger Proficiency System. Please read the Proficiency Page first before reading this one. Paladin Point Buy provides Packs for a Character to become proficient in a Faith-based defensive style of combat, using holy blessings and the powers of the Gods to strike back at enemies who harm allies. Paladin Point Buy thrives with allies, but is generally not good on duelists or lone wolves. As with many other Faith based Proficiencies, Paladin Point Buy has several rules associated with it.

Paladin Point Buy Rules

In order to Point Buy any Packs from Paladin Point Buy, the Character must be a devout Unionist (of any Unionist branch), or a devout Estellon or Estelsoor worshiper.
Paladin Point Buy derives its power from the Gods, so it is very clearly not Magic in nature. Still, in Regalia, non-Unionist God Powers are considered Magic in some way.
Paladin Point Buy is not locked to a Stance, but Abilities there-in have a special mechanic called Critical Strike, which increases Ability potency as the user gets weaker.

Critical Strike Mechanic

Paladin Point Buy has special Abilities that have slightly altered mechanical rules depending on how much health the user has lost. The user must always consider whether to use the Abilities early for their Strategic value or to delay their use for late-stage combat power spiking. The mechanic is described as below:

Divine Defense as an Ability must be active for the Critical Strike Mechanic to apply. Paladin Point Buy Abilities can also be used in conjunction with Constitution, just without Critical Strikes.
Each time a Paladin Point Buy Ability is used, the user must "/dice 1 6" which results in a dice roll between the numbers 1 and 6. By default only rolling 1 means the Ability has Critical Strike.
If an Ability has Critical Strike, its upgraded feature is automatically applied, meaning that a more potent version of the Ability is used instead of the default function as described.
For each HP the user loses, Critical Strike chance increases by 1. This means starting at 6 HP, Critical Strike hits at dice roll 1, 3 HP at dice roll 1-4, and 1 HP guarantees Critical Strike without rolling.

Paladin Point Buy Packs

Divine Defense

This pack allows Paladins to use Faith as their Defense Stat.

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Divine Defense	Stance Technique	Self	Grants the user Divine Defense	N/A

Divine Wrath

This Pack allows the Paladin to turn Dark Magics on their users.

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Divine Wrath	Counter Power	Emote Range	Grants the user Divine Wrath	N/A

Divine Savior

This Pack allows the Paladin to save an ally in need.

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Divine Savior	Buff Power	Emote Range	Grants the user Divine Savior	N/A

Divine Aggro

This Pack allows the Paladin to draw aggression to themselves.

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Divine Aggro	Instant Power	Emote Range	Grants the user Divine Aggro	N/A

Divine Blessing

This Pack allows the Paladin to call upon the Gods for even greater blessings.

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Divine Blessing	Instant Power	Self	Grants the user Divine Blessing	N/A

Divine Aura

This Pack allows the Paladin to reinforce other Paladins.

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Divine Aura	Passive Power	Emote Range	Grants the user Divine Aura	N/A

Divine Smite

This Pack allows the Paladin to reinforce other Paladins.

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Divine Smite	Instant Power	Emote Range	Grants the user Divine Smite	N/A

Exorcism

This Pack allows the Paladin to exorcise the Afflicted and gain protection against them.

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Exorcism	Counter Power	Emote Range	Grants the user Exorcism	N/A

Divine Synergy

This Pack allows the Paladin to utilize abilities from Tanking Point Buy

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Divine Synergy	Passive Power	Self	Grants the user Divine Synergy	N/A

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-| Grants the user {{#simple-tooltip: Divine Synergy | To utilize otherwise unusable point buy packs in a stance, use this ability to grant access to Tanking Point Buy packs the user has purchased. When using Divine Defense, the user can use abilities from Tank Point Buy as if they had Tank Stance active, but they do not gain any of the passive benefits or restrictions from Tank Stance. Additionally, they cannot use Melee Weapon Point Buy Abilities while in Divine Defense. Divine Synergy can only be used when Divine Defense is active, but has no cooldown. }}
+| Grants the user {{#simple-tooltip: Divine Synergy | To utilize otherwise unusable point buy packs in a stance, use this ability to grant access to Tanking Point Buy packs the user has purchased. When using Divine Defense, the user can use abilities from Tank Point Buy as if they had Tank Stance active, but they do not gain any of the passive benefits or restrictions from Tank Stance, but still requires a shield. Additionally, they cannot use Melee Weapon Point Buy Abilities while in Divine Defense. Divine Synergy can only be used when Divine Defense is active, but has no cooldown. }}
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