Righteous Bow (3.5e Alternate Class Feature)
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Righteous Bow
A rare breed of Paladin prefer fighting using ranged weapons, usually forsaking the glory of a shining plate of armor and longsword in hand. Instead they prefer fighting with lighter armor with some kind of ranged weapon, using rudimentary melee weapon as backup. Unlike the name, a Righteous Bow need not to fight with a bow.
Class: Paladin or Pathfinder Paladin
Level: 1st-20th
Replaces: A Righteous Bow do not gain proficiency with all martial melee weapons, heavy armor and heavy shields. The SRD Paladin lose their Special Mount while the Pathfinder Paladin lose Divine Bond and Aura of Resolve.
Benefit: A Righteous Bow is proficient with all martial ranged weapon and a single exotic ranged weapon or martial melee weapon, she also receive the following class features:
Ranged Smite (Su): A Righteous Bow may use Smite Evil with ranged attack as well as melee attack. This only apply to the SRD Paladin.
Bonus Feats A 2nd level Righteous Bow receive Point Blank Shot or Precise Shot as a bonus feat, at 6th level she gain the other. If you already possess one of both, you may instead select Improved Precise Shot or Rapid Shot.
Righteous Presence (Ex): A Righteous Bow fight at range and thus aura tend not to reach their allies. At 3rd level the Righteous Bow can imprint one ally per point of Charisma bonus she has, that creature gain all benefits of paladin's auras as long as it keep line of sight to the Righteous Bow and 5 round thereafter. Imprinting an ally require ten minute of meditation and prayer and is permanent, until the Righteous Bow withdraw it as a free action.
Arrows of Light (Su): As a free action, a 5th level Righteous Bow can create a piece of ammunition made of light and fire it with her next attack. This special ammunition is always under the effect of greater magic weapon has the Holy (which stack with any holy enhancement on the weapon) and Ghost Touch enhancement and deal purely magical damage. She may create one of those arrow per day per paladin level she possess. If not fired within 1 minute the arrow of light vanish, it special quality stack with the bow as normal.
Aura of Righteous Aim (Su): At 8th level the Righteous Bow grant all allies within 10 feet of her the benefit of her Precise Shot feat as well as a +2 sacred bonus to attack and damage on any creature she has successfully used smite evil on within the day.
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| Author | Leziad + |
| Class | Paladin or Pathfinder Paladin + |
| Identifier | 3.5e Alternate Class Feature + |
| Rating | Undiscussed + |
| Summary | A rare breed of Paladin prefer fighting us … A rare breed of Paladin prefer fighting using ranged weapons, usually forsaking the glory of a shining plate of armor and longsword in hand. Instead they prefer fighting with lighter armor with some kind of ranged weapon, using rudimentary melee weapon as backup. Unlike the name, a Righteous Bow need not to fight with a bow. ighteous Bow need not to fight with a bow. + |
| Title | Righteous Bow + |
