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{{3.5e Alternate Class Feature|name=Zealous Crusader|summary==Zeal=== [[Summary::Your hatred for Instead of relying on smiting evil, you bring righteous fury as you arms in the battle against the heathens and infidel pushes you into a powerful and overwhelming zealforces of evil.]]|prereq='''Class:''' [[Class::Paladin]] and [[Publication:Unearthed Arcana/Paladin Variants - Freedom, Slaughter, and Tyranny|class=Paladin Variants]], may also work with the [[Publication:Unearthed Arcana/Prestige Paladin|Prestige Paladin]]level=1st-20th '''Level:''' |replaces=Smite Evil (1st '''Replaces:''' If you select this class feature), Spellcasting, you lose the ''Detect Smite Evil'' (10th) and Smite Evil class abilities. Additionally, sacrificing your ''Special Mount'' class ability at level 5 allows you to improve your Zeal ability.(20th) '''Benefit:''' |benefit=You gain [[#Zeal|Zeal]] '''{{Anchor|Zeal}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' This ability works exactly like a barbarianBarbarian's Rage ability. The paladin gains new Zeal per day as a Barbarian of 2 level lower gains Rage (1 at 1st level, 2 at 6th you gain additional uses of rage as if you were a barbarian of your paladin level, 3 at 10th . At 11th level, and so on). He also gains Greater Zeal and Tireless Zeal (The equivalents of you gain Greater Rage and Tireless Rage) at 13th 20th level and 19th level, respectively. '''Additionally:''' If the Paladin chooses to sacrifice his ''Special Mount'' ability at 5th, he is able to use Int-, Wis- and Cha-based skills and checks, to concentrate, and may even use spells while in a Zeal. However, he suffers a penalty of -4 to any Int-, Wis-, and Cha-based skills and checks and to concentration attempts and suffers a -2 penalty to Caster Level when casting spells (though this does not affect his daily spells and spells prepared). '''Special:''' Should a Paladin break his Code of Conduct and fall from grace, this ability is not suppressed like his other class abilities. In addition, [[SRD:Blackguard|Blackguard]] levels also count and stack with Paladin levels to determine the character's Zeal ability, including number of times per day, and when he gains Greater Zeal and Tireless Zeal. The Blackguard's Fiendish Servant class ability can also be sacrificed to you gain the additional benefits provided to a Paladin that sacrificed his ''Special Mount'' abilityMighty Rage.}}