Defense of the Faithful (1608)

Defense of the Faithful (1608) Mnemonic [FAITHDEF] Base Duration 1200 sec Added Duration 60 sec per Paladin Base rank Span Stackable Utility Magic - Skill Enhancement   Subtype Enhancement  Skill Enhancement Armor Use  Availability Self-cast

Paladin Base Spells Mantle of Faith (1601) Defensive Pious Trial (1602) Attack Templar's Verdict (1603) Attack Consecrate (1604) Utility Arm of the Arkati (1605) Offensive Dauntless (1606) Offensive Rejuvenation (1607) Utility Defense of the Faithful (1608) Utility Divine Shield (1609) Defensive Higher Vision (1610) Defensive Patron's Blessing (1611) Defensive Faith's Clarity (1612) Utility Aid the Fallen (1613) Utility Aura of the Arkati (1614) Attack Repentance (1615) Attack Vigor (1616) Utility Zealot (1617) Offensive Fervor (1618) Offensive Faith Shield (1619) Defensive Battle Standard (1620) Utility Holy Weapon (1625) Offensive Judgment (1630) Attack Divine Intervention (1635) Utility Divine Word (1640) Utility Divine Incarnation (1650) Utility

Defense of the Faithful bolsters weaknesses in the paladin's armor, granting +20 enhancive ranks of Armor Use.

Recasting this also grants a 60 second Beacon of Courage effect that will redirect attacks made on the paladin's party members to the paladin. Any creature attacking a party member while this effect is active will be subject to hidden warding rolls and failing will redirect attacks for as long as the Beacon of Courage effect lasts. The effect also allows the Paladin to ignore Force on Force mechanics for at least one additional target, the number of targets increasing based on Spiritual Lore, Blessings.

Lore Benefits

Spiritual Lore, Blessings nullifies an additional target's Force on Force effect for every seed 10 summation ranks while under the ```Beacon of Courage``` effect.

Spiritual Lore, Blessings ranks 0 10 21 33 46 60 75 91 Force on Force increase 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Spiritual Lore, Blessings ranks 108 126 145 165 186 208 231 Force on Force increase 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Tactical Considerations

The Beacon of Coruage effect serves as a passive taunt to protect all other characters in the area. A paladin's friends might be incapacitated or otherwise likely to suffer serious damage from further attacks, which this spell can prevent.

It should work on bandits, grimswarm, and for the most part, any other creature. There may be some edge cases where it doesn't work on certain creatures or with certain maneuvers, but they should be rare.

Messaging

This spell has different messaging based on the caster's deity.

Cast	Motes of lambent white-gold light appear and begin to swirl around you, coalescing into a radiant aura.
Beacon effect end	An incandescent veil fades from you.
Expiration	The aura of lambent white-gold light motes surrounding you dissipates slowly, winking out of existence.

Resources

• Paladin spell updates (saved posts)
• Beacon of Courage (1608) (deprecated)