Patron's Blessing (1611)
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Patron's Blessing bestows a refined combat knowledge upon the paladin by its patron Arkati, allowing them to better attack with and defend against Combat Maneuvers and standard maneuver rolls.
Patron's Blessing increases the caster's effective Combat Maneuvers ranks for purposes of the Combat Maneuver List and Attack Strength (AS). The base is 10 Combat Maneuver ranks +0.75 for every Paladin spell rank beyond 11. The total Combat Maneuver bonus received between Patron's Blessing and the Paladin's actual Combat Maneuvers training can not surpass what the paladin would receive were they to be fully trained in Combat Maneuvers. The AS bonus, however, is uncapped.
With the increase in effective Combat Maneuver ranks, there is also an increase in mana cost. The base mana cost is 11, +1 for every 3 Combat Maneuver ranks above the initial 10.
Lore Benefits
Training in Spiritual Lore, Blessings provides an additional bonus of +1 Combat Maneuver rank at 3 Blessings Lore ranks, to a maximum of +17 Combat Maneuver ranks at 187 Blessings Lore ranks.
Spiritual Lore, Blessings ranks 0 3 7 12 18 25 33 42 52 Lore bonus to Combat Maneuver ranks 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Spiritual Lore, Blessings ranks 63 75 88 102 117 133 150 168 187 Lore bonus to Combat Maneuver ranks 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Messaging
Gain
| An unbridled power surges through you, infusing your body with might and improving your reactions. |
| (Eye color) energy surrounds (caster), dancing off (his/her) body without harm. |
Fade
| You feel your abilities diminish as the energy provided by your patron fades from around you. |