Defense of the Faithful (1608)/Beacon of Courage (1608)

Defense of the Faithful (1608)/Beacon of Courage (1608) Mnemonic [BEACON] Duration 60 seconds Offensive Magic - Enhancement   Subtype Enhancement/Warding  Enhancement Special (Group)  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

The Paladin glows brightly as he becomes the sanctioned target of his foes. All creatures and non-grouped characters in the area are subject to a warding roll and if they fail, will only target the Paladin and not other characters when attacking. The Paladin also will 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 this 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

Beacon of Courage may be used as a protective effect for 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. CS: +227 - TD: +149 + CvA: +25 + d100: +7 == +110 Warding failed! A necrotic snake appears enthralled by the motes of lambent white-gold light. CS: +227 - TD: +149 + CvA: +25 + d100: +85 == +188 Warding failed! A necrotic snake appears enthralled by the motes of lambent white-gold light.
Expiration	The aura of lambent white-gold light motes surrounding you dissipates slowly, winking out of existence.

Resources

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