Miras
2016-12-27, 12:45 PM
Hey fellow DMs.
I have some doubts about Ordained Champion prestige class from Complete Champion handbook. It would be helpful if anyone could share their opinion on this case.
There is cleric/ordained champion character with destruction domain. His domain granted power let's him turn one melee attack into a smite gaining +4 to attack roll and bonus damage. Ordained champion has his own smite ability: as a swift action he can spend one turn undead attempt to turn next melee attack into a smite gaining bonus attack (equual to Charisma modifier) and damage. This ability is quite different from most smiting abilities as it requires swift action.
The question is: can both this abilities be combined in a single attack? Technicaly both smites provide untyped bonuses, one requires a swift action other is no action at all, so I think by RAW there is nothing wrong with this. Game balance-wise I have serious doubts about allowing this in the game though. Cleric is already a powerfull class and Ordained Champion is full of other almost cheesy abilities.
I have some doubts about Ordained Champion prestige class from Complete Champion handbook. It would be helpful if anyone could share their opinion on this case.
There is cleric/ordained champion character with destruction domain. His domain granted power let's him turn one melee attack into a smite gaining +4 to attack roll and bonus damage. Ordained champion has his own smite ability: as a swift action he can spend one turn undead attempt to turn next melee attack into a smite gaining bonus attack (equual to Charisma modifier) and damage. This ability is quite different from most smiting abilities as it requires swift action.
The question is: can both this abilities be combined in a single attack? Technicaly both smites provide untyped bonuses, one requires a swift action other is no action at all, so I think by RAW there is nothing wrong with this. Game balance-wise I have serious doubts about allowing this in the game though. Cleric is already a powerfull class and Ordained Champion is full of other almost cheesy abilities.