Stacking Bastion of Good (2 sources)


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Verdant Wheel

Hej, I experienced a game where two paladins both had the Sacred Shield archetype.

The question I have is the behaviour of Bastion of Good when stacked.

I imagine that, like Smite Evil (which it replaces and functions like), the bonuses that each paladin gets work independently of one another, so each paladin will gain their own charisma bonus as a deflection bonus to AC.

However, since the ability says that all allies within 10 feet take half damage from the target, and the ability also states that the paladin takes full damage, does that mean that the paladins, if inside one another's auras, will take half or full damage?

Also, if another character is inside both auras and the paladins both used the ability on the same creature, does that mean that the third player will take half damage or one quarter (half of half) damage?

Sczarni

Those are good questions. I've never encountered this particular archetype before.

I'll go ahead and flag your post for the Rules Forum so it has a better chance of getting the answer it deserves =)

Dark Archive

I ran into just one and it was a fantastic way to "tank" without resorting to the goading feats. Left to my own devices I would have to rule that it did stack and make one of the better teamwork build concepts I have seen, especially with any sort of crit-fisher / AoO hunting feat chains. I am really glad it can't stack with Holy Tactician.


I think that the Paladins would take half damage in each other's aura. Taking full damage meaning it isn't reduced by their own aura, not that it is impossible to prevent damage another way.

What happens to the allies is less clear though. I can't imagine it would result in zero damage, but I could see 1/4 damage if they stack. Otherwise just the normal 1/2 damage.

Silver Crusade

I have a paladin with this archetype and I would argue, that it is the same ability and thus would not stack (thus the paladins would prevent each receive only half damage, but other players would not benefit from both effects).

Silver Crusade

Nefreet wrote:
I've never encountered this particular archetype before.

Yes you have... ;)

Sczarni

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Oh!

Haha, Azara was probably too busy Spring Attacking out of your area of effect for me to notice.

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