Dhamphir paladin & healing

[Melvin the Mediocre]

Are there any tricks to allow a dhamphir paladin to heal itself?

[TClifford]

I know the Cleric's sub domain of Death gives you the ability of Death's Kiss which gives anyone you touch negative energy affinity like a Dhamphir, but I don't know if there is a reverse of this which give someone positive energy affinity. You might want to talk to your GM about a little house rule if you are willing to take a level in Cleric.

[DM_Blake]

Bandages, potions, preparing Inflict X Wounds spells, wands of Inflict X Wounds, etc.

He would, of course, use his LOH and Channel abilities as weapons against undead (etc.), or maybe to heal his non-dhampir allies.

[Teresake]

I'm currently playing a Dhampir Ranger2/Cleric9 of Pharasma, who spontaneously cures and channels positive. However, because she qualifies, she has the Variant Channeling feat (for which a paladin doesn't qualify), carries a Wand of Empowered Inflict Moderate Wounds, and a Potion of Inflict Serious Wounds (labeled "break in case of emergency").

There was an alternate racial trait for Dhampirs that allows them to heal some from positive energy.

Otherwise, it's tough. Inflict X Wounds isn't on the Paladin spell list, so they can't use Wands of it, right?

As a GM I would probably allow some sort of trial/agreement with your god to possibly give you the trait. I wouldn't allow a good god to switch out any positive for negative. That's something to work out with the GM, however.

[Rocky Williams 530]

There's a feat that allows a paladin to select 1 spell from 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th level spell lists of other classes. You can use that to get the inflict spells, allowing healing and wand use.

[ArmouredMonk13]

You can UMD wands of Inflict or Infernal Healing. Paladins have good Charisma right (Stonelord Dwarfs excluded)? Of course, it does take 1/2 of your skills to use UMD consistantly and with the latter you detect as evil.

[Vamptastic]

Now here's the thread-derailing question. You guys ready for this? I'm really sorry but I have to ask:

Would using Inflict Wounds to heal yourself be against the Paladin's Code, or whatever?

[ArmouredMonk13]

The spell is necromancy, not evil so you would be fine.

[Strannik]

You can take the feat Life-Dominant Soul. It will at least allow you to use Lay on Hands to heal as a swift action, even if it is just 1/2 the HP each time.

[Strannik]

Or buy a Amulet of Channeled Life if you don't want to use a feat.

[Chris Lambertz]

Removed an unhelpful post.

[Melvin the Mediocre]

Teresake wrote:

There was an alternate racial trait for Dhampirs that allows them to heal some from positive energy

Think you could point me to that? I like that best. This is a concept I have for an eberron character, I think there may be some alternate paladin ideas in the campaign book also.

[Teresake]

Whoops, it's a feat as Strannik said, not a trait. "Life-Dominant Soul" from Blood of the Night.

"You are healed by channeled positive energy used to heal living creatures and channeled negative energy used to heal undead, but both only heal half the normal amount. You still take damage from positive energy used to harm undead, such as that from channeled energy and lay on hands."

Note that any positive energy used to harm undead still affects you normally, so any party clerics may still want to pick up the Selective Channeling feat.

Paladins don't get Use Magic Device, and since Inflict X Wounds isn't on the Paladin spell list, they typically can't use wands of it. You could, however, purchase some scrolls or wands of Inflict for your resident healer (so they don't feel obligated necessarily to pray for any).

A dhampir paladin is perfectly suited to taking the fight to the undead, and of course, the juicy roleplaying inherent in the internal struggle. Last session, my cleric walked right into a Hungry Fog (not undead, but definitely negative energy aligned) and channeled positive energy. Quite fun! ;)