Another Paladin Divine Bond question

[packerfanjeff]

summon celestial spirit...

Some abilities you can click on / off and don't have to use the whole duration at one time (many examples...Barbarian Rage...etc).

The RAW are silent on the Divine Bond. 1min/lev...can I click it on...then turn off..then turn back on during the duration of the 1st usage?

Why would I want to do this?

Suppose I'm an 11th lev paladin and pick Brilliant Energy fighting some giants and then a Spectre shows up. I would want to click it off when fighting the Spectre (since I can't hurt him otherwise) and then click it back on when switching back to the giants. I'd be happy to concede that the clock is still ticking (i.e. the celestial spirit is only next to me for a fixed amount of time).

Jeff

[Skylancer4]

RAW being silent is different than RAW allowing you to do something. If you want to change properties you would have to expend another use of the Divine Bond. You cannot swap out abilities during duration as the ability doesn't say you can. In an exception based rule set, the rules tell you what you can do, not what it disallows.

[packerfanjeff]

I agree....that's why I wasn't wanting to change....just turn it off for a it. presumably the celestial being is "intelligent", so my question seemed to have some merit and possibilities. I know I can't change from Acxiomatic round 1 to something different round 2.

[Skylancer4]

Yeah, due to the lack of wording saying something to the effect of 'this can be used in amounts of xyz, each activation consumes some amount of time, etc.' once this ability is active it is 'used' and if ended early it would require anothes 'use' to be brought back into play.

[packerfanjeff]

right....probably so.

thanks