Touch of Corruption(Su)


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Touch of Corruption:
Beginning at 2nd level, an antipaladin surrounds his hand with a fiendish flame, causing terrible wounds to open on those he touches. Each day he can use this ability a number of times equal to 1/2 his antipaladin level + his Charisma modifier. As a touch attack, an antipaladin can cause 1d6 points of damage for every two antipaladin levels he possesses. Using this ability is a standard action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity.

Alternatively, an antipaladin can use this power to heal undead creatures, restoring 1d6 hit points for every two levels the antipaladin possesses. This ability is modified by any feat, spell, or effect that specifically works with the lay on hands paladin class feature. For example, the Extra Lay On Hands feat grants an antipaladin 2 additional uses of the touch of corruption class feature.

This may be a stupid question, but can I damage undead with my 'Touch of Corruption' ability?

I know it says alternatively I can heal undead with it, but I don't see anywhere where it says it actually does negative energy damage.

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The intent seems like you can only heal undead, like the intent of Lay on Hands being that you can only harm undead. Ask anyone on the boards, healing undead with Lay on Hands is cheese, and probably would go the other way around and say that harming undead is cheese with Touch of Corruption.

But, RAW, pure RAW, says that you technically can harm undead.


Looks like you can harm them too. It doesn't require a fort save either, so undead aren't immune.

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