Warrior of the Holy Light & Bracers of the Merciful Knight (sounds like bad poetry)

[MrCharisma]

So, Bracers of the Merciful Knight:

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When worn by a paladin, he is considered four levels higher for the purposes of determining the uses per day and healing provided by his lay on hands class feature.

Just wondering how this interacts with a Warrior of the Holy Light?

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At 4th level, the warrior of the holy light gains one additional use of her lay on hands ability per day. She gains one additional use of lay on hands per day for every four levels she attains beyond 4th.

A normal paladin would get 2 additional uses of LoH (Lay on Hands) per day from the bracers (1 per 2 levels). But every 4 levels a WotHL (Warrior of the Holy Light) gets 1 additional use of LoH, which would mean that they get 3 additional uses of LoH from the bracers ...?

Or is the WotHL's ability separate to their LoH ability & therefore it isn't affected by the bracers?

It's hardly game-breaking either way (one use of LoH), just curious what people think?

[Byakko]

They are independent effects.

The Bracers increase the effective level of LoH by 4.

WotHL grants an extra LoH use at levels 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20.
(these extra uses are based on paladin level, not effective LoH level)

[MrCharisma]

Yeah that's what I thought. Just random theory-crafting, thought I'd check.

Cheers.