Maximized hero's defiance, how does it work?

[icehawk333]

If you maximize the paladin spell hero's defiance, what exactly does ot do?

Maximize the full lay on hands?
Maximize only the 1d6 the spell gives?
Or just nothing at all?

[Rysky]

Just the 1d6 the spell gives you.

[Rysky]

There's the 3PP Maximize Lay on Hands that works 2x day, if that is of any interest to you.

[icehawk333]

I knew about that feat, but it's 3rd party, like you said.

When I work on builds of questionable balance, I try and stick to pazio sources.

Mostly trying to see how much theoretical hp you can get from lay on hands and that spell, using the spell to help (but not totally avoid) just getting beaten down to fast to heal.

Fey foundling, paying a teifling, are both good for it.

[Rysky]

*nods*

Greater Mercy also gives you an extra 1d6.

... unless you're playing a Tortured Crusader. I love that archetype but sadly it locks you out of a bunch of Paladin feats.

[icehawk333]

Sacred servant gets you extra lay on hands uses.

Teifling for the +1 per level.
Fey foundling for the +1 per dice.
Greater mercy for +1d6
Bracers of the merciful knight for +2d6 (I think it was 2d6)

Any other lay on hands stuff people know?

[Rysky]

There's Reward of Life, but that only works when you use it on others, and Reward of Grace, that gives you a bonus to attacks.

[icehawk333]

Reward of grace is cool, but sadly basically entirely worse then weapon focus. Unless you already have it, I guess.

Thanks for the help, though! I hadnt said that, felt like I needed to.

[Rysky]

Np, glad I could be of some use :3

[SheepishEidolon]

icehawk333 wrote:

Any other lay on hands stuff people know?

There are quite a few feats:

Crusader's Fist
Hands of Valor
Extra Lay on Hands (especially useful since you make the individual application more powerful)
Radiant Charge
Word of Healing
Channel Surge
Reactive Healing
Extra Mercy
Ultimate Mercy
Cleansing Burst

And there is at least one trait:

Blessed Touch