Okay this is for a paladin of Vildeis concept I'm working on. I will be using the Martyr archetype. I'm curious how the stigmata class ability and the feat blood spurt work together if at all.
As a standard action, the martyr can chant hymns of faith and cause bleeding stigmata to visibly appear on his body; at 7th level, he can manifest stigmata as a move action, and at 13th level, he can do so as a swift action. He can use this ability a number of rounds per day equal to 4 + his Charisma modifier at 1st level, plus 1 additional round per day for each level beyond 1st. While his stigmata are active, he takes 1 point of bleed damage, which automatically ceases when he ends this ability but otherwise does not relent, even in the face of magical healing or Heal checks. His stigmata assist his allies, duplicating the effect of the countersong, distraction, or inspire courage bardic performance of a bard of his paladin level, though both countersong and distraction use Heal skill checks instead of Perform skill checks. At 10th level, he can choose to duplicate the effects of inspire greatness. At 16th level, he can choose to duplicate the effects of inspire heroics.
This ability replaces smite evil.
When cut in combat, you spray your blood into the faces of your foes.
Prerequisite(s): Base attack bonus +2, susceptibility to bleed damage.
Benefit(s): Whenever a creature adjacent to you hits you with a melee attack that deals bleed damage, that creature must succeed at a Fortitude save (DC = 10 + 1/2 your character level + your Constitution modifier) or become blinded for 1d4 rounds as your blood sprays it in the face.
Additionally, if you have a special ability that deals bleed damage (such as a rogue’s bleeding strike rogue talent), as a standard action, you can deal 1 point of bleed damage to yourself to spray blood in the face of an adjacent creature of your choice, causing the same effect. The creature only needs to attempt the saving throw for the first of its attacks that deals bleed damage.
I suspect I can't just shoot blood every round at people for free, well minus the bleed damage I'm already taking. Possibly use a standard action and not take extra bleed just the amount I'm already taking? Seems like these were intended to be used together. Thanks. :)
You take a point of bleed damage when you use the stigmata ability which ceases when you end use of stigmata. I think you would have to end use of the stigmata ability to stop the bleed caused by the second use of blood spurt, but it would probably stack while it lasted.
I just figured that maybe the "if you have a special ability that deals bleed damage" could be the "While his stigmata are active, he takes 1 point of bleed damage" from the stigmata class ability. But use a standard action to direct the blood spurt.
I can see how people would say that would not work. Thanks.
Nothing in this suggests you can't use it. You have an ability that causes bleeding which qualifies for activating blood splurt. There isn't any further limitations here.
As for the bleed, it would be standard bleed and not the stigmata bleed, since it is a separate ability resulting in the bleed effect. Even if it is the stigmata being used to qualify for it, you are not actually using the stigmata ability to activate blood splurt, you just need to possess the ability to activate the feat.
So yes. You can shoot blood at people every round. Hopefully you don't bleed out as a result.
I'm not sure the intent of the feat but I can't fault your logic. I was thinking about this differently. Thanks. :)