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The paladin is the altimate knight in shinning armour. Standing upright, his armour gleaming, or leading the cavalry charge, the paladin is a holy warrior second to none.

'''Hit points at 1st level:''' constitution+8.

'''Hit points at each additional level:''' 4+constitution modifier.

'''Action points per level:''' 4+charisma modifier.

'''Skill points:''' 2.
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!Level!!BAB!!	BDB!!	MDB!!	Special!!Favour multiplier
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|1||	+1||	+0||	+0||	Smite 1/day, lay on hands||	0
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|2||	+2||	+1||	+1||	bonus feat||	0
|-
|3||	+3||	+2||	+1||	Divine grace||	0
|-
|4||	+4||	+3||	+2||	bonus feat, magic, smite 2/day||1
|-
|5||	+5||	+3||	+2||	Warhorse||	1
|-
|6||	+6||	+4||	+3||	bonus feat||	1
|-
|7||	+7||	+5||	+3||	Manoeuvre||1
|-
|8||	+8||	+6||	+4||	bonus feat, smite 3/day||	2
|-
|9||	+9||	+6||	+4||	 ||	2
|-
|10||	+10||	+7||	+5||	bonus feat, Aura of grace||	2
|-
|11||	+11||	+8||	+5||	Manoeuvre||	2
|-
|12||	+12||	+9||	+6||	bonus feat, smite 4/day||	3
|-
|13||	+13||	+9||	+6||	 ||	3
|-
|14||	+14|	+10||	+7||	bonus feat||	3
|-
|15||	+15||	+11||	+7||	Manoeuvre||	3
|-
|16||	+16||	+12||	+8||	bonus feat, smite 5/day||	4
|-
|17||	+17||	+12||	+8||	 ||	4
|-
|18||	+18||	+13||	+9||	bonus feat||	4
|-
|19||	+19||	+14||	+9||	Manuver||	4
|-
|20||	+20||	+15||	+10||	bonus feat, smite 6/day, holy warrior||	5
|}
'''weapon and armour proficiency:''' paladins are proficient with all simple and martial weapons, all armour and shields.

'''Smite:''' at 1st level the paladin gains the ability to smite creatures of an oppisite alignment once per day. This is a special attack that charges the paladins blade for a number of rounds equal to their class level+their will power modifier. They gain an aditional use of this ability per day every 4 levels.

'''Lay on hands:''' at 1st level a paladin is able to cure themselves or other characters of a number of hit points per day equal to their will power modifierxtheir class level. This can be spilt between several uses.

'''Bonus feats:''' at 2nd level and every two levels thereafter the paladin gains a fighter bonus feat.

'''Divine grace:''' at 3rd level a paladin gains the ability to apply their will power modifier as a bonus to all their saves.

'''Magic:''' at 4th level a paladin gains the ability to cast divine spells, even if they do not have the divine favour feat. They cast spells as clerics, with a maximum spell level of fourth.

'''Warhorse:''' at 5th level a paladin gains a warhorse as described in the 3.5PHB.

'''Manuver:''' at 6th level and every fourth level after that the paladin gains a martial manuver.

'''Aura of grace:''' at 10th level the bonus to saves from a paladin's divine grace ability apply to allies within 30ft.

'''Holy warrior:''' at 20th level a paladin gains the ability to smite those whose alignment is at least one step away from their own.

=Entry requirements and restrictions=
The paladin is probably the greatest non-full caster class in terms of raw power, and so gain a number of requirements and restrictions that other classes don't have.
'''Requirements:''' lawful good, chaotic good, lawful evil, or chaotic evil; willpower 12+.

'''Restrictions:''' the paladin cannot willingly commit an act, that goes against their moral alignment or associate with a character whose moral alignment opposes their own. A paladin also cannot multiclass in more than the fighter or cleric classes without losing the ability to advance as a paladin.