Great Smiting

[Frendh]

Does this feat exist? And if so, what prereqs does it have?

The feat Epic Paladin says that Great Smiting is an option.

[FlameStrike]

Great Smite
Type of Feat: Class
Prerequisite: 21st level, Charisma 25+, Smite Evil.
Specifics: Whenever the character makes a successful smite attack, it adds 2X the character's level to damage. This feat may be taken multiple times, up to a maximum of 10X.
Use: Combat Mode.

 Yup, it does exist, and it's very nice.

[Frendh]

thanks. :-)

[jjkolb]

Please excuse me for jumping on this thread, but I'm a little confused about this feat (not that I'll be able to take it anytime soon, if at all).

Do you mean that you could take this feat say, twice and you'll be able to use Great Smite 2x/day?  Take the feat a third time and you can use it 3x/day?  Up to a max of 10x/day?

[Frendh]

As far as I can see, it only affects damage. I believe
Smite Evil adds your Paladin/Champion lvl to damage.
So with great smiting it would be lvlx2 in damage.

A lvl 30 Paladin should then add 60 in damage with
2x great smiting. But you are playing a paladin so
you should know better than I how Smite Evil works.
I'm not all that certain.

[jjkolb]

Please correct me if I'm wrong:

You can only use Great Smite once per day, but if you take the feat more than once you increase the multiplier.  And the maximum multiplier is 10x (so the feat can be taken a maximum of five times).

So, in theory, a 33rd level paladin could have taken this feat five times and is able to add on 330 to damage?

[Frendh]

Yes. Correct as far as I know. (about the damage multiplier
and times per day)

If you want more smitings per day, get extra smiting.
Then you will have 3/day.

[FlameStrike]

Great Smiting just improves your Smite Evil feat, it doesn't grant you any extra uses per day.
 
 Think of it as an uber upgrade to your Smite Evil feat.

 Also, taking the feat 5 times would multiply your class level by 5, so for instance a level 30 paladin would dish out an extra 150 damage when successfully simiting a foe.

[lonnarin]

WOW!  Now THAT's a paddling!  Almost on par with the holy hand grenade of Antioch.