Spells
Beginning at 4th level, a paladin gains the ability to cast a small number of divine spells which are drawn from the paladin spell list presented in Chapter 10. A paladin must choose and prepare her spells in advance. To prepare or cast a spell, a paladin must have a Charisma score equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a paladin’s spell is 10 + the spell level + the paladin’s Charisma modifier. Like other spellcasters, a paladin can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. Her base daily spell allotment is given on Table 3–11. In addition, she receives bonus spells per day if she has a high Charisma score (see Table 1–3). When Table 3–11 indicates that the paladin gets 0 spells per day of a given spell level, she gains only the bonus spells she would be entitled to based on her Charisma score for that spell level.
A paladin must spend 1 hour each day in quiet prayer and meditation to regain her daily allotment of spells. A paladin may prepare and cast any spell on the paladin spell list, provided that she can cast spells of that level, but she must choose which spells to prepare during her daily meditation. Table 3–11: Paladin Base Attack Fort Ref Will Spells per Day Level Bonus Save Save Save Special 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st +1 +2 +0 +2 Aura of good, detect evil, smite evil 1/day — — — — 2nd +2 +3 +0 +3 Divine grace, lay on hands — — — — 3rd +3 +3 +1 +3 Aura of courage, divine health, mercy — — — — 4th +4 +4 +1 +4 Channel positive energy, smite evil 2/day — — — 5th +5 +4 +1 +4 Divine bond — — — 6th +6/+1 +5 +2 +5 Mercy — — — 7th +7/+2 +5 +2 +5 Smite evil 3/day — — 8th +8/+3 +6 +2 +6 Aura of resolve — — 9th +9/+4 +6 +3 +6 Mercy — — 10th +10/+5 +7 +3 +7 Smite evil 4/day — 11th +11/+6/+1 +7 +3 +7 Aura of justice — 12th +12/+7/+2 +8 +4 +8 Mercy — 13th +13/+8/+3 +8 +4 +8 Smite evil 5/day 14th +14/+9/+4 +9 +4 +9 Aura of faith 15th +15/+10/+5 +9 +5 +9 Mercy 16th +16/+11/+6/+1 +10 +5 +10 Smite evil 6/day 17th +17/+12/+7/+2 +10 +5 +10 Aura of righteousness 18th +18/+13/+8/+3 +11 +6 +11 Mercy 19th +19/+14/+9/+4 +11 +6 +11 Smite evil 7/day 20th +20/+15/+10/+5 +12 +6 +12 Holy champion Through 3rd level, a paladin has no caster level. At 4th level and higher, her caster level is equal to her paladin level – 3.