In the D&D rules, your character is a creature. If a feature, like the paladin’s Lay on Hands, works on any creature you touch, then you can use that feature on yourself, provided you can reach yourself.
How do I restore my Lay on Hands?
As an action, you can touch a creature and draw power from the pool to restore a number of hit points to that creature, up to the maximum amount remaining in your pool. So you have a pool (5 for you currently) and you draw from that pool the amount of HP you want to restore.
How does lay on hands 5e work for Paladin?
Your blessed touch might heal wounds. You own a pool of healing strength that recharges when you take a 5e Long Rest. With that pool, you may restore an inclusive number of Hit Points that equal your Paladin level x 5. You can touch a creature as an action.
How often can a Paladin heal a character?
Once per day, a Paladin may heal a character for twice his level in hit points. A Paladin of level one will heal only two hit points, while at level four, this ability heals eight hit points, and so on. This ability is like the spell Detect Evil. All evil-aligned creatures will glow red. This ability is like the spell Protection From Evil.
What happens when you take a long rest as a Paladin?
You have a pool of Healing power that replenishes when you take a Long Rest. With that pool, you can restore a total number of Hit Points equal to your Paladin level x 5. As an action, you can touch a creature and draw power from the pool to restore a number of Hit Points to that creature, up to the maximum amount remaining in your pool.
How many HP does a Paladin have at Level 1?
A paladin of level 1 will only heal 2 hitpoints, but this ability scales all the way to level 34, granting up to 68 HP recovery on touch. This ability is identical to the spell Detect Evil, but has a reduced casting time of 1. All evil-aligned creatures in the area of effect will glow red.
