As you can see, lycanthropy is repeatedly described as a “curse”, not as a “disease”. As such, the paladin’s Divine Health feature provides no protection against it.
What does divine health do 5e?
Divine Health By 3rd Level, the Divine Magic flowing through you makes you immune to disease.
Is a paladin immune to poison?
Are Paladin’s immune to poisons once the acquire Divine Health at level 3? No, they are only immune to disease. Poison is a completely different condition/damage type.
Do Orcs have poison resistance?
Orcs ordinarily wield orcish daggers or bows and arrows, the latter of which are often poisoned. While orcs are not terribly difficult in and of themselves, having poison resistance removes any difficulty.
When does the Paladin’s divine health feature protect?
By 3rd level, a Paladin gains the following ability (PHB, pg. 85): Divine Health: The divine magic flowing through you makes you immune to disease. Does this protect against both common AND magical disease? There is no differentiation between the two.
What are the most important abilities of a Paladin?
Charisma: Charisma is key to the Paladin’s most crucial abilities: Lay on Hands (for healing) and Smite Evil (to harm malign creatures) both function relative to Charisma bonus, as does Divine Grace, which grants improved saving throws (commonly used to resist harmful magic). Turn Undead is also bolstered by Charisma.
What does a 3rd level paladin do in RuneScape?
Divine Health (Ex): At 3rd level, a paladin is immune to all diseases, including supernatural and magical diseases, including mummy rot. Mercy (Su): At 3rd level, and every three levels thereafter, a paladin can select one mercy. Each mercy adds an effect to the paladin’s lay on hands ability.
Why are Paladins on a mission from God?
The constant that runs through Paladin’s across editions is the divine rites they perform to serve a cause greater than themselves. In the past, all Paladins had to be Lawful Good or they would lose their divine powers.
