Zealous feats are powered by a character’s zeal or are otherwise directly tied to that ability. Each feat typically gives an additional way to use the character’s zeal for the cause. Activating a zealous feat expends one or more uses of zeal, but it grants its own effect.
Activating a zealous feat is a supernatural ability which requires a standard action (unless the feat specifies otherwise) but does not provoke attacks of opportunity unless otherwise noted. Activating a zealous feat is not considered an attack unless it directly targets or deals damage to another creature.
Zealous feats do not normally grant additional uses of zeal.
Zealous Feats | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Celestial Zeal | Your zealous nature allows you to bring those who commit evil to justice. |
| Expanded Mercies | You gain an additional paladin mercy. |
| Extra Zeal | You gain 3 additional points of zeal. |
| Ouranic Zeal | You use ouranic akasha to enhance your zeal and ability to smite your foes. |
| Protector’s Smite | You can use your smiting power to protect an ally from known evil. |
| Strength of Zeal | Double your Strength bonus when smiting. |
| Zealous Champion | You can use your smite ability to empower your combat maneuvers. |
| Zealous Perseverance | Your zeal allows you to better resist harmful effects by increasing your saving throws. |
| Zealous Shield | Your zeal allows you to more easily deflect enemy attacks. |