- Type of feat
- Divine
- Prerequisite
- Turn Undead
- Required for
- None
- Specifics
This feat allows the character to spend one of his or her Turn Undead uses to add 2-12 points of damage versus undead to his or her weapon for one round.
- Use
- Selected
Gameplay Notes[]
- Not to be confused with Divine Vengeance.
- Considering that the Divine Might ability applies Divine damage to all creatures equal to the character's charisma modifier for the number of rounds equal to that modifier, it would appear that this feat is of little value. However, since Divine Might requires the Power Attack feat as well as a decent Charisma ability score to be useful, those with the Turn Undead ability that have either low Charisma and/or low Strength ability scores may find this feat somewhat useful. Considering the numbers of undead that seem to appear in AD&D modules and campaigns, such characters could find this feat quite beneficial. It is also worth noting that activation of Sacred Vengeance is a free action, unlike any other divine feat.
- As of Patch 1.06 this feat is more useful then it appears as the actual damage in game is 2d10 and it is a Free action meaning it can be activated while carrying out another action (ie: attacking ),it also stacks with Divine Might damage and itself if you choose to activate it multiple times in a round. So, for a character that focuses on charisma and has a lot of turn undead uses per day, this feat can easily turn the tide against powerful undead.
- Descriptions of this feat and Divine Vengeance are almost identical but the feats themselves aren't:
- Sacred Vengeance activation is a free action. Effect lasts for 1 round and adds 2d10 damage.
- Divine Vengeance uses a standard action for activation. Effect lasts for a number of turns equal to character's Charsima bonus and adds 2d6 damage. It also requires one more feat (Extra Turning) as prerequisite.
- As we can see, Sacred Vengeance is the better choice for a character with low Charisma and/or high number of attacks per rounds - it allow to quickly get a considerable damage boost against Undead without taking any stats into consideration.