Question to Grizzled Paladins

[Rudolph]

I'm considering going goodie-two-shoes by building my first Paladin ever. Was wondering about one or two things, though, which I hope you veteran pallies can answer.

One is about a spell. I have just read the following in 'William's Paladin Spell Guide':

Draconic Might This is a good one. +4 to STR, CON and CHA. Also +4 EB to natural armour and Immunity to sleep and Paralasis. Okay, so its good...so why is it only in green. That is because of the STR and CHA bonus. The duration of this spell is relatively short and if it wares off when you are using Bulls Strength, Righteous Fury, Aura of Glory and Righteous Glory, guess what? It knocks off that bonus, so no more +8. Something to be aware of.

What exactly does he mean by 'knocks off that bonus, so no more +8'. Is he saying that once the duration of Draconic Might runs out, all spells that give a bonus to STR and CHA are cancelled? Or does he mean only Bull's and Aura of Glory are removed, i.e. the non-sacred ones, which would reduce the bonus to +4 in each case?

My other question concerns equipment: are there rings and other items out there that grant extra spells all the way up to 4th level? Is there a particular one I should look out for, comparable, say, to the Cleric's Bone Ring?

[Theodore01]

Ring - Paladin slot 2 & 3 & 4, Negative 5/-, Lore Nobility +4 found here viewtopic.php?f=55&t=67964

[Steve]

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My other question concerns equipment: are there rings and other items out there that grant extra spells all the way up to 4th level? Is there a particular one I should look out for, comparable, say, to the Cleric's Bone Ring?

On this one, yes. Lots of items with Paladin bonus spells. Especially rings. You however don't see them too much at the Consignment NPC, but you do find them in the Loot Table.

[izzul]

bull extended and aura of glory extended is enough to keep those +8 str for a dungeon. and they are long term

as i recall, draconic might wont last very long and it takes a slot where it is important for other spells that you need to use.

for DM events, i suggest Divinate since the spells are auto extended. damage from smite Evil can be forego if you dont aim for burst damages and focus on surviving and staying alive while doing damage.

[Rudolph]

as i recall, draconic might wont last very long and it takes a slot where it is important for other spells that you need to use.

Is there any chance you could test, Izzul, what exactly it strips away when it runs out? I am quite keen on using it in combination with Draconic Heritage...