Censuring Smite (Feat)

Your Smite sternly censures your foes if they seek to harm anyone but you. You? You can take care of yourself.

Prerequisites: Smite Enemy class feature

Benefit: The target of your Smite Enemy class ability takes a penalty to any attack which does not either target you or include you. The penalty is -1 at level 1, but grows by an additional -1 for every five levels after that (i.e. -2 at 6th, -3 at 11th, -4 at 16th, -5 at 21st, etc.) to a maximum penalty of -5. This penalty lasts for as long as your Smite lasts, or until you are knocked unconscious, or take a full night's rest. Creatures which attack you or include you in the effects of an attack take no penalty. This ability requires no actions, and is triggered any time you use your Smite Enemy class ability.

Note: This feat is automatic and cannot be 'turned off'. Every Smite is a Censuring Smite once you take this feat. You may train out of this feat like any other, of course.