PaladinMod

Work in progress: this mod is still in development and testing, so expect bugs and balance changes. The code was generated with AI assistance.

Raise your shield, protect your friends. PaladinMod adds two paladin tower shields for players who like to stand in front and keep the group alive. They block like regular tower shields, but they also use your Eitr to heal nearby allies, and every blow you block hits the attacker back.

	Paladin's Bulwark	Paladin's Ashen Bulwark
Biome	Mistlands	Ashlands
Support	Instant group heal while blocking	Healing-over-time blessing when you block a hit
Reflect	Lightning damage	Spirit damage
Look	Gold	Ember

The shields

Paladin's Bulwark (Mistlands)

A gilded black metal bulwark that answers every blow with a jolt of lightning.

Healing pulse: raise your shield to heal yourself and every player within 5 m for 40 HP. The first pulse fires as soon as you start blocking. Costs 20 Eitr, every 10 seconds.
Lightning reflect: each blocked hit returns 10% of the blocked damage to the attacker as lightning damage. +2.5% per upgrade level.

Paladin's Ashen Bulwark (Ashlands)

Forged in the embers of the Ashlands, it blesses those who stand behind it.

Paladin's blessing: when you block a hit, you and every player within 5 m regenerate 60 HP over 10 seconds. Costs 30 Eitr, at most every 10 seconds.
Spirit reflect: each blocked hit returns 10% of the blocked damage to the attacker as spirit damage. +2.5% per upgrade level. Spirit damage is very effective against undead, such as the Charred, but many other creatures are immune to it.

Good to know

The block stats are the same as the vanilla tower shield each paladin shield is made from.
You need Eitr for the healing. Eat food that gives Eitr (from the Mistlands onwards). If you run out, you'll see "Not enough Eitr" and the heal waits until you have enough.
The reflect is free. It works whether or not you have Eitr.
The cooldown keeps running while your shield is down, so tapping block won't skip it.

How to get them

Both shields are crafted at the Black Forge by upgrading a fully upgraded vanilla tower shield.

Paladin's Bulwark

Craft a Black metal tower shield and upgrade it to its maximum level.
Hunt Seeker Soldiers in the Mistlands for a Seeker Soldier trophy.
Gather 10 Thunderstones.
At the Black Forge, combine:

Ingredient	Craft	Each upgrade level
Black metal tower shield (fully upgraded)	1	–
Seeker Soldier trophy	1	+1
Thunderstone	10	+5

Paladin's Ashen Bulwark

Craft a Flametal tower shield and upgrade it to its maximum level.
Defeat Fallen Valkyries in the Ashlands for a Fallen Valkyrie trophy.
Make 10 Refined Eitr in an Eitr refinery.
At the Black Forge, combine:

Ingredient	Craft	Each upgrade level
Flametal tower shield (fully upgraded)	1	–
Fallen Valkyrie trophy	1	+1
Refined Eitr	10	+5

Tip: the recipe appears once you've picked up its materials. If the Craft button stays grey while you have all the ingredients, check that your base shield is really at its maximum level.

Installation

Install with a mod manager (Thunderstore Mod Manager or r2modman), which also installs the requirements:

BepInExPack Valheim
Jötunn

Multiplayer: every player and the server need this mod installed.

Configuration

All values can be changed in the config file com.yourname.paladinmod.cfg. Open it with your mod manager's Config editor, or find it in BepInEx\config. You can change:

heal amount, Eitr cost, radius and cooldown for each shield
reflect percentages
the required base shield level (default: fully upgraded)
the colour of the healing effect and the shield tints

The regen amount and duration, and the effect settings, need a game restart.

Known limitations

The shields are recoloured vanilla models for now. Real paladin textures are planned.
Only the player holding the shield sees the golden healing effect. The healing itself works for everyone.

Planned

[x] Custom inventory icons for both shields
[ ] Paladin textures (white and gold, sun emblem)
[ ] Server-enforced config
[ ] Matching armor set with a set bonus

Feedback

This mod is still being tested. Bug reports and balance feedback are very welcome!