Paladin
A Devout Warrior of Sacred Oaths
This Paladin article features subclass options for Erenel players in 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. The article will be updated over time as new subclasses are released! Some subclasses are only available for Gamingbrew Patrons!
Paladins are united by their oaths to stand against the forces of annihilation and corruption. Whether sworn before a god’s altar, in a sacred glade before nature spirits, or in a moment of desperation and grief with the dead as the only witnesses, a Paladin’s oath is a powerful bond. It is a source of power that turns a devout warrior into a blessed champion.
Paladins train to learn the skills of combat, mastering a variety of weapons and armor. Even so, their martial skills are secondary to the magical power they wield: power to heal the injured, smite their foes, and protect the helpless and those who fight at their side.
Almost by definition, the life of a Paladin is an adventuring life, for every Paladin lives on the front lines of the cosmic struggle against annihilation. Fighters are rare enough among the ranks of a world’s armies, but even fewer people can claim the calling of a Paladin. When they do receive the call, these blessed folk turn from their former occupations and take up arms and magic.
Erenel 5E Subclasses
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The subclasses below are designed with 5E.24 rules and mechanics.Oath of the Executioner
Deliver the Blade of ConsequencePaladins who swear the Oath of the Executioner do not flinch in the face of final judgment. They are the blade that ends suffering, the last breath before silence, and the enforcers of sentences long delayed. These solemn knights see mercy and justice as different paths and they walk the one that finishes what others cannot. Their vows bind them to act with resolve when guilt is clear and punishment is due, carrying out grim duties that others may fear or shun. Whether sanctioned by divine law, royal decree, or a personal code, Executioners deliver absolution through steel.
These paladins share the following tenets:
Once judgment is passed, see it through. There is no room for hesitation when justice demands an end.
Deliver punishment without cruelty or rage. The sentence is not yours to relish, only to fulfill.
Let your blade fall only where guilt is clear.
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Oath of the Rift Warden
Protect the Boundaries of RealityPaladins who take the Oath of the Rift Warden are stalwart guardians against interdimensional threats, dedicating their lives to sealing planar rifts and protecting their world from other worldly creatures. Sworn to safeguard the fabric of reality, these paladins are skilled at detecting and combating entities from other realms. Whether defending their realm from fiends, elementals, aberrations, or other extraplanar invaders, Rift Wardens serve as a bulwark against chaos and strive to keep the planes in balance.
These paladins share the following tenets:
Close unstable and unsanctioned rifts.
Guard against extraplanar incursions.
Protect the innocent from otherworldly horror.
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5E.14 Subclasses
Originally created for 5E.14, the subclasses below can be easily adapted for use with 5E.24 rules.Oath of Aegis
The Oath of Aegis binds a paladin in the service of others, vowing to protect the people and locations they deem in need. The Aegis seek to shield others from harm, standing as a bastion for places under assault, rescuing the innocent stranded in hostile situations, and even guarding important figures from assassination plots. While naysayers may view this as mercenary work, the Oath of Aegis view their divine mission as a sacred vow and will most likely seek atonement for failures. What separates the Oath of Aegis from a mercenary is the Oath of Aegis will simply refuse to protect a heinous person or sinful place.
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Oath of Artillery
Paladins who take the Oath of Artillery share a fascination with advanced weaponry and seek to use such items in their crusade. However, they differ from other paladins in that black powder is their true religion, not the gods themselves.
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Oath of Burning Soul
The Oath of Burning Soul calls a Paladin to emulate Hrólfr, the Ancient Wolf, the Primal Deity of ambition, retribution and wrath. Known as the Hungering Flame, Hrólfr is a being of anger whose divine might grows from the anger others experience on the mortal plane. When someone acts on rage, they lend the hungering flame strength. As an Oath of Burning Soul, you believe this is not a bad thing; there is much abhorrence in the world that deserves the focus of wrath.
Paladins who take the Oath of Burning Soul often join the Order of Ashen Fang. This name derives from the physical appearance of the Hungering Flame. Hrólfr is an enormous lupine creature with eyes of fire and fur that smolders in the dark, giving a silhouette of smoky ash.
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Oath of Bushido
Paladins who take the Oath of Bushido aspire to the ways of the samurai. Honorable warriors who specialize in a versatile array of combat stances, the paladin holds themselves to the highest standards of conduct. These paladins serve those whom they are sworn to protect with unbreakable resolve and an implacable fighting spirit. Often, paladins who swear this oath serve a lord, whom they are sworn to protect. However, if a paladin can no longer serve whom they swore their oath, they can continue to follow the oath of bushido, living by the code while finding opportunities to help others.
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Oath of Christmas Spirit
Paladins who take this oath are sworn to uphold the spirit of the holiday season. These paladins walk in the footsteps of Santa Claus, wearing his signature red coat with white fur collar and hat as they spread holiday cheer and defend the North Pole and its toymakers from mystical monsters.
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Oath of Christmas Spirit
Paladin Class: Sacred Oath
Oath of Christmas Spirit Tenets
Paladins who swear this oath devote themselves to the following tenets.Give Generously
Be generous without expecting something in return. The act is a reward in itself.Spread Joy
Spread happiness and hope in your journeys. Act kindly to those in need.Believe in Others
Be optimistic and treat everyone you meet fairly. Become a beacon for those in darkness.Oath Spells
3rd-level Oath of Christmas Spirit feature You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed in the Oath of Christmas Spirit table.Oath of Christmas Spirit Spells
| Paladin Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 3rd | bless, sleep |
| 5th | healing spirit, zone of truth |
| 9th | beacon of hope, fly |
| 13th | fabricate, locate creature |
| 17th | animate objects, scrying |
Channel Divinity
3rd-level Oath of Christmas Spirit feature You gain the following Channel Divinity options. See the Sacred Oath class feature for how Channel Divinity works.Holly Jolly
As a reaction, you can choose a willing creature you can see within 30 feet of you and transfer a beneficial spell affecting you to the creature. Transferred effects can include ones you cast with a range of self. If the spell effect requires concentration, you or the creature that cast it must maintain concentration on it or the effect ends. After 1-minute, the beneficial spell effect is transferred back if it has not ended.Naughty or Nice
As a bonus action, choose a creature you can see within 60 feet. You identify the creature's alignment by quickly checking the naughty or nice list.Aura of Generosity
7th-level Oath of Christmas Spirit feature You emanate an aura that fills you and your companions with goodwill. When you and any creature of your choice within 10 feet of you use a spell of 1st level or higher to restore hit points to a creature, the creature regains additional hit points equal to your Charisma modifier. At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet.Ho, Ho, Ho
15th-level Oath of Christmas Spirit feature When you use your Divine Sense, as part of the action you can attempt to call all or some of the creatures you detect to you so they can share what they want for Christmas. Each creature you choose that you detect must succeed on a Wisdom saving or be compelled to move toward you on their next turn. A creature isn't compelled to move into an obviously deadly hazard, such as a fire pit, but it will provoke opportunity attacks to move closer to "Santa". If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to this feature for the next 24 hours.Season's Greetings
20th-level Oath of Christmas Spirit feature You can empower yourself in the name of the Christmas Spirit. As a bonus action, you gain the following benefits for 1-minute.Oath of the Dragon Knight
The Oath of the Dragon Knight is as old as the first ascendant dragons. Sometimes called dragon keepers, paladins who swear this oath dedicate themselves to serving as a protector of a powerful dragon. Typically, a dragon worthy of this oath is protected by multiple paladins, who form an order in the dragon’s name. They adorn their armor and clothing with scales and imagery to reflect their commitment to helping extend the dragon’s influence.
These paladins are also watchful guardians of a dragon’s nest. Dragon eggs require delicate incubation conditions over an extensive period of time. Often, paladins who swear this oath are tasked with both protecting a clutch and supervising newly hatched dragons emerging into the world. This act of devotion between a dragon and their Dragon Knight forms a lifelong bond few can aspire to experience.
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Oath of the Gear Priests
A sentient construct known as the P.R.I.M.U.S. has been uncovered in a titanic mechanical vault deep within Erenel. Upon waking, the P.R.I.M.U.S. claimed to be from another universe, sent by the Architect Sal’uthiri to “repair” Erenel after the death of its own Architect. Now, the P.R.I.M.U.S. lies dormant, its power source removed and hidden.
Gear Priests are zealots who believe absolute truth will be provided when the P.R.I.M.U.S. awakens. Using mechanical gauntlets crafted by gifted pieces of the P.R.I.M.U.S., Gear Priests defend the resting sentient construct and await their truth.
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Oath of the Judge
Paladins who take an Oath of the Judge are most commonly known as Judges of the Creed, an independent, nation-neutral magical law agency. The Creed act as arcane law officers insisting that citizens be forbidden from using any magic except in self-defense; even then, Necromancy, Evocation, and Enchantment are frowned upon.
Much of a Judge’s work involves wandering Erenel, preventing otherwise unreported crimes. However, certain matters require that a creature is brought back to face trial in one of the Creed’s courts. A Judge can be hired by local governments to mediate disputes, helping fix the inherent imbalance caused by magic users.
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Oath of the Locust Song
The Oath of the Locust Song embrace the destructive melody of the locust plague. Those who take this Sacred Oath believe that the destruction of life is an equal measure important to the state of nature as is maintaining it.
Paladins of the Locust Song learn to control their own swarm of cicadas through their divine will. Some even go as far as to let the insects burrow into and infest pockets of their skin. For a paladin of this Sacred Oath, even to the chagrin of others, rebirth cannot exist without the death that comes before.
Oath of the Locust Song 5E Statblock
Oath of the Locust Song
Paladin Class: Sacred Oath
Created by IyeNano
Tenets of the Locust Song
Serve the Swarm
The melody of the locust plague cannot go unheard. Serve their ravenous nature without falter.Destroy the Everlasting
Death comes for all. Even those who dare try cheat death will meet their end against the swarm.Consume Life
Steal the essence of life from others and make it your own power.| Paladin Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 3rd | faerie fire, fog cloud |
| 5th | blur, dust devil |
| 9th | bestow curse, vampiric touch |
| 13th | giant insect, polymorph |
| 17th | contagion, insect plague |
Channel Divinity
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following two Channel Divinity options.Voracious Siphon
As an action, you can use your Channel Divinity to imbue your weapon with the power to rip the life from your foes. For 1 minute, when you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you add necrotic damage equal to your Charisma modifier to the damage roll. In addition, for the duration, when you use the Divine Smite feature, you can choose to deal necrotic damage instead.Protective Swarm
At command, your locust presence consolidates to protect you from harm. When you take damage from an attack or spell, as a reaction, you can choose to gain resistance to all types of damage except fire damage, including against the triggering attack, until the end of your next turn.Aura of the Creeping Cicada
At 7th level, your locust swarm shrouds you and your allies from complete vision. You and friendly creatures within 10 feet of you is given half cover against ranged attacks and spells. When you reach 18th level in this class, the range of the aura increases to 30 feet.Risen Subsumption
When you reach 15th level in this class, you are able to infest the fallen with your locusts letting you take control of their body. You learn the Animate Dead spell if you do not know it already, which doesn’t require somatic or material components and doesn’t count against the number of paladin spells you have prepared. In addition, while Voracious Siphon is active, creatures you control through the Animate Dead spell also gain a bonus to its damage rolls equal to your Charisma modifier. At the end of the duration, the creature is consumed by the locusts inside and control cannot be maintained or reasserted.Aspect of Devouring
At 20th level, you release your locusts and take on a form that emulates their gluttonous mind. As an action, you gain the following benefits for 1 minute:Oath of the Matron
The Oath of Ianna, Matron of Ravens calls to Paladins who seek to eradicate the undead. Sometimes referred to as Desolation Knights or Knights of Winter, Paladins of the Matron see themselves as the first line of defense against undead uprisings. Training diligently to remove emotional attachments, they willingly accept the remorseless winter with no fear of an inevitable end.
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Oath of the Schemer
Paladins who take this oath guard information from the populace deemed dangerous by the Black Quill, a secret organization of influential members who shape the state of the world from behind the scenes. An oath of the schemer holds a steadfast belief that hiding such knowledge binds them to the shadows but the greater good warrants their sacrifice. Intelligent races of the world were not meant to be all-knowing like the gods.
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Oath of the Shelter
The Oath of Shelter sets a paladin down a path away from violence, and towards spiritual and physical healing. Paladins of this oath swear themselves towards protecting others from harm, and bring new shelter to those who have been unjustly outcast. They see adversity as something to champion if it means protecting hearth and home to the oppressed. While an Oath of Shelter paladin stands as a pillar for those around them, wicked winds will not fray away found family.
Oath of Shelter 5E Statblock
Oath of Shelter
Paladin Class: Sacred Oath
Created by Nano
Tenets of Shelter
Paladins who swear this oath devote themselves to the following tenets.Love
Care for those who have not been cared for. Love is what binds together, hate is what breaks apart.Generosity
Give to those in need. Give yourself to the betterment of others.Bravery
Defend those who cannot stand for themselves. Oppression may try to bend, but you will not bow.Tolerance
Be there for those who seek to redeem themselves. Your unwavering kindness shall make a friend of foes.Oath Spells
3rd-level Oath of Shelter feature You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed in the table below.| Paladin Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 3rd | bless, sanctuary |
| 5th | aid, prayer of healing |
| 9th | beacon of hope, slow |
| 13th | guardian of faith, private sanctum |
| 17th | greater restoration, hallow |
Channel Divinity
3rd-level Oath of Shelter feature You gain the following Channel Divinity options. See the Sacred Oath class feature for how Channel Divinity works.Calming Hands
You can use your Channel Divinity to raise the potency of your healing. As a bonus action, when you use your Lay on Hands feature on an allied creature, they regain an additional number of hit points equal to 1d8 + your Charisma modifier.Prismatic Protection
You can use your Channel Divinity to shield yourself from certain harm for a minute. As an action, you gain resistance for 1 minute from one of the following damage types: acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder.Aura of Shelter
7th-level Oath of Shelter feature You emit an aura that shrouds others in a protective light while you aren’t incapacitated. When an allied creature of your choice within 10 feet of you takes bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage, the damage is reduced by your proficiency bonus. A creature can benefit from this feature from only one paladin at a time. At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet and the damage reduction improves to also include acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, and thunder damage.Divine Mercy
15th-level Oath of Shelter feature You are now able to channel your divine energy to expand the reserves of your healing. As a bonus action, you can expend a spell slot and replenish missing hit points for your Lay on Hands feature equal to 10 times the spell level expended.Radiant Bastion
20th-level Oath of Shelter feature You muster forth a bubble of radiant light from yourself, protecting those sheltered inside. As an action, you project a protective aura that extends 30 feet from you in every direction, but not through total cover. You gain the following benefits for 1 minute:Oath of the Thunderer
The Oath of the Thunderer calls a Paladin to emulate Ødger, the Storm Claw, the Primal Deity of competition, storms, and war. Known as the Thunderer, Ødger the great bear enjoys admiration but demands those who swear his oath acknowledge him with deeds, not words. These Paladins shout his name on the battlefield, never fearing death or evading an honorable challenge.
Paladins who follow the Thunderer’s oath understand the benefits of storms and destruction. Similar to growing stronger by damaging the muscles in intense exercise, the storm spreads destruction, fertilizing the soil and washing away pollutants so new resources may rise in its aftermath.
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Oath of the Vampyr
By some means during your Paladin’s life, the scourge of vampirism fell upon you. Your divine nature helps to hold the curse at bay, but the gnawing hunger grows as your power increases. Many see the Oath of the Vampyr as a horrible affliction, which can lead to terrible consequences, but you have managed to harness this dark power and turned vampirism into a weapon.
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