The standard Paladin incarnation, theOath of Devotion 5esubclass is the closest to a knight in shining armor that you’re likely to get within D&D; all gracious chivalry, angelic righteousness, and honorable justice in service of theDnD gods. Alongside that comes a distinct lack of specialty, ...
•Oath of Redemption •Oath of Vengeance •Oath of the Watchers •Oathbreaker Unearthed Arcana(a) None Available TheRanger Far from the bustle of cities and towns, past the hedges that shelter the most distant farms from the terrors of the wild, amid the dense-packed trees of trackless...
Redemption Unearthed Arcana 35 - A Trio of Subclasses Watchers Unearthed Arcana 67 - Subclasses, Part 1 Heroism Unearthed Arcana 62 - Bard and Paladin Oath Spells Each oath has a list of associated spells. You gain access to these spells at the levels specified in the oath description. Once ...
APaladinis also a suitable choice, as there are two different Oaths that allow you to learn counterspell. Oath of Redemption and Oath of the Watchers Paladins can both cast counterspell as an Oath Spell once they reach ninth level. Pros and cons of counterspell 5e We don’t need to tell...
However, these oaths sometimes prove too lofty or cumbersome for certain Paladins to champion. In cases where a Paladin not only breaks their oath but chooses to forsake it instead of seeking forgiveness, an Oathbreaker is born, and the light that Paladin once brought to the world turns to ...
Constitution should be the second-highest priority, not only since it will make up for the Wizard's naturally low pool of health but because it is critical in maintaining Concentration whenever they take damage. After all, those spells aren't worth as much if they disappear shortly after casti...
BREAKING YOUR OATH A paladin tries to hold to the highest standards of conduct, but even the most virtuous paladin is fallible. Sometimes the right path proves too demanding, sometimes a situation calls for the lesser of two evils, and sometimes the heat of emotion causes a paladin to trans...
If dealing with ranged enemies hurting your allies from outside your reach, then redemption aura works for you there as well. If you don't like redemption, then I suggest Oath of the Ancients, provided you expect the character to make it at least to level 7, as the passive aura ...
Oath of the Ancients Spells Paladin LevelSpells 3rd Ensnaring Strike, Speak with Animals 5th Moonbeam, Misty Step 9th Plant Growth, Protection from Energy 13th Ice Storm, Stoneskin 17th Commune with Nature, Tree Stride Channel Divinity When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the followin...
The idea that evil has to be beaten back by song and sword fits both of the classes pretty well. The character could start off as either class but my thought was paladin then bard. The race being an Eladrin who grows up in the fey but then takes the oath of a Paladin when she ...