Paladin: Oath of Silence

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Overview & Creation

Paladins who takes up the Oath of Silence are those that serve a grim purpose. Gloom knights or mourning lords, as they are called, are effectively assassins and agents of change. Should an order of find a cause to battle for or an enemy, a bystander may not know that their fight raged on. These knights shroud themselves in secrecy in practice and shroud themselves in magical darkness and silence in combat. Many times over the world has been changed by the mourning lords, with barely a witness; those that have seen them, often convinced it was merely an apparition.   Tenets of Silence
The tenets of silence though inscribed for generations, have never been uttered aloud.
Serenity. Silence is easily broken. Darkness is quick to swallow the rash and impetuous.
Determination. An unwavering hand is only guided by a steel will. A moment’s hesitance can change history.
Discretion. The unseen and unheard gain no benefit from undue attention. Draw as little attention to yourself as possible.
Tenacity. Shadows can be driven back, silence can be disturbed, however, night must come and silence will prevail, all will fall into oblivion. You shall be no different.

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Spellcasting

Oath Spells
You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.

Paladin Level	Spells
3rd	Arms of Hadar, Silent image
5th	Pass Without Trace, Silence
9th	Blink, Gaseous Form
13th	Dimension Door, Freedom of Movement
17th	Mislead, Modify Memory

 

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Subclass Options

Channel Divinity
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following two Channel Divinity options.
Shadow’s Embrace: As an action you can use your Channel Divinity to cast darkness. You can see through the darkness created by the spell, and the any creatures other than you in spell’s area of effect treats it as difficult terrain.
Oblivion’s Shroud: As an action, you can use your Channel Divinity to become nigh imperceptible. You become invisible for 10 minutes until you make an attack or cast a spell. While you are invisible this way, you have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to move silently.   Umbral Aura
Starting at 7th level, you and creatures around you are coated in the blessing of shadow. You and friendly creatures within 10 feet of you add your Charisma bonus to Dexterity (Stealth) checks and gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet.
At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet.   Phantom’s Blade
Beginning at 15th level, you can conjure blades made out of shadow and hurl them at your foes. Whenever you take the Attack action, you can replace one or more of your attacks with a special spell attack that has a range of 90 feet and deals 1d6 psychic damage. These attacks can benefit from your Divine Smite class feature.
If you attack at least two different creatures with this attack, you can make one additional attack against a third creature.   Lord of Oblivion
At 20th level, you can merge yourself with the powers of shadow and silence. Using your action, you undergo a transformation. For 1 minute you gain the following benefits:
When you expend a spell slot to damage a creature with your Divine Smite, that creature must make a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failed save, the creature is blinded, deafened, and can’t make any sound until the end of your next turn. On a successful save it has disadvantage on ability checks made to see and hear until the end of your next turn.
You can cast misty step at will, without expending a spell slot.
While you are in an area of dim light or darkness, you have resistance to all damage except radiant damage.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.

Rogue: Assassin

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Overview & Creation

THE ROGUE, LEVELING TABLE.

Level	Proficiency Bonus	Sneak Attack	Features
1st	+2	1d6	Expertise, Sneak Attack, Thieves' Cant
2nd	+2	1d6	Cunning Action
3rd	+2	2d6	Roguish Archetype
4th	+2	2d6	Ability Score Improvement
5th	+3	3d6	Uncanny Dodge
6th	+3	3d6	Expertise
7th	+3	4d6	Evasion
8th	+3	4d6	Ability Score Improvement
9th	+4	5d6	Roguish Archetype Feature
10th	+4	5d6	Ability Score Improvement
11th	+4	6d6	Reliable Talent
12th	+4	6d6	Ability Score Improvement
13th	+5	7d6	Roguish Archetype Feature
14th	+5	7d6	Blindsense
15th	+5	8d6	Slippery Mind
16th	+5	8d6	Ability Score Improvement
17th	+6	9d6	Roguish Archetype Feature
18th	+6	9d6	Elusive
19th	+6	10d6	Ability Score Improvement
20th	+6	10d6	Stroke of Luck

 

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Class Features

Expertise

At 1st level, choose two of your skill proficiencies, or one of your skill proficiencies and your proficiency with thieves’ tools. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of the chosen proficiencies.   At 6th level, you can choose two more of your proficiencies (in skills or with thieves’ tools) to gain this benefit.  

Sneak Attack

Beginning at 1st level, you know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe’s distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.   You don’t need advantage on the attack roll if another enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that enemy isn’t incapacitated, and you don’t have disadvantage on the attack roll.   The amount of the extra damage increases as you gain levels in this class, as shown in the Sneak Attack column of the Rogue table.  

Thieves’ Cant

During your rogue training you learned thieves’ cant, a secret mix of dialect, jargon, and code that allows you to hide messages in seemingly normal conversation. Only another creature that knows thieves’ cant understands such messages. It takes four times longer to convey such a message than it does to speak the same idea plainly.   In addition, you understand a set of secret signs and symbols used to convey short, simple messages, such as whether an area is dangerous or the territory of a thieves’ guild, whether loot is nearby, or whether the people in an area are easy marks or will provide a safe house for thieves on the run.  

Cunning Action

Starting at 2nd level, your quick thinking and agility allow you to move and act quickly. You can take a bonus action on each of your turns in combat. This action can be used only to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.  

Roguish Archetype

At 3rd level, you choose an archetype that you emulate in the exercise of your rogue abilities: Thief, detailed at the end of the class description, or one from another source. Your archetype choice grants you features at 3rd level and then again at 9th, 13th, and 17th level.  

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 10th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.   Using the optional feats rule, you can forgo taking this feature to take a feat of your choice instead.  

Uncanny Dodge

Starting at 5th level, when an attacker that you can see hits you with an attack, you can use your reaction to halve the attack’s damage against you.  

Expertise

At 6th level, choose two more of your skill proficiencies, or one more of your skill proficiencies and your proficiency with thieves’ tools. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of the chosen proficiencies.  

Evasion

Beginning at 7th level, you can nimbly dodge out of the way of certain area effects, such as an ancient red dragon’s fiery breath or an ice storm spell. When you are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.  

Reliable Talent

By 11th level, you have refined your chosen skills until they approach perfection. Whenever you make an ability check that lets you add your proficiency bonus, you can treat a d20 roll of 9 or lower as a 10.  

Blindsense

Starting at 14th level, if you are able to hear, you are aware of the location of any hidden or invisible creature within 10 feet of you.  

Slippery Mind

By 15th level, you have acquired greater mental strength. You gain proficiency in Wisdom saving throws.  

Elusive

Beginning at 18th level, you are so evasive that attackers rarely gain the upper hand against you. No attack roll has advantage against you while you aren’t incapacitated.  

Stroke of Luck

At 20th level, you have an uncanny knack for succeeding when you need to. If your attack misses a target within range, you can turn the miss into a hit. Alternatively, if you fail an ability check, you can treat the d20 roll as a 20.   Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

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Starting Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:  

• (a) a rapier or (b) a shortsword
• (a) a shortbow and quiver of 20 arrows or (b) a shortsword
• (a) a burglar’s pack, (b) a dungeoneer’s pack, or (c) an explorer’s pack
• Leather armor, two daggers, and thieves’ tools

 

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Subclass Options

Roguish Archetypes

 

Assassin

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You focus your training on the grim art of death. Those who adhere to this archetype are diverse: hired killers, spies, bounty hunters, and even specially anointed priests trained to exterminate the enemies of their deity. Stealth, poison, and disguise help you eliminate your foes with deadly efficiency.  

Bonus Proficiencies

When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with the disguise kit and the poisoner’s kit.  

Assassinate

Starting at 3rd level, you are at your deadliest when you get the drop on your enemies. You have advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn’t taken a turn in the combat yet. In addition, any hit you score against a creature that is surprised is a critical hit.  

Infiltration Expertise

Starting at 9th level, you can unfailingly create false identities for yourself. You must spend seven days and 25 gp to establish the history, profession, and affiliations for an identity. You can’t establish an identity that belongs to someone else. For example, you might acquire appropriate clothing, letters of introduction, and official-looking certification to establish yourself as a member of a trading house from a remote city so you can insinuate yourself into the company of other wealthy merchants.   Thereafter, if you adopt the new identity as a disguise, other creatures believe you to be that person until given an obvious reason not to.  

Impostor

At 13th level, you gain the ability to unerringly mimic another person’s speech, writing, and behavior. You must spend at least three hours studying these three components of the person’s behavior, listening to speech, examining handwriting, and observing mannerisms.   Your ruse is indiscernible to the casual observer. If a wary creature suspects something is amiss, you have advantage on any Charisma (Deception) check you make to avoid detection.  

Death Strike

Starting at 17th level, you become a master of instant death. When you attack and hit a creature that is surprised, it must make a Constitution saving throw (DC 8 + your Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus). On a failed save, double the damage of your attack against the creature.