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.
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.
Festive Recommendations
When summoning your Find Steed, flavor the Elk to look like a Reindeer or use the Reindeer stat block from Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (p107)
When you cast Divine Smite, your smite explodes into an array of holiday lights.
New character flaw. You've never met a cookie you didn't enjoy and must eat a cookie if offered by someone with holiday spirit.
Oath of Christmas Spirit 5E Statblock
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.
You gain truesight with a range of 120 feet.
You can use your Holly Jolly feature without using your Channel Divinity.
When you take the attack action on your turn, you can replace one attack with Christmas Spirit. Creatures of your choice within your Aura of Generosity can use their reaction to regain 2d6 hit points. Creatures healed in this way also benefit from the additional healing provided by Aura of Generosity.
Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.
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.
Subclass Flavor Recommendations
When summoning your Find Steed, flavor the steed's apperance to reflect the dragon type you've sworn to protect. Examples include giving it dragon scales, spinal frills, a spined crest or even having smoke vent from its snout!
When you use Divine Smite, consider how your smite explodes and cascade off a target, similar to a dragon's breath weapon.
When using your Lay on Hands, perhaps your touch is not "blessed" but painfully cauterizes the wound.
Consider asking your Dungeon Master if your Divine Sense can also include the dragon creature type.
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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.
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:
You gain the benefits of Protective Swarm without needing to use your Channel Divinity class feature.
You can use your bonus action to consume an undead creature you control, gaining temporary hit points equal to your Paladin class.
You emanate an aura of ravenous insects in a 15-foot radius. The first time any hostile creature enters the aura or starts its turn inside, the creature must make a Constitution saving throw or become blinded until the start of its next turn.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.
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.
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 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.
Subclass Flavor Recommendations
When casting a spell, flavor your spell casting to reflect a lightning storm! Maybe your eyes or hands spark lightning while casting, and your eyes continue to glow blue or yellow while maintaining concentration on a spell.
When you use Divine Smite, consider how the smite explodes. Maybe you create a burst of thunderous sound or lightning arcs off your weapon onto the target.
When using your Lay on Hands, perhaps your touch causes an electric charge and shocks the receipient.
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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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