Oath of the Secrecy

Veiled in shadows and sworn to the Oath of Secrecy, these paladins dedicate themselves to safeguarding the hidden truths that shape the fate of realms. Their tenets guide them in navigating the delicate balance between revelation and concealment, allowing them to discern the concealed machinations that unfold around them. The Oath of Secrecy emphasizes discretion, the strategic use of information, and a commitment to upholding personal honour and promises.

TENETS OF SECRECY

A paladin the vows themselves into the Oath of Secrecy protects knowledge, for knowledge is power and power placed in the wrong hands or minds shall always cause turmoil or strife.

Guard Hidden Truths. Safeguard the sanctity of mortal secrets or personal confidences, shielding them from unwarranted exposure or respecting the privacy of individuals.

Whispered Vigilance. Keep watch in silence, attuned to the secrets that echo through the shadows. Be ever-vigilant, discerning the hidden truths before they unravel into the light.

Silent Resilience. Carry the weight of concealed burdens without breaking. Endure the unspoken truths and protect the delicate balance between revelation and concealment in the mortal realm.

 

Silence of the Vow

3rd-level Oath of Secrecy feature

You have trained to not allow the ways of a Paladin impose your ability to remain unnoticed. You no longer gain disadvantage on stealth checks from wearing armor that would normally impose disadvantage on stealth checks and you can cast your paladin spells without the use of verbal components.

The you can work with your DM to decide the secret knowledge that you are sworn to protect, if you willingly allow another creature to discover this truth, without express permission from the being or beings you have made your sworn your oath to you must become an Oathbreaker, a subclassless paladin or switch to another oath. You may roll on the Secret of the Oath table or pick from it for inspiration.

Secret of the Oath

d6	Secret
1	You know hidden workings about a shadow government or taboo practises by rulers that must be hidden from public eyes.
2	You serve a single individual who has secrets that need protecting to preserve their life or their aspirations.
3	You have received eldritch or divine knowledge about the nature of reality in your search for meaning, shall people with lesser mind gain such an understanding it may drive them mad.
4	You've allied yourself with many people and hold many secrets. Your vow to remain discreet and confidential tends to attract those with darker pasts.
5	Your secret is your own. Perhaps a great shame or a great crime has forced you to begin living a life of minimal impact and discretion.
6	To protect a secret your mind was wiped, you do not know what you protect but you know it is of vital importance.

Oath Spells

3rd-level Oath of the Secrecy feature

You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed in the Oath of Secrecy Spells table. See the Sacred Oath class feature for how oath spells work.

Oath of the Secrecy Spells

Paladin Level	Spells
3rd	fog cloud, identify
5th	silence, invisibility
9th	clairvoyance, nondetection
13th	greater invisibility, secret chest
17th	modify memory, scrying

Channel Divinity

3rd-level Oath of Secrecy feature

You gain the following Channel Divinity options. See the Sacred Oath class feature for how Channel Divinity works.

Hidden Among Us. You can use your Channel Divinity to hide the presence of yourself and others. As an action you can choose an amount of creatures you can see up to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one). These creatures become invisible until the end of your next turn.

Speak No Evil. You can use your Channel Divinity to still the tongues of your foes. As part of an attack action you can force a creature you hit to be silenced as if they were in the area of the silence spell until the end of your next turn.

Aura of the Void

7th-level Oath of Secrecy feature

You emit an aura of silence  while you aren’t incapacitated. The space around you within 10 feet is filled with the effects of the silence spell. As a bonus action you can toggle whether this aura on or off.

At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet.

Hidden Knowledge

15th-level Oath of the Secrecy feature

You’ve learned how to use the powers of your oath to keep and detect information from others. You gain a bonus to you Deception, Insight, Investigation, Perception, Stealth and Slight of hand ability checks equal to your Charisma modifier. You also gain the ability to cast the spells detect magic, detect thoughts and see invisibility once per day each without expending a spell slot.

Lost Soul

20th-level Oath of the Secrecy feature

You become one with the unknown; you can hide yourself even from gods but nothing is hidden from you. As a bonus action, you gain the following benefits for 1 minute:

• You gain truesight with a range of 120 feet.
• You are invisible to all creatures no matter what senses they have.
• You can take the hide action as a bonus action.

Once you use this bonus action, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest, unless you expend a 5th-level spell slot to use it again.