Oath of Innovation

The Oath of Innovation is a dedication to good through the continual develop of oneself and society. An unusually progress-focused paladin, they view political, social, and scientific advancement as tools not for eliminating evil, but for gradually bending the future towards good. Often idiosyncratic and eccentric, many who swear this Oath are devoted to gods of the arts, travel, innovation, or civilization. Nevertheless, their dedication to ingenuity makes them unpredictable and effective combatants.

Channel Divinity

When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following two Channel Divinity options.

Potent Potables. As an action, you can imbue one drink or potion that you are holding with additional effectiveness, using your Channel Divinity. Add your Charisma modifier to any numerical result that the chosen drink or potion would cause (with a minimum bonus of +1). When drank, the imbiber also emits bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light 20 feet beyond that for 10 minutes. Additionally, they have holy hiccups that last for the duration of the light.

You can end this effect on your turn as part of any other action. If you fall unconscious, this effect ends.

Blessed Union of Swords. As an action, you may permanently unite two one-handed melee weapons into a single two-handed Blessed Union Weapon. It maintains the general appearance of both weapons, as if they were connected pointing away from each other at the pommels. If either weapon had the "thrown" and/or "reach" property, the Blessed Union Weapon retains those properties. The Blessed Union Weapon does not have the "finesse", "light", or "versatile" properties, and gains the "heavy" property if it did not already have it. You have proficiency with it if you had proficiency with both weapons prior to the wedding. Anyone else attempting to use the weapon does not have proficiency with it, as it feels unsettlingly wonky in their hands.

When you roll for damage, roll the combined damage dice of both original weapons. For instance, a dagger wed to a flail would roll 1d4 piercing + 1d8 bludgeoning + any other modifiers you would add to a single weapon damage roll.

When you score a Critical Hit with the Blessed Union Weapon, using your Channel Divinity, you may use your bonus action to force any creature struck by it to make an Intelligence saving throw. If the creature fails its saving throw, it can't figure out how to deal with such an odd weapon and all future attacks on that creature gain Advantage.

Oath Spells

You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.

Oath of Devotion Spells

PALADIN LEVEL	SPELLS
3rd	alarm, identify
5th	alter self, enhance ability
9th	protection from energy, tiny hut
13th	fabricate, polymorph
17th	animate objects, hallow

Aura of Innovation

Starting at 7th level, you and friendly creatures within 10 feet of you gain Advantage on Intelligence (Arcana) and Intelligence (Investigation) checks while you are conscious.

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

Ingenuity of Spirit

Beginning at 15th level, you gain advantage on all intelligence saving throws and skill checks.

Inundated with Ideas

At 20th level, as an action, you can gain the creative power of a deity. For 1 hour, everything you say aloud is spoken in all verbal languages, and you can comprehend all verbal communication that you can hear.

You gain advantage on all Charisma (Persuasion) skill checks.

In addition, for the duration, you can shout brilliant ideas to any creature as a bonus action. That creature may add your proficiency to the next skill check they make.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.