Hello, everyone who reads this. I have joined a campaign where I play an Oathbreaker, albeit not an evil one - he used to be a necromancer's pawn, and he still feels guilty over the atrocities he did. I plan on having him redeemed into another type of Paladin later into the campaign, most likely Devotion. My question is, what spells would fit a remorseful Oathbreaker?
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Gruumsh has one eye. The left half of a bull also has one eye. A bull's eye is something you'd find in a science lab. Saline solution is also something you'd find in a science lab. Saline solution is just a fancy word for brine. Brine is seawater. Therefore, Gruumsh One-Eye is the left half of a sea god. Q.E.D.!
Yeah just spells that would heal probably or help people because if your character feels guilty because of what he did he would probably try to atone for it by helping other people and if you have him redeemed into another type of paladin another one you could do is Oath of Redemption.
Flavor is free, you can tailor everything to your taste.
Like… the appearance of your Steed could be somehow still spectral and dreadful. Your Bless could be like a dark red aura imbuing you and/or your allies with hate, etc.
Firstly I would ask whether Oathbreaker is actually the right fit for what you want to do? Oathbreakers are actively evil, and their features are of limited little use to your average party as the sub-class was built for use by enemy NPCs rather than players as such. You might be better off taking an oath such as Vengeance initially to represent the rage/seeking atonement by slaying evil stage, then switch to a more "atoned" oath later? Your character isn't evil any longer, they're trying to atone, so Oathbreaker may not be a good fit.
In terms of spells, do you intend to mix up your spell list after atoning? If you do then you may want to limit your use of the more supporting spells until you've atoned to mark a clearer shift, and for the atoning stage maybe focus on some of the smite spells, maybe Divine Favor and the like?
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Firstly I would ask whether Oathbreaker is actually the right fit for what you want to do? Oathbreakers are actively evil, and their features are of limited little use to your average party as the sub-class was built for use by enemy NPCs rather than players as such. You might be better off taking an oath such as Vengeance initially to represent the rage/seeking atonement by slaying evil stage, then switch to a more "atoned" oath later? Your character isn't evil any longer, they're trying to atone, so Oathbreaker may not be a good fit.
In terms of spells, do you intend to mix up your spell list after atoning? If you do then you may want to limit your use of the more supporting spells until you've atoned to mark a clearer shift, and for the atoning stage maybe focus on some of the smite spells, maybe Divine Favor and the like?
Completely agree with Haravikk. One of the tenets of Vengeance is RESTITUTION:
Restitution. If my foes wreak ruin on the world, it is because I failed to stop them. I must help those harmed by their misdeeds.
Firstly I would ask whether Oathbreaker is actually the right fit for what you want to do? Oathbreakers are actively evil, and their features are of limited little use to your average party as the sub-class was built for use by enemy NPCs rather than players as such. You might be better off taking an oath such as Vengeance initially to represent the rage/seeking atonement by slaying evil stage, then switch to a more "atoned" oath later? Your character isn't evil any longer, they're trying to atone, so Oathbreaker may not be a good fit.
In terms of spells, do you intend to mix up your spell list after atoning? If you do then you may want to limit your use of the more supporting spells until you've atoned to mark a clearer shift, and for the atoning stage maybe focus on some of the smite spells, maybe Divine Favor and the like?
I also agree with this. An oathbreaker is someone who willfully broke their oaths, and didn’t try to repent for it. That doesn’t sound like what the OP is describing. And not for nothing, they don’t work very well with most PCs. There’s a reason they are in the DMG.
Do it through role play. Not every choice a character makes has to have a mechanical consequence.
As far as spells, remember you can change your at the end of a long rest. You don’t need to make a permanent commitment like you do with some classes.
Hello, everyone who reads this. I have joined a campaign where I play an Oathbreaker, albeit not an evil one - he used to be a necromancer's pawn, and he still feels guilty over the atrocities he did. I plan on having him redeemed into another type of Paladin later into the campaign, most likely Devotion. My question is, what spells would fit a remorseful Oathbreaker?
Gruumsh has one eye. The left half of a bull also has one eye. A bull's eye is something you'd find in a science lab. Saline solution is also something you'd find in a science lab. Saline solution is just a fancy word for brine. Brine is seawater. Therefore, Gruumsh One-Eye is the left half of a sea god. Q.E.D.!
If it helps undo some of the damage/harm caused by the necromancer, go with that.
Yeah just spells that would heal probably or help people because if your character feels guilty because of what he did he would probably try to atone for it by helping other people and if you have him redeemed into another type of paladin another one you could do is Oath of Redemption.
Flavor is free, you can tailor everything to your taste.
Like… the appearance of your Steed could be somehow still spectral and dreadful. Your Bless could be like a dark red aura imbuing you and/or your allies with hate, etc.
Firstly I would ask whether Oathbreaker is actually the right fit for what you want to do? Oathbreakers are actively evil, and their features are of limited little use to your average party as the sub-class was built for use by enemy NPCs rather than players as such. You might be better off taking an oath such as Vengeance initially to represent the rage/seeking atonement by slaying evil stage, then switch to a more "atoned" oath later? Your character isn't evil any longer, they're trying to atone, so Oathbreaker may not be a good fit.
In terms of spells, do you intend to mix up your spell list after atoning? If you do then you may want to limit your use of the more supporting spells until you've atoned to mark a clearer shift, and for the atoning stage maybe focus on some of the smite spells, maybe Divine Favor and the like?
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Completely agree with Haravikk. One of the tenets of Vengeance is RESTITUTION:
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I also agree with this. An oathbreaker is someone who willfully broke their oaths, and didn’t try to repent for it. That doesn’t sound like what the OP is describing. And not for nothing, they don’t work very well with most PCs. There’s a reason they are in the DMG.
Do it through role play. Not every choice a character makes has to have a mechanical consequence.
As far as spells, remember you can change your at the end of a long rest. You don’t need to make a permanent commitment like you do with some classes.