Hello, there. I have another class option to share. The oath of silence is a paladin oath that apparently seeks to prevent the abuse of magic. Well, I don't think that sounds cool enough. Sooooo....
The Oath of Silence is an oath taken by paladins who swear to prevent the revelation of important secrets at all costs. Their tenets teach them to cover the truth of these secrets with lies and mystery. It grants shadow-based features and grants inscrutability and memory manipulating magic.
Devious serpent folk devoid of compassion, yuan-ti manipulate other creatures by arousing their doubts, evoking their fears, and elevating and crushing their hopes. From remote temples in jungles, swamps, and deserts, the yuan-ti plot to supplant and dominate all other races and to make themselves gods.
Might want to include a Bonus Proficiency of Stealth and Deception at 3rd level. Paladins don't have those skills naturally and this subclass uses them.
Might want to include a Bonus Proficiency of Stealth and Deception at 3rd level. Paladins don't have those skills naturally and this subclass uses them.
While I agree with you, typically Paladins only get channel divinity options at 3rd level.
The subclass itself is an interesting concept and well thought out for the most part.
Channel Divinity: Divinus Versa has some wording issues. We don't use "the user for magic", we would say "the spellcaster" or "the caster of the spell." "Subjected" is too vague, perhaps "when you are the target of a divination spell or you see a creature cast a divination spell within 30 feet of you."
Shadow Curse feels very mediocre to me. What might be better is replacing geas with modify memory and moving some of Lord of Deception's abilities to 15th level.
Every official paladin sacred oath, for their 20th level ability takes on temporary transformation, becoming the pinnacle of the ideals of the oath. There's ways to do that here.
"The relevant equation is: Knowledge = power = energy = matter = mass; a good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read." - Terry Pratchett
Not only do I really like this paladin oath, I particularly like the fact that it seems to be the complete opposite of my own Oath of Observation which seeks to see the truth despite all attempts to obscure it. I could see working in a paladin like yours into a story as a counterpoint or antagonist. That isn't to say that your paladins would always be evil... but it sure would suit an evil paladin :)
Thank you for your feedback everyone. I've taken your suggestions into consideration.
Ok, I've added skill proficiencies, re-worded Divinus Versa, redone Shadow Curse (now called "Faultless Lies"), and redone Lord of Deception (now "Lord of Secrets").
Devious serpent folk devoid of compassion, yuan-ti manipulate other creatures by arousing their doubts, evoking their fears, and elevating and crushing their hopes. From remote temples in jungles, swamps, and deserts, the yuan-ti plot to supplant and dominate all other races and to make themselves gods.
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Hello, there. I have another class option to share. The oath of silence is a paladin oath that apparently seeks to prevent the abuse of magic. Well, I don't think that sounds cool enough. Sooooo....
The Oath of Silence is an oath taken by paladins who swear to prevent the revelation of important secrets at all costs. Their tenets teach them to cover the truth of these secrets with lies and mystery. It grants shadow-based features and grants inscrutability and memory manipulating magic.
Please tell me what you think.
Devious serpent folk devoid of compassion, yuan-ti manipulate other creatures by arousing their doubts, evoking their fears, and elevating and crushing their hopes. From remote temples in jungles, swamps, and deserts, the yuan-ti plot to supplant and dominate all other races and to make themselves gods.
Might want to include a Bonus Proficiency of Stealth and Deception at 3rd level. Paladins don't have those skills naturally and this subclass uses them.
While I agree with you, typically Paladins only get channel divinity options at 3rd level.
The subclass itself is an interesting concept and well thought out for the most part.
Channel Divinity: Divinus Versa has some wording issues. We don't use "the user for magic", we would say "the spellcaster" or "the caster of the spell." "Subjected" is too vague, perhaps "when you are the target of a divination spell or you see a creature cast a divination spell within 30 feet of you."
Shadow Curse feels very mediocre to me. What might be better is replacing geas with modify memory and moving some of Lord of Deception's abilities to 15th level.
Every official paladin sacred oath, for their 20th level ability takes on temporary transformation, becoming the pinnacle of the ideals of the oath. There's ways to do that here.
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"The relevant equation is: Knowledge = power = energy = matter = mass; a good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read." - Terry Pratchett
Not only do I really like this paladin oath, I particularly like the fact that it seems to be the complete opposite of my own Oath of Observation which seeks to see the truth despite all attempts to obscure it. I could see working in a paladin like yours into a story as a counterpoint or antagonist. That isn't to say that your paladins would always be evil... but it sure would suit an evil paladin :)
"Not all those who wander are lost"
Thank you for your feedback everyone. I've taken your suggestions into consideration.
Ok, I've added skill proficiencies, re-worded Divinus Versa, redone Shadow Curse (now called "Faultless Lies"), and redone Lord of Deception (now "Lord of Secrets").
Devious serpent folk devoid of compassion, yuan-ti manipulate other creatures by arousing their doubts, evoking their fears, and elevating and crushing their hopes. From remote temples in jungles, swamps, and deserts, the yuan-ti plot to supplant and dominate all other races and to make themselves gods.