G'day. Working on my first major homebrew variation. Hopefully it's something that points my players toward getting into the thick of things and maybe a little inter-party tension. If you can point out any problems or missed opportunities, it's much appreciated!
Oath of Revelation
Tenets
Glory of truth - Establishing truth serves as the foundation for goodness and beauty.
Unveil secrets - Truth should always be spoken and falsehoods always countered.
Expose corruption - Rumors of those in power abusing the truth kindle your ire.
Scour darkness - Whatever obscures clear vision promotes corruption and secrets. The way must be cleared for truth to ascend.
Oath Spells (from Divination school):
Beast Bond , Hunters Mark
Detect Thoughts, Mind Spike
Clairvoyance, Tongues
Divination, Locate Creature
Commune, Telepathic Bond
Channel Divinity:
Word of Insight - Use your bonus action to gain Adv on attacks vs 1 target
Brutal Regret - Use your action to magically evoke memories that overwhelm 1 creature. The creature must have an INT of 7 or higher. It makes a WIS saving throw. If it fails, it is burdened with 1 level of Exhaustion.
Lvl 7 Aura of Foresight - You and companions gain a bonus on Initiative equal to your proficiency bonus
Lvl 15 Insightful Defense - Use your reaction to add CHA bonus to your AC against 1 melee attack. If the attack misses, make one weapon attack on that attacker.
Lvl 20 Divine Discerning - Use your bonus action to activate the following effects for 1 minute:
Truesight
Melee weapon attacks score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20
Speak a hidden truth about 1 creature you can see, forcing it to make a CHA saving throw. If it fails, it is Stunned for a number of rounds equal to your CHA bonus (but can make
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For the first channel divinity, how long does the advantage last? A turn? A round? A minute?
For Aura of Foresight, I always recommend against having class abilities that scale off of PB because of multiclass shenanigans. Perhaps just Advantage on the roll? Or bonus = to Cha mod? Or perhapse mirror PB, but have the bonus specifically scale off of Class level (so +3 @ 7th, +4 @ 9th, +5 @ 13th, +6 @ 17th levels)?
For that last bullet point of Divine Discerning, that seems a little weak considering how many opponents the Paladin will not know any “hidden truths” about. Just putting that out there.
G'day. Working on my first major homebrew variation. Hopefully it's something that points my players toward getting into the thick of things and maybe a little inter-party tension. If you can point out any problems or missed opportunities, it's much appreciated!
Oath of Revelation
Tenets
Oath Spells (from Divination school):
Channel Divinity:
Lvl 7 Aura of Foresight - You and companions gain a bonus on Initiative equal to your proficiency bonus
Lvl 15 Insightful Defense - Use your reaction to add CHA bonus to your AC against 1 melee attack. If the attack misses, make one weapon attack on that attacker.
Lvl 20 Divine Discerning - Use your bonus action to activate the following effects for 1 minute:
Have you heard about the fantasy gaming conspiracy against rapiers? Think about it. Then join the alliance to fight sword-ist prejudice.
The second Channel Divinity is a little strong, but I’m not sure what I’d do to it to balance it.
A couple questions on the lvl 20 feature:
Paladin main who spends most of his D&D time worldbuilding or DMing, not Paladin-ing.
For the first channel divinity, how long does the advantage last? A turn? A round? A minute?
For Aura of Foresight, I always recommend against having class abilities that scale off of PB because of multiclass shenanigans. Perhaps just Advantage on the roll? Or bonus = to Cha mod? Or perhapse mirror PB, but have the bonus specifically scale off of Class level (so +3 @ 7th, +4 @ 9th, +5 @ 13th, +6 @ 17th levels)?
For that last bullet point of Divine Discerning, that seems a little weak considering how many opponents the Paladin will not know any “hidden truths” about. Just putting that out there.
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Thanks for the input. I'll revise per your questions!
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