Oath of the Black Throne

Tenets of the Black Throne

The tenets of this oath reflect cruel authority, enforced submission, and the profanation of the sacred.

Iron Dominion. Rule through fear; mercy is weakness.
Blasphemous Authority. Defile gods and saints, enthrone yourself as the true divine.
Chains of Obedience. Freedom is a lie. All must kneel or break.
Eternal Sovereignty. Your reign must outlast life, death, and faith.

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Oath Spells

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Channel Divinity

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

Aura of Subjugation. As an action, you exude oppressive, unholy power. Each creature of your choice within 30 feet must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be frightened of you until the end of your next turn.

Desecrate. As an action, you can use your Channel Divinity to corrupt a weapon or holy symbol. For 1 minute, your weapon attacks deal an additional 1d8 necrotic damage, and any creature you hit has disadvantage on saving throws against being frightened or charmed until the start of your next turn.

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Aura of Profane Majesty (7th Level)

Your presence radiates unholy domination. You and friendly creatures within 10 feet of you deal an additional 3 damage with weapon attacks against frightened creatures.

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

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Black Crown (15th Level)

You cannot be charmed, frightened, or possessed.
Whenever a creature within 10 feet of you makes a saving throw against being frightened or charmed, it does so with disadvantage.

Additionally, when you reduce a creature to 0 hit points, you may use your reaction to force another creature within 30 feet of you to make a Wisdom saving throw or be frightened of you until the end of your next turn.

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Sovereign of Shadow (20th Level)

As an action, you can assume the dread mantle of the Black Throne, a form of unholy majesty, for 1 minute:

• You are wreathed in shadow and necrotic flame; enemies within 30 feet who start their turn must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute.

• You gain resistance to all damage except radiant.

• Whenever a frightened creature takes damage from you or an ally, it also takes necrotic damage equal to your Charisma modifier.

• Once per turn, when you reduce a creature to 0 hit points, you regain hit points equal to your Charisma modifier + half your paladin level.

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

Channel Divinit

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

Aura of Subjugation. As an action, you exude oppressive, unholy power. Each creature of your choice within 30 feet must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be frightened of you until the end of your next turn.

Desecrate. As an action, you can use your Channel Divinity to corrupt a weapon or holy symbol. For 1 minute, your weapon attacks deal an additional 1d8 necrotic damage, and any creature you hit has disadvantage on saving throws against being frightened or charmed until the start of your next turn. The additional damage increases on every 3rd level by 1d8 (6th Level = 2d8, 9th Level = 3d8, and so on.)

Level 7: Aura of Profane Majesty

 

Your presence radiates unholy domination. You and friendly creatures within 10 feet of you deal an additional 3d4 damage with weapon attacks against frightened creatures.

At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet and the damage increases by 3d4.

Level 15: Black Crown

 

You cannot be charmed, frightened, or possessed.
Whenever a creature within 10 feet of you makes a saving throw against being frightened or charmed, it does so with disadvantage.

Additionally, when you reduce a creature to 0 hit points, you may use your reaction to force another creature within 30 feet of you to make a Wisdom saving throw or be frightened of you until the end of your next turn.

Level 20: Sovereign of Shadow

As an action, you can assume the dread mantle of the Black Throne, a form of unholy majesty, for 1 minute:

• You are wreathed in shadow and necrotic flame; enemies within 30 feet who start their turn must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute.

• You gain resistance to all damage except radiant.

• Whenever a frightened creature takes damage from you or an ally, it also takes necrotic damage equal to your Charisma modifier.

• Once per turn, when you reduce a creature to 0 hit points, you regain hit points equal to your Charisma modifier + half your paladin level.

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