Oath of Protein

Paladins that swear an oath to creatine and daily workouts stand out in the crowd. In a word, they’re built. Swole. Buff. Huge. Such physical fitness comes from years of dedication in the gym and a strict diet of protein shakes, chicken breasts, and eggs. By the time a muscle-bound fitness enthusiast is ready to show off their pectorals on the beach, they’re a fully-inducted paladin to the Oath of Protein.

Tenets of Protein

Though paladins of Protein are unified by their strict regimen of workouts and diets, the specifics of these philosophies can differ wildly. Some paladins pledge to eat only plant-based protein, whereas others are less picky but make broad proclamations about which exercises are healthy and which are not. Generally, however, most who swear the Oath of Protein abide by the following principles:

Gradual and Progressive. Nothing lasting was accomplished overnight. Build up your workout incrementally each day until you reach your goals.

Rest and Recovery. No one is impervious to damage or immune to stress. You must recuperate to heal and consolidate your gains.

Use It or Lose It. Your talent and dedication don’t entitle you to boundless strength and health. If you don’t keep up your routine, these gifts will slip away

Oath Spells

You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed. 

Oath of Protein Spells
Paladin Level	Spells
3rd	heroism, jump
5th	enhance ability, lesser restoration
9th	haste, remove curse
13th	guardian of faith, stoneskin
17th	greater restoration, hold monster

Channel Divinity

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

Get Huge. As a bonus action using your Channel Divinity, your muscles bulge and veins pop out of your forehead. You gain the effect of the “Enlarge” option of the enlarge/reduce spell for 1 minute.

Protein Shake. You can use your action using your Channel Divinity to conjure and consume a pre-workout concoction. For the next 10 minutes, your Strength score increases by 2, and your maximum for this score increases to 22. Additionally, when you make a Strength (Athletics) check, you can treat the result as a 10.

Halfling Hurler

Starting at 7th level, when a creature comes within 10 feet of you, you can use your reaction to immediately move up to half your speed without provoking opportunity attacks and attempt to grapple that creature. Additionally, you can use your action to outright lift and throw a creature that is one or more sizes smaller than you. You must be grappling a hostile creature to throw it, and a willing creature must be within 5 feet of you. If the creature is one size smaller than you, you can throw it up to 30 feet. If it is two or more size categories smaller than you, you can throw it up to 60 feet. Upon landing, the creature takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage for every 10 feet it is thrown.

Unpinnable Wrestler

Beginning at 15th level, you are always under the effects of the freedom of movement spell. Additionally, grappling a creature doesn’t reduce your movement speed.

Peak Performance

At 20th level, you have achieved the pinnacle of your physical fitness, becoming akin to a demigod of whey protein and granting you the following benefits:

• Creatures you are grappling have disadvantage on attacks against you, and you have advantage on saving throws against effects caused by creatures you are grappling.
• You can use your Get Huge and Protein Shake Channel Divinity options using one action and a single use of your Channel Divinity.
• Your Get Huge Channel Divinity feature improves. You grow two sizes, instead of one, and your enlarged weapons deal an extra 2d4 damage, instead of 1d4.
• Your Protein Shake Channel Divinity improves. Your Strength increases by 4, and your maximum for this score increases to 24.