Death Knight Fenjing

Unholy oath for a Paladin, a Death Knight is a symbol of death and decay.

The Death Knight must live by the following Tenets or lose their powers:

Fight until death.

Kill without hesitation.

Channel Divinity

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

Doomblade. As a bonus action, you brandish your holy symbol and shout a command word, forming a black greatsword in your hands, made of dark energy, for 1 minute. Only you can wield this weapon, and it deals 3d6 necrotic damage instead of 2d6 slashing damage. When you let go of the weapon, it disappears, but you can bring it back to your hands as a bonus action. If you are attuned to at least one magic melee weapon that you are proficient with, you can choose for your doomblade to take on the properties of one magic melee weapon you are attuned to and proficient with of your choice.

Terrorize. If a creature moves to within 30 feet of you, you can use your reaction and the creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of you for 1 minute. The DC is equal to 8 + your Charisma modifier + your proficiency bonus. Whether successful or not, a creature cannot be targeted by this ability again until you finish a long rest. Only one creature can be frightened at any time during combat using this ability.

Oath Spells

You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.

Death Knight Spells

Paladin Level	Spells
3rd	bane, inflict wounds
5th	darkness, ray of enfeeblement
9th	animate dead, vampiric touch
13th	death ward, stoneskin
17th	antilife shell, contagion

Necrotic Smite

When Divine Smite or Improved Divine Smite deal damage, the Paladin can choose to deal Necrotic damage instead of Radiant. When consuming spell slots with Divine Smite and taking this option, the bonus 1d8 damage is granted against Humanoids and Celestials instead of Undead and Fiends.

Aura of Undeath

Starting at 7th level, you constantly emanate a ghostly aura of necrotic energy while you’re not incapacitated. The aura extends 10 feet from you in every direction, but not through total cover.

If an enemy creature dies while within the aura, their life energy is absorbed, granting you 1d10 temporary hit points that last for 1 minute. Additionally no creature besides you can revive this creature magically.

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

Thorns of the Black Rose

Beginning at 15th level, whenever a creature hits you with an attack, that creature takes psychic damage equal to your Charisma modifier.

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