Oath of the Eternal Flame

The Oath of the Eternal Flame binds paladins to the ideals of neutrality, balance, power, and strength. It is a vow towards the element of fire, an element that must be maintained for its warmth and destructive power.  Entrusted by the Primordial Flame God Kossuth to those who wish to preserve the balance of good and evil. The Oath values true neutrality, as its paladins, also called cleansers, balancers, red knights, and flamehands, strive to keep good and evil in perfect balance. They adorn their red and gold weapons and armor with flames, symbolizing rebirth and power. They believe that if balance is not maintained, the Eternal Flame will be extinguished and all life will cease to exist. For it is said by the old testaments of Lord Kossuth that the day of reckoning will come when the cold night comes to extinguish the flames. For when that day comes, the Eternal Flame must be balanced to ensure its rebirth. In times of great danger to the balance, Paladins will arise and swear the Oath of the Eternal Flame to defeat the powerful forces of good or evil that threaten it.

Tenets of the Eternal Flame

The exact Tenets vary from Paladin to Paladin, but they all revolve around maintaining balance and fire.

Keep the Balance. Seek out and destroy strong forces of good and evil that threaten to overthrow the sacred balance and extinguish the Eternal Flame.

Protect. Some things in this world, are worth fighting for. Protect it, as long as it doesn't disturb the balance.

Respect the Fire. Control over fire represents control over order and chaos. If unchecked, the flames can spread and destroy. When understood and tamed, it can create civilizations. Extinguish flames where they rage uncontrolled or burn too brightly. Bring fire to places of primitive cultures and teach them to harness it; light the darkness and bring warmth.

Rebirth. Cities may fall, fields may burn, dynasties may die: always from the ashes something new arises. On encountering destruction or death, plant the seeds for regrowth (be it for good or evil). To be able to plant the seeds of life in the world it is also important to take ownership of yourself and change, arising like a phoenix from emotional or physical wounds

Channel Divinity

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

Fiery Weapon. As an action, you can imbue a weapon that you are holding with fiery energy using your Channel Divinity. For 1 minute, the weapon deals an additional 1d8 fire damage, emits dim light in a 20-foot radius, and is considered magical for the purposes of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical damage. You can end this effect on your turn as part of any other action. If you are no longer carrying this weapon or if you fall unconscious, the effect ends immediately.

The extra damage increases to 2d8 at 9th level and 3d8 at 17th level.

Turn the Outsiders. Creatures from the outer planes are epitomes of extreme alignment, so you have special power over them. As an action, you can raise your holy symbol, which bursts into flames that sear the eyes of fiends and celestials. Each undead, fiend or celestial that can see the holy symbol must make a Charisma saving throw. If the creature fails its saving throw, it is turned for 1 minute or until it takes damage.

A turned creature must spend its turns trying to move as far away from you as it can, and it can't willingly move within 30 feet of you. It also can't take reactions. For its action, it can only use the Dash action or try to escape from an effect that prevents it from moving. If there is no unoccupied space that the creature can move into, it can take the Dodge action. If the creature's true form is concealed by an illusion, shapeshifting, or other effect, that form is revealed while it is turned.

Oath Spells

You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.

Oath of Devotion Spells

Red Knight's Blessing

Starting at 7th level, your divine power aids your companions to strike down their enemies. You can use the help action as a bonus action on any ally within 10 feet of you. If this ally then hits on the attack that you are helping them with, they do additional fire damage on the attack equal to your Charisma modifier.

At 18th level, the radius of this effect increases to 30 ft. Additionally, if a friendly creature hits on an attack with which it had advantage due to your Red Knight's Blessing, you can use your reaction to make one melee attack against the same target, dealing additional fire damage equal to twice your Charisma modifier on a hit.

Out of the Ashes

Starting at 15th level, when you succeed on a death saving throw and have at least 1 Hit Die left, you may spend that Hit Die to regain hit points. You roll the die and add your Constitution modifier, regaining hit points equal to the total. If you spend a Hit Die in this way, you may also stand up from prone as a bonus action.

Eternal Flame Incarnate

At 20th level, you can assume the form of a great fiery celestial, emanating an aura of power and justice, a maelstrom of fire swirling around you. Using your action, you undergo a transformation. For 1 hour, you gain the following benefits:

• Fiery wings appear on your back. You gain a fly speed of 60 feet, and you shed bright light in a 30 ft radius and dim light 30 ft beyond that. This light is sunlight.
• You and all allies within 30 feet of you are under the effects of a protection from evil and good spell.
• You emanate an aura of the Eternal Flame in a 30-foot radius. Aberrations, celestials, fey,  and fiends in the aura have vulnerability to fire damage. When an enemy creature enters this radius for the first time, they must immediately make a Dexterity saving throw versus your spell save DC, taking 8d10 fire damage on a failure and half that amount on a success. If a creature starts its turn in this radius, it must immediately repeat the save In addition, you and friendly creatures in the aura are immune to being frightened, charmed, or possessed by creatures of the aforementioned types.

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