Oath of the Grave

The tenets of the Oath of the Grave have been passed down for generations.  This oath emphasizes the passing between the warmth of life to the everlasting cold of death, and punishes those that defile this passing with the unholy raising of undead. 

 

Annihilate the Unholy. The undead and those who foster them are unholy and wicked.  Destroy them before they defile more than they have already. 

Preserve the Righteous. Death should not come early to those who have led a blessed life.  Preserve the righteous, so they may live on without fear.

Let Souls Pass On. Every soul deserves its place in the afterlife.  When you see a creature forced into undeath, let its soul go free.

Accept Death. Death comes to us all eventually.  Accept it, and you will find a place in the afterlife. 

Channel Divinity

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

Icy Repose. As an action, you present you holy symbol and speak a prayer against undeath, using your Channel Divinity. Each undead that can see or hear you within 30 feet of you must make a Wisdom saving throw.  If the creature fails its saving throw, it is frozen for 1 minute or until it takes damage. A frozen creature is affected by the petrified condition until the effect ends. 

Vow of Death. As a bonus action, you can utter a vow of death against a creature you can see within 10 feet of you, using your Channel Divinity.  You deal an extra 1d6 necrotic damage to the creature whenever you hit it with an attack for 1 minute or until it drops to 0 hit points or falls unconscious.  If a creature under this effect dies, it cannot become undead.

Oath Spells

You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.

Oath of Devotion Spells

Aura of Preservation

Starting at 7th level, you and friendly creatures within 10 feet of you can’t be charmed while you are conscious and have resistance to necrotic damage.

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

Soul of Demise

Beginning at 15th level, when a creature under the effect of you vow of death dies, that creature cannot be raised from the dead for the next 30 days, outside of using a [wish]spell.  Additionally, you can use a bonus action on a subsequent turn of yours to mark a new creature. 

Reaper of Winter

At 20th level, as an action, you can emanate a deathly chill. For 1 minute, swirls of chilling wind surround you in a 30-foot radius.

Whenever an enemy creature starts its turn within the area, the creature takes 10 cold damage and their movement speed is reduced by 10 feet.

In addition, whenever a creature dies within the area, you regain 2d10+CON modifier hit points. 

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