Oath of Discovery

Tenets of Discovery

Feed Your Curiosity -  There is more to be known than any one person can learn in a lifetime, so there should never be a point in your life when you aren't learning something.

Knowledge is Power - Those who take time to understand the world are the ones that can shape its future.

Body and Mind - The quest for knowledge is full of dangers, and and knowledge serves no one if it isn't shared.  Cultivate a keen mind and a strong body to ensure your survival, and the survival of any discovery you make.

 

Oath Spells

You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed in the Oath of Discovery Spells table. See the Sacred Oath class feature for how oath spells work.

Oath of Discovery Spells

Paladin Level	Spells
3rd	comprehend languages, detect magic
5th	enhance ability, pass without trace
9th	fly, phantom steed
13th	stone shape, freedom of movement
17th	legend lore, scrying

Channel Divinity

When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following two Channel Divinity options. See the Sacred Oath class feature for how Channel Divinity works.

Mental Fortitude. You can use your Channel Divinity to harden your mind. When any spell, item, ability, etc forces you to make a WIS saving throw, you may choose to automatically succeed on the saving throw.  You may use this Channel Divinity option after you roll, but before the DM says whether or not you succeed on the saving thrown. Once you use this feature, you become immune to effects of the specific trigger for 1 hour.

Deadly Insight. As a bonus action, you can use your Channel Divinity to still your mind in combat, gaining insight about your adversary.  When you use this Channel Divinity option, choose one of the following:

• You learn what damage resistances, vulnerabilities, or immunities the target has,.
• You learn the target's Saving Throw proficiencies.
• For the next 1 minute, you gain advantage on attacks against the target, and you may add your intelligence modifier to your AC for attacks from the target.

 

Keen Eye

Starting at 7th level, no detail escapes your notice.  Your passive Perception and passive Investigation scores increase by an amount equal to your proficiency modifier.  This effect scales as your proficiency modifier scales.

Additionally, you gain proficiency with both Perception and Investigation. If you already have proficiency in one or both skills, you gain Expertise in that skill instead.

Critical Analysis

Starting at 15th level, when you use your Deadly Insight, a fourth option is available to you:

• You deduce your target's weak point.  The next attack you make after expending this use of you Channel Divinity automatically becomes a Critical Hit.

Knower of Secrets

At 20th level, you gain the ability to pull back the veil of reality and see the world as it truly is, which gives you the following benefits for 1 minute:

• You have truesight out to a range of 120 feet.
• You can comprehend and speak all languages, both written and spoken, no matter how ancient or exotic.
• You have advantage on any skill checks that use your Intelligence modifier as well as Intelligence saving throws.
• You can sense the location of any hidden doors or compartments within 60 feet.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest, unless you expend a 5th-level spell slot to use it again.