Oath of Nature

The Oath of Nature binds a paladin to the ideal of protecting nature itself, for what can be more important to one's deity but preserving it's creations. Sometimes called green knights, swords of nature, or druid knights, these paladins work to protect and preserve nature, acting with honor in pursuit of defending anything from a forest to the material plane itself. They differ from druids as they do not serve nature itself, but rather work to make sure no one destroys or corrupts it due to the belief that things created by their deity must be holy and be defended. Just how widely this is applied can differ between individuals, while some strive to defend forests or rivers others will try to fight forces from other planes that might damage the material plane. Many who swear this oath are devoted to gods of creation, nature and harvest and use their gods’ tenets as the measure of their devotion. They view druids—the perfect servants of nature—as idealized role models, and incorporate images of nature (particularly trees) into their helmets or coats of arms.

Channel Divinity

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

Animal Focus. As an action, for 1 minute, you can choose to gain one of the following benefits:

• Bear's Endurance. Advantage on Constitution checks. You also gain 1d6 temporary hit points, which are lost after the duration.
• Bull's Strength. Advantage on Strength checks, and your carrying capacity doubles.
• Cat's Grace. Advantage on Dexterity checks. You also don't take damage from falling 20 feet or less if your not incapacitated.
• Eagle's Splendor. Advantage on Charisma checks.
• Fox's Cunning. Advantage on Intelligence checks.
• Owl's Wisdom. Advantage on Wisdom checks.

Plant Focus. As an action, for 1 minute, you can choose to gain one of the following benefits:

• Flytrap's Touch. Gain +1 to attack rolls.
• Moss' Resilience. Gain +1 HP to any healing given.
• Oak's Durability. Gain +1 AC.
• Rose's Thorn. Gain +1 to damage rolls.

Oath Spells

You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.

Oath of Nature Spells

PALADIN LEVEL	SPELLS
3rd	Animal Friendship, Entangle
5th	Moonbeam, Barkskin
9th	Conjure Animals, Water Walk
13th	Stoneskin, Hallucinatory Terrain
17th	Tree Stride, Commune with Nature

Aura of Nature

Starting at 7th level, choose one type of terrain: arctic, coast, desert, forest, grassland, mountain, swamp, or the underdark. The chosen type of terrain can be changed after a long rest and by spending an action. You and friendly creatures within 10 feet of you treat the chosen terrain as favored terrain while you are conscious giving the following benefits:

• Intelligence and Wisdom checks related to the chosen terrain have doubled proficiency bonuses.
• Terrain specific difficult terrain doesn’t slow your group’s travel.
• Your group can’t become lost unless through magical means.
• Even when you are engaged in another activity while traveling (such as foraging, navigating, or tracking), you remain alert to danger.
• If you are traveling alone, you can move stealthily at a normal pace.
• When you forage, you find twice as much food as you normally would.
• While tracking other creatures, you also learn their exact number, their sizes, and how long ago they passed through the area.

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

Friend of Nature

Beginning at 15th level, you are always under the effects of a Speak with Animals spell and a Speak with Plants spell.

Avatar of Nature

At 20th level, using your action, you undergo a transformation.

For 1 hour, you gain the following benefits:

• Dozens of skittering roots magically sprout from your waist, legs, and feet (over armor and clothing) which grants you a walking speed of 60 feet and prevents you from going prone.
• Magical bark covers your arms and any held melee weapon adding a +10 to all attack and damage rolls made with the weapon, the weapon is now considered magical and cannot be dropped. Any magical effects the weapon possesses is transferred to the bark. Any attacks made do double damage to objects and structures.
• You have resistance to poison, acid, and necrotic damage.

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