The Oath of Love allows paladins to protect bonds between people through spells and abilities. They gain healing and protective magic, can give advantage to an ally, deepen bonds between loved ones, and emanate an aura that benefits friendly creatures within 30 feet. Their abilities focus on defending relationships, spreading kindness, and mending rifts between people.
The Oath of Love allows paladins to protect bonds between people through spells and abilities. They gain healing and protective magic, can give advantage to an ally, deepen bonds between loved ones, and emanate an aura that benefits friendly creatures within 30 feet. Their abilities focus on defending relationships, spreading kindness, and mending rifts between people.
The Oath of Love allows paladins to protect bonds between people through spells and abilities. They gain healing and protective magic, can give advantage to an ally, deepen bonds between loved ones, and emanate an aura that benefits friendly creatures within 30 feet. Their abilities focus on defending relationships, spreading kindness, and mending rifts between people.
The Oath of Love allows paladins to protect bonds between people through spells and abilities. They gain healing and protective magic, can give advantage to an ally, deepen bonds between loved ones, and emanate an aura that benefits friendly creatures within 30 feet. Their abilities focus on defending relationships, spreading kindness, and mending rifts between people.
The Oath of Love is the expression of mankind’s Oath Spells
oldest comfort. Paladins who take this oath vow to protect the bonds between lovers, family, You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed. friends and companions; the bonds that tie and Oath of Love Spells make us who we are, that give us strength in the Paladin Level Spells darkest times and are at the center of the brightest. 3rd healing word, shield of faith Many who pledge themselves to this oath do so 5th calm emotions, warding bond to defend those whom they hold dear. Others are 9th fly, sending more selfless in their honor of the oath, seeking 13th death ward, fire shield to spread love to those who’ve scarcely felt it, to 17th hallow, mass cure wounds play matchmaker and counselor to the forlorn, and to interject and smite any who use false Channel Divinity: Benevolent promises of love as a tool to control others. Promise Tenets of Love You can use your Channel Divinity to form a divine connection with another creature that Though the perceptions of bonds and emboldens and protects you both. relationships vary between cultures and peoples, As an action, choose a willing creature within paladins of the Oath of Love rely on the following 30 feet of you. As long as you are within line of tenets to help them understand and protect those sight of each other, you and they have advantage who share deep connections. on the first attack roll or ability check made on your respective turns. Acceptance. The bond between willing people Additionally, when either of you is targeted may sometimes be shunned by the society they with an attack, the other may use their reaction inhabit. Their love, however, is valid and should to add their proficiency bonus to the targeted be respected as any other. People should not be creature’s armor class for that attack. punished for following their heart and being with This connection breaks if either of you finishes whom makes them happiest. your turn more than 30 feet apart from the other. Hope. The kiss of a lover, the embrace of a Otherwise, it last for 1 minute. mother, the smile of a brother; these memories Channel Divinity: Poet's keep us company in their absence and remind us that there are reasons to endure. Promises of Eloquence better days with those who truly care for us help You can use your Channel Divinity to help bring us push through whatever difficulties we face. to life the words in your heart. As a bonus action, grant yourself proficiency in Kindness. Acts of kindness and gentle words of Charisma (Persuasion) checks and Charisma understanding help soothe the scorned and hurt. (Performance) checks for 10 minutes. Happiness begets happiness, and those who If you are already proficient in these skills walk unburdened by misery will, in turn, be when you use this Channel Divinity, you double kinder to another. your proficiency bonus for ability checks made Understanding. There will be conflict between with these skills. even the most loving people. Putting oneself in the other's position and seeing the matter from their perspective will help in deciding how to proceed in any given situation. Soothing Touch Paragon of Love Starting at 7th level, your touch assuages and At 20th level, you embody the guarding aspects of comforts the ailing. love. When you use your Lay on Hands feature, you As an action, you become a flawless version of can spend 5 hit points from your pool of healing yourself in the eyes of those who see you, and you to end a condition affecting that creature. The emanate a protective aura in a 30-foot radius. condition can be blinded, charmed, deafened, Creatures friendly to you (including yourself) frightened, or paralyzed. within the aura gain the following benefits: You can end multiple conditions with a single They become resistant to poison and psychic use of your Lay on Hands, spending hit points damage; separately for each one. They gain 10 temporary hit points at the start of their turns; Everlasting Bond Whenever a creature makes an attack roll Beginning at 15th level, you are able to perform a against those protected by the aura, they must ritual that deepens the connection between make a Charisma saving throw against your creatures who love one another. spell save DC. On a fail, they suffer a penalty Choose a number of willing creatures equal to to that roll equal to your proficiency bonus; your Charisma modifier (this may include While this aura is active, you can use your Lay yourself), they must be within 30 feet of you on Hands ability on any creature within the 30- during the performance of the ritual; over the foot radius as a bonus action. course of 24 hours, an extraordinary bond forms This aura lasts for 1 minute, or until you between these creatures giving them the dismiss it as a bonus action. following benefits: Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again While in line of sight of each other, bonded until you finish a long rest, unless you expend a creatures can communicate telepathically 5th-level spell slot to use it again. with one another; Within a 1 mile radius, bonded creatures know the exact location of the creatures with whom they are bonded; While in the same plane of existence, bonded creatures may appear in and shape each others dreams; Bonded creatures may eschew the material components necessary to cast the Revivify and Raise Dead spells on creatures with whom they are bonded; A bonded creature may willingly suspend the effects of the bond at any time (no action required). In the same way, a bonded creature may willingly break their bond to one or more of the creatures with whom they are bonded. Creatures may only partake in this ritual once. If a creature breaks their bond to one or more of the creatures with whom they are bonded, they may ask the paladin who performed the ritual to Art credits mend it; however, the bond can only be mended if Cover art is "Jeanne d'Arc", by asuka111 the creatures who partook in the ritual agree to (https://www.deviantart.com/asuka111/art/Jeanne- have their bond reforged with the one who broke d-Arc-275367829) it. Otherwise, this bond lasts for the lifetime of the last living bonded creature.