Oath of Justice
All actions have consequences, positive or negative, but the world is a complicated and messy place. All too often, a good act goes unrewarded, or a cruel one goes unpunished. Paladins of the Oath of Justice take on the task of amending these unfortunate occurances. This includes the daunting task of making sense of unclear situations, discerning malice from mistakes, and determining which acts are selfless or selfish. Once the truth has been revealed, these paladins are swift and decisive with their judgment.
Many paladins of this oath follow Bahamut, the platinum dragon god of justice, and may work as part of a nation's judicial system. Others serve on the side of evil, enforcing the malign dictates of devils or cruel gods.
Tenets of Justice
The tenets of the Oath of Justice are often publicly displayed, such as being etched upon the paladin's weapon or shield, ensuring that all are aware of their obligations.
Discern the Truth. A situation is always more complicated than it seems, be not fooled by lies or false evidence.
Console the Wronged. The victims of any situation are as important as the perpetrators, grant aid where possible.
Reward the Righteous. Those who would stand against cruelty must be encouraged, for they are far too few.
Punish the Wrongdoer. Show them the true consequences of their actions, however is appropriate.
Oath Spells
3rd-level Oath of Justice feature
You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed in the Oath of Justice Spells table. See the Sacred Oath class feature for how oath spells work.
Oath of Justice Spells
| Paladin Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 3rd | command, sanctuary |
| 5th | detect thoughts, holy rebuke* |
| 9th | cleanse*, remove curse |
| 13th | divination, polymorph |
| 17th | greater restoration, dawn |
Channel Divinity
3rd-level Oath of Justice feature
You gain the following Channel Divinity options. See the Sacred Oath class feature for how Channel Divinity works.
Preemptive Forgiveness. You can use your channel divinity to forgive creatures for mistakes they have not yet made. As a bonus action, you present your holy symbol and choose a number of willing creatures within 30 feet of you (this can include yourself) equal to your proficiency bonus, creating protective wards over each of those creatures for 1 minute. The wards have a number of hit points equal to your paladin level + your Charisma modifier. Whenever a warded creature takes damage, their ward takes the damage instead. If this damage reduces the ward to 0 hit points, the creature takes any remaining damage and the ward disappears.
Pronounce Judgement. You can use your channel divinity to breathe divine punishment into being. When you take the Attack action, you can forgo one of your attacks to expend a spell slot of 1st level or higher and force each creature of your choice in a 20-foot cone to make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 1d8 radiant damage on a failed save, plus an additional 1d8 damage per level of the slot expended. On a successful save, a creature takes only half the damage. Fiends and undead have disadvantage on this saving throw.
Aura of Righteousness
7th-level Oath of Justice feature
You emit an aura of divine adjudication while you are not incapacitated. Once per turn when another creature within 10 feet of you takes damage, you can reduce or increase the damage by an amount equal to your proficiency bonus.
At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet.
Absolute Inspection
15th-level Oath of Justice feature
While your Divine Sense feature is active, you gain truesight out to a range of 60 feet and you know if a statement you hear spoken by a creature within that radius is a deliberate lie.
Dauntless Justiciar
20th-level Oath of Justice feature
You dispense justice regardless of obstructions. As a bonus action, you gain the following benefits for 1 minute:
- While you are not unconscious, you are immune any effect that would reduce your speed or cause you to be blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, or incapacitated.
- You gain a bonus to AC equal to your Charisma modifier.
- You ignore disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.
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.
Oath of Justice v1.2
Created by: u/NotTheDreadPirate Artist Credit: Wesley Burt - Oath of Gideon Spells with asterisks (*) can be found in my Portfolio Guide.