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Epic Paladin
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### The Epic Paladin | Level | Proficiency Bonus | Class Features | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | |:---:|:---:|:---|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | 21st | +7 | Ability Score Improvement, Improved Lay on Hands (1), Spellcasting | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | | 22nd | +7 | Improved Divine Health | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | | 23rd | +7 | Superior Divine Smite (1) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | | 24th | +7 | Divine Soul (1), Righteous Demeanor | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | | 25th | +8 | Ability Score Improvement, Improved Lay on Hands (2) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | | 26th | +8 | Holy Aura | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | | 27th | +8 | Sacred Oath Feature | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 28th | +8 | Superior Divine Smite (2) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 29th | +9 | Ability Score Improvement, Glory | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 30th | +9 | Exemplar, Divine Soul (2) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Page 1 | Class Features
### Ability Score Improvement When you reach 21st level, and again at 25th and 29th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. Contrary to earlier levels, you can now improve your ability scores up to 24 using this feature. ### Improved Lay on Hands Your Lay on Hands can cure curses. Upon reaching 25th level, when you use your Lay on Hands to heal, you also grant the healed character temporary hit points equal to half the number of hit points restored. ### Spellcasting Through extended exposure to the arcane, your magic now begins developing rapidly. Your Spellcasting feature is an extension of the Spellcasting feature in the Paladin class, as shown in the Epic Paladin table. In addition, you may now prepare or learn your spells and cantrips from both the Paladin and Cleric spell list, all of which count as Paladin spells. ### Improved Divine Health Your divinity grants you immunity to curses. ### Superior Divine Smite The damage from your Improved Divine Smite feature increases to 2d8 radiant damage. At 28th level, this increases to 3d8 radiant damage. \columnbreak ### Divine Soul At 24th level, your Divine Sense is always active, you can’t be surprised by fiends and undead, and you always know when you hear a lie. In addition, you can use your Channel Divinity feature twice between rests. At 30th level, you can your Channel Divinity feature thrice between rests. ### Righteous Demeanor Your divine spirit grants you advantage on Charisma checks. ### Holy Aura At 26th level, your Aura of Protection increases to 40 feet. Additionally, as a reaction when a creature drops to 0 hit points, you can use your reaction to make them drop to 1 hit point instead. --- Once you use this feature, you must finish a long rest before you can use it again. While you have no uses available, you can spend a use of your Channel Divinity to use this feature again. ### Sacred Oath Feature You gain a feature from your sacred oath, detailed at the end of the class description or one from another source. ### Glory You learn two cleric spells of your choice. The spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots. You always have these spells prepared and they count as paladin spells for you. \pagebreak
Page 2 | Sacred Oath Features
# Exemplar
### ##### Your connection to the divine lets you assume the form of an Exemplar for a number of rounds equal to your Charisma modifier. As a bonus action, you transform into a form appropriate to your Sacred Oath. For example, you could consist of pure radiant light or become an ancient defender of nature. Once you transform, your size becomes Large unless you were already larger, you magically gain temporary hit points equal to your paladin level, and your melee weapon attacks deal an additional 4d8 magical weapon damage. ##### Once you use this feature, you must finish a long rest before you can do so again.
## Sacred Oath Feature ### Oath of the Ancients #### Nature’s True Wrath *27th-Level Epic Oath of the Ancients Feature* --- Your Channel Divinity: Nature’s Wrath can be cast as a bonus action and the target creature has disadvantage on saving throws against it. Additionally, this feature ignores immunity to the restrained condition. ### Oath of Conquest #### Great Conquerer's Presence *27th-Level Epic Oath of Conquest Feature* --- Your Channel Divinity: Conquering Presence increases to 60 feet and the initial saving throw is made with disadvantage. Additionally, this feature ignores immunity to the frightened condition. ### Oath of the Crown #### Turn the Tide into a Tsunami *27th-Level Epic Oath of the Crown Feature* --- Your Channel Divinity: Turn the Tide restores twice the number of hit points and can affect allies even if they have more than half their hit points remaining. ### Oath of Devotion #### Holy Weapon *27th-Level Epic Oath of Devotion Feature* --- Your Channel Divinity: Sacred Weapon also lets you add your Charisma modifier to damage rolls with the weapon. ### Oath of Redemption #### Destroy the Violent *27th-Level Epic Oath of Redemption Feature* --- The saving throw against your Channel Divinity: Rebuke the Violent is made with disadvantage. \columnbreak
### Oath of Vengeance #### Sworn Enmity *27th-Level Epic Oath of Vengeance Feature* --- Your Channel Divinity: Vow of Enmity can be moved to a new target using a bonus action up to 1 minute after the previous target is reduced to 0 hit points. ### Oathbreaker #### Sworn Enmity *27th-Level Epic Oathbreaker Feature* --- Your Channel Divinity: Control Undead can target a number of undead creatures equal to your Charisma modifier.