Paladin

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Fuelled by the Oath you swore to uphold justice and righteousness, you are a beacon of hope in dark times.

Paladin is one of the Playable Classes of Baldur Gate's 3. Paladins are masters of a variety of weapons and armor. They channel the power of their sacred oath to heal the sick and injured and to smite their foes. Paladins use Charisma as their primary ability score.

Class Information

• Level 1 Maximum Hit Points: 10 + Constitution Modifier
  • Hit points gained at higher levels: 6 + Constitution Modifier
• Spellcasting:
  • Spellcasting Ability: Charisma
  • Paladins are primarily martial fighters; they gain Spell Slots at 1/2 the rate of a full spellcaster.
• Saving Throw Proficiencies: Wisdom, Charisma
• Armor Proficiencies: Light Armor, Medium Armor, Heavy Armor, Shields
• Weapon Proficiencies: Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons

• Choose a subclass:

Oath of the Ancients	Oath of Devotion	Oathbreaker
You fight on the side of light in the cosmic struggle against darkness to preserve the sanctity of life and the beauty of nature.	Following the ideal of the knight in shining armour, you act with honour and virtue to protect the weak and pursue the greater good.	You have broken your sacred Oath in pursuit of power and ambition. Only darkness remains to fuel you now. (Unavailable during character creation; see Oathbreaker section).

Skills

You receive a bonus to every Skill that you are Proficient in. This bonus increases as you gain levels in your Class and applies to all Checks for those Skills.

Level 1 Proficiency Bonus: +2

• Inherited Skills: Granted by Races and Backgrounds.
• Skills with Proficiency (Choose 2):
  • Athletics
  • Insight
  • Intimidation
  • Medicine
  • Persuasion
  • Religion

Oathbreaker

To be added.

Level Progression

Through experience, you acquire new power. You gain the following trait:

Level 1

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• Divine Sense
• Lay on Hands
• Lay on Hands Charges: 3 (Recharge: Long Rest)
• Channel Oath Charges: 1 (Recharge: Short Rest or Long Rest)

• Level 1 Subclass Features:

Oath of the Ancients	Oath of Devotion	Oathbreaker
Channel Oath Abilities: Healing Radiance	Channel Oath Abilities: Holy Rebuke	Channel Oath Abilities: Spiteful Suffering

Level 2

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• Divine Smite

• Fighting Style (Choose 1):
  • Defence: You gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class while wearing armor.
  • Duelling: When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no weapon in the other hand, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.
  • Great Weapon Fighting: When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack with a Two-Handed melee weapon, that die is rerolled once.
  • Protection: When you have a shield, impose Disadvantage on an enemy who attacks one of your allies when you are within 5ft. You must be able to see the enemy. (This is a Reaction. Toggle a reaction during your turn. It will automatically execute when needed.)

• Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 2 (You gain two Level 1 Spell Slots).
• Choose a number of Prepared Spells = 2 (current Paladin level) + Charisma Modifier (Minimum of 1 spell.)
  • Bless
  • Command
  • Compelled Duel
  • Cure Wounds
  • Divine Favour
  • Heroism
  • Protection from Evil and Good
  • Shield of Faith
  • Searing Smite
  • Thunderous Smite
  • Wrathful Smite

Level 3

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• Divine Health: The divine magic flowing within you prevents disease from affecting you.
• Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 3 (You gain an additional Level 1 Spell Slot.)
• Choose a number of Prepared Spells = 3 (current Paladin level) + Charisma Modifier (Minimum of 1 spell.)
  • Spells: No new spells at this level aside from those granted by your subclass

• Level 3 Subclass Features:

Oath of the Ancients	Oath of Devotion	Oathbreaker
Channel Oath Abilities: Nature's Wrath Turn the Faithless Spells (Always Prepared): Speak with Animals Ensnaring Strike	Channel Oath Abilities: Sacred Weapon Turn the Unholy Spells (Always Prepared): Protection from Evil and Good Sanctuary	Channel Oath Abilities: Control Undead Dreadful Aspect Spells (Always Prepared): Hellish Rebuke Inflict Wounds

Level 4

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• Ability Score Improvement or Feat (Choose 1):
  • Improve an Ability Score by 2 or improve two Ability Scores by 1 (Ability Scores can not be higher than 20 using this feature).
  • Choose a Feat.
• Lay on Hands Charges: +1
• Choose a number of Prepared Spells = 4 (current Paladin level) + Charisma Modifier (Minimum of 1 spell.)
  • Spells: No new spells at this level

Level 5

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To be added

Paladin Spell List

To be added