The Planar Vagabond's Guide to the Multiverse

Paladin

Holy (or unholy) knights on a quest for their deity.

Core Features

• Blessed Health: Immune to all diseases

Saving Throw Mods

• +1 to Save vs Blasts (-2 overall)
• +1 to Save vs Spells (-3 overall)

Aestheticism

• Own minimal possessions
• Can only keep one magical weapon, one magical shield, and one magical suit of armor
• Must give at least 10% of income to religious order

Class Skills

• Divine Intervention: After reaching level 9, may request deity to intervene directly.
  • Describe intended outcome, make a skilled WIS check with modifier as indicated by GM.
    • Fumbling the check causes Doubt.
  • May only be used successfully once per day.
• Inspired Attack: Describe intended outcome and make a skilled check as indicated by GM.
  • On a complete success, the attack roll gains advantage.
  • On a complicated success, the attack roll is made as normal.
  • On a failure, the attack roll gains disadvantages.
  • May only be used successfully once per 10 minutes (1 turn).
  • ex: grab child, jump over table, set it down safely, and strike nearest opponent.
• Religious Lore: Make a skilled INT check to recognize names of major figures, magic items, and other symbols of importance to different religious groups (including cults).
• Ritual Casting: Some rituals require a skilled check.
• Advanced Skills: After reaching level 4, may add skills modifier to appropriate non-skilled checks (ex: stabilizing wounds).

Divine Magic

• Gains spell casting at level 9, can pray to cast spells.
• Must have a holy symbol
• Must remain faithful to alignment, clergy, and religion.
• Paladin Spell List

Lay on Hands

• Heal 2 HP / level once per day
• After 5th level, may cure disease once per week

Stronghold

• After 9th level, can establish or build a stronghold (at half price, if in good favor with deity).
• Once established, attracts loyal followers (5d6 x 10 fighters of level 1–2), who never check morale.

Turn Undead

• Can turn undead with HD up to paladin level.
  • After reaching level 6, can turn undead with HD up to paladin level + 2.
  • After reaching level 12, can turn any undead, regardless of HD.
• To turn undead, make a skilled WIS check, modified based on the highest HD amongst targeted undead creatures.
  • If the undead is of a higher HD than paladin level - 2, add -2 to the roll for each HD above that value, to a max of -6.
  • If the undead is of a lower HD than paladin level - 2, add +2 to the roll for each HD below that value, to a max of +6.
• Undead with HD of paladin level - 5 or less may be destroyed rather than turned.

Results

• A fumble causes Doubt.
• A failure has no effect.
• A complicated success only affects up to 1d6 total HD of undead (but at least 1 creature).
• A complete success affects up to 2d6 total HD of undead (but at least 1 creature).
• A critical success affects up to 3d6 total HD of undead (but at least 1 creature).

On a successful turn:

• Roll as indicated by Results, above.
• Turned undead will flee at full retreat for up to 10 minute (1 turn), or until attacked or damaged, whichever comes first.
• Undead with HD of paladin level - 5 or less are instantly turned to dust.
• Excess rolled hit dice are wasted.
• At least 1 undead creature will always be affected by a successful turn.
• If a mixed group of undead are turned, lowest HD creatures are affected first.

Warhorse

• After 4th level, may summon a holy warhorse (HD 5+5, AC 14, MV 60’).
• If lost, can’t get another for at least a year.