Oath of Devotion

Oath of Devotion is one of the Subclasses of Paladin. These Paladins gain abilities that aid them in protecting the weak, dispelling falsehoods, and defeating fiends and undead.

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Following the ideal of the knight in shining armour, you act with honour and virtue to protect the weak and pursue the greater good.

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Subclass features

This subclass obtains all the features from its base class, Paladin, in addition to its unique features outlined below.

Level 1

 Oath of Devotion Tenets

For more details, see Oaths and Oathbreaking.

Courage. Stride dauntlessly into action.

Compassion. Show clemency when prudent, and lend your arm to those in need.

Duty. Tend your responsibilities, obey just laws, and support those entrusted to your care.

 Holy Rebuke

Channel Oath

Call upon your Oath to grant a vengeful aura that deals 1d4Radiant damage to anyone who hits them with a melee attack.

Level 3

 Sacred Weapon

Channel Oath

Using an action, you can turn your weapon into a Sacred Weapon. Adds your Charisma modifier to Attack Rolls on your weapon and it also emits a bright light.

 Turn the Unholy

Channel Oath

 Turn nearby undead and fiends. They are forced to flee and cannot come close to you.

Oath Spells

You gain additional spells from your oath. They are Always Prepared.

•  Protection from Evil and Good 
•  Sanctuary

Level 5

Oath Spells

You gain additional spells from your oath. They are Always Prepared.

•  Lesser Restoration
•  Silence  

Level 7

 Aura of Devotion

You and any nearby allies can't be  Charmed. The aura disappears if you fall Unconscious.

Level 9

Oath Spells

You gain additional spells from your oath. They are Always Prepared.

•  Remove Curse
•  Beacon of Hope 

Oathbreaking actions

This section details actions which will cause the player to break the Oath of Devotion

Act 1

Roadside Cliffs

• Attack Damays and Nymessa (tieflings who guard trapped Lae'zel) by any means, including options that occur through the dialogue.
• Playing as The Dark Urge, chop off Gale's hand at the point of his possible recruitment

Emerald Grove/The Hollow

• Tell Zevlor that you will kill the goblin leaders after Kagha asked you to.

Note: You only break your oath if you select the dialogue options that imply you're doing it because Kagha asked you to.

• • OR Tell Zevlor you are here to make sure the tieflings leave.
• When the Shadow Druids reveal themselves, tell Kagha you won’t stand in her way.
• Prod the wing of the Exhausted Bird. Playing as The Dark Urge, the option is "Tear her wings off"
• Playing as The Dark Urge, break Pandirna’s legs

Sunlit Wetlands/Putrid Bog

• Succumb to Auntie Ethel’s will after you have put on a Whispering Mask.

Goblin Camp

• In Shattered Sanctum, Repeatedly stab Abdirak while he refuses to fight back.
• Torture Liam, even if you plan to free him afterwards.
• Reveal the location of the Emerald Grove to Minthara, either showing her or allowing her to read your thoughts. Breaks your Oath even if you plan on luring her there to defend the grove.

Risen Road

• Kill Anders without confirming first that he is hunting Karlach on the order of Zariel.

Note: Killing him after he admits this does not break your Oath.

• Kill any of the Zhentarim in the Zhentarim Basement.

Note: Killing them after Zarys tortured Rugan will not break the Oath.

Rosymorn Monastery/Creche Y'llek

• Kill any Githyanki in the Infirmary without being provoked
• Kill Varrl, when he refuses to fight you in sparring. Failing the roll to stab him non-fatally also break the Oath.
• Playing as The Dark Urge, if you already have the Githyanki Egg, kick it off the cliffside when talking to Lady Esther

Underdark

• Allow Nere kill the enslaved deep gnomes after he is freed from the cave-in.
• Side with Nere against Elder Brithvar and duergar rebels.
• In Ebonlake Grotto, side with Sovereign Glut and help it defeat Sovereign Spaw
• Playing as The Dark Urge, at the Bibberbang field throw Baelen’s bag in the midst of spores.

Camp

• Playing as The Dark Urge, after killing Alfira, choose to "admire this beautiful death".

Act 2

Shadow-Cursed Lands

• During the Punish the Wicked quest, order Madeline to stab herself (breaks the Oath regardless of the roll result)
  • OR Call her a coward and deny her forgiveness

Note: Telling Madeline that it was not her fault and forgiving her is the only option that will not break your Oath.

• Playing as The Dark Urge, crush Dolly Thrice after releasing her from the Moonlantern

Last Light Inn

• Prompt Mol to sign a contract with Raphael (praising her ambitiousness also breaks the Oath).
• Side with Marcus when he attempts to kidnap Isobel
• Playing as The Dark Urge, reveal your depravity to the Strange Ox (which causes you to stab it to death)

Moonrise Towers

• Let Questioners Jasin and Sumera wipe Minthara’s mind
  • OR Take part in the execution and erase her yourself (for The Dark Urge, "Make her NOTHING" option).
• Convince Acolyte Marls to jump from the pier. Can be prevented by passing the subsequent Wisdom check, but if you fail it, you will break the Oath.
• Playing as The Dark Urge, speak with Steelclaw and try to remember what you did previously (makes you kill the cat)

Gauntlet of Shar

• Offer Yurgir help to complete his contract with Raphael.
• In the Shadowfell, let Balthazar take Aylin to deliver her to Ketheric Thorm
  • OR Attack and kill Aylin

Mind Flayer Colony

• Kill the prisoners in the pods in the Tadpoling Centre rather than releasing them.

Camp

• Lie to Arabella that you haven't found out what happened to her parents yet, when she waits at your camp.

Act 3

Rivington

• Try to intimidate Ben Golewits and his family into leaving Arfur Gregorio's mansion (regardless of roll result)
• Provide the newborn mind flayer in the Abandoned Windmill basement with a dead body to feed
• At the smugglers’ cave, side with Farlin against Caïros
• Playing as The Dark Urge, reveal your depravity to the Strange Ox (which causes you to stab it to death) - if you haven’t interacted with it in Act Two

Wyrm's Crossing/Wyrm's Rock Fortress

• Agree to take gold from Arfur Gregorio to 'forget' about rigged toys he donated for refugees
• Accept Gortash’s proposal of alliance at the ordaining ceremony
• Bring Wulbren’s head to Manip Falcäo

Lower City

• Talking to Aradin in front of Sorcerous Sundries, invite him to try and kidnap Aylin from your camp.
• At Sorcerous Sundries, let Lorroakan capture Aylin OR help him do it.
• At the Abandoned Cistern agree with the Emperor when it insists on killing Minsc, OR attack and kill him yourself
• Place the Runepowder Bomb into the Neurocitor in order to blow up the Steel Watch Foundry.
• Let Churg Elvek and the crowd execute Volo
• Allow Astarion to complete the Rite of Profane Ascension.
  • OR, Convince him not to ascend, but then decide to kill the imprisoned spawn.
• Become an Unholy Assassin of Bhaal.
• Playing as The Dark Urge, at the Graveyard bury Bugthimble alive.
• Playing as The Dark Urge, accept Bhaal’s gift and blessings.

External links

• Oath of Devotion on the Forgotten Realms Wiki