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Oath of Vengeance is one of the subclasses of Paladin that focuses on righting wrongs and delivering justice, usually by any means necessary.
“You have set aside even your own purity to right wrongs and deliver justice to those who have committed the most grievous sins.„
Subclass features[edit | edit source]
This subclass obtains all the features from its base class, Paladin, in addition to its unique features outlined below.
Level 1[edit | edit source]
Oath of Vengeance Tenets- Oath of Vengeance paladins abide by the following tenets:
Fight the Greater Evil. Exerting your wisdom, identify the higher morality in any given instance, and fight for it.
No Mercy for the Wicked. Chasten those who dole out their villainy by wiping their blight from the world forever.
Inquisitor's Might (
+ 
)- You or an ally's weapon attacks deal an additional Charisma modifier
damage and can 
enemies for 1 turn.
Level 3[edit | edit source]
Abjure Enemy (
+ )
an enemy. They have 
Disadvantage on ability checks and 
Attack rolls, and they cannot move.
Vow of Enmity ( + )- Gain
Advantage on Attack Rolls against an enemy.
- Oath Spells
- You gain additional spells from your oath. They are Always Prepared.
Level 5[edit | edit source]
- Oath Spells
- You gain additional spells from your oath. They are Always Prepared.
Level 7[edit | edit source]
Relentless Avenger- If you hit an enemy with an Opportunity Attack, your movement speed increases by 4.5 m / 15 ft on your next turn.
Level 9[edit | edit source]
- Oath Spells
- You gain additional spells from your oath. They are Always Prepared.
Oathbreaking actions[edit | edit source]
This section details known actions which cause Paladins to break their Oath of Vengeance.
Act One[edit | edit source]
- Attacking Damays and Nymessa (tieflings who guard trapped Lae'zel) by any means, including options that occur through the dialogue.[verify]
- As The Dark Urge, chopping off Gale's hand at the point of his possible recruitment.
- Freeing Sazza from her cage.
- Only if the Paladin is the one to free her; if a companion does it, the Oath will not be broken.
- When the Shadow Druids reveal themselves, telling Kagha the character won't stand in her way.
- Prodding the wing of the Exhausted Bird, or, as The Dark Urge, selecting the option to "tear her wings off".
- As The Dark Urge, breaking Pandirna's legs.
- Killing Scratch near the Owlbear Cave.
- Succumbing to Auntie Ethel's will after putting on a Whispering Mask.
- Letting Auntie Ethel get away from the fight alive in exchange for her boon, even if Mayrina is allowed to go free.
- As of Patch 8, this has been reported not to trigger oathbreaking if the paladin is not the character who speaks to Auntie Ethel.
- Torturing Liam in the Shattered Sanctum.
- Revealing the location of the Emerald Grove to Minthara, either by showing her or allowing her to read your thoughts.
Rosymorn Monastery/Creche Y'llek
- As The Dark Urge, kicking the githyanki egg off the cliffside when talking to Lady Esther.
- Allowing Nere to kill the enslaved deep gnomes after he is freed from the cave-in.
- Siding with Nere against Elder Brithvar and his duergar rebels.
- In Ebonlake Grotto, siding with Sovereign Glut and helping it defeat Sovereign Spaw.
- As The Dark Urge, throwing Baelen's bag in the midst of spores at the bibberbang field.
- At the camp celebration with the tieflings, trying to stop Komira from killing Kagha, if Arabella has died during her judgement.
- Merely making the attempt is necessary to break the oath, regardless of whether it succeeds.
- As The Dark Urge, after killing Alfira, choosing to "admire this beautiful death".
Act Two[edit | edit source]
- Attacking He Who Was (through the corresponding dialogue option) instead of judging Madeline, or forgiving Madeline, or preventing her from going through with stabbing herself.
- As The Dark Urge, crushing Dolly Thrice after releasing her from the Moonlantern.
- Encouraging Mol to sign a contract with Raphael, or praising her ambitiousness.
- Siding with Marcus when he attempts to kidnap Isobel.
- As The Dark Urge, revealing the player character's depravity to the Strange Ox.
- On the first visit to Moonrise Towers, killing the goblins on Disciple Z'rell orders.
- Helping Linsella take back control of Barnabus the gnoll.
- Letting Questioners Jasin and Sumera wipe Minthara's mind, or taking part in the execution and erasing her mind (as The Dark Urge, "Make her NOTHING" option).
- As The Dark Urge, speaking with Steelclaw and trying to remember what the player character did previously.
- In the Shadowfell, letting Balthazar take Aylin to deliver her to Ketheric Thorm, or attacking and killing Aylin.
Act Three[edit | edit source]
- Providing the newborn mind flayer in the Abandoned Windmill basement with a dead body to feed on.
- As The Dark Urge, revealing the player character's depravity to the Strange Ox.
Wyrm's Crossing/Wyrm's Rock Fortress
- Agreeing to take gold from Arfur Gregorio to 'forget' about rigged toys he donated for refugees.
- Bringing Wulbren's head to Manip Falcäo.
- Accepting Gortash's proposal of alliance at the ordaining ceremony.
- Talking to Aradin in front of Sorcerous Sundries, and inviting him to try and kidnap Aylin from the player's camp.
- Letting Viconia DeVir live after defeating her in the Cloister of Sombre Embrace.
- Refusing to help Allandra Grey with investigating and avenging Holli Dylford's death.
- Letting Churg Elvek and the crowd execute Volo.
- In the House of Hope prison, using Basilisk Oil on any of the petrified debtors.
- Allowing Astarion to complete the Rite of Profane Ascension, or leaving the imprisoned spawn in their cells after convincing him not to ascend.
- As The Dark Urge, burying Bugthimble alive at the Graveyard.
- As The Dark Urge, defeating Orin and accepting Bhaal's gift and will.
- Dropping and activating the Motivator in the Steel Watch Foundry.
- During Impress the Murder Tribunal, becoming the Unholy Assassin of Bhaal.
