A class has been reborn from the ashes!

Faith. The most powerful aspect of mortals. Faith gives lives purpose. It's what drives us to pursue our goals, change the world, and charge head first into battle with dragons. Not only that, but if the faith is strong enough, it can even manifest as tangible power. That is what the Paladin exemplifies.

Oh the Paladin, one of my all time favorite archetypes in fiction. D&D's take on the righteous warrior was an interesting one to say the least. Smite is so much fun to use, and all the more satisfying when a lucky crit comes around. But, 5e'14 incentivized hoarding them until that crit showed up, and at higher levels, became far too abundant. Not to mention making it so the Paladin hardly ever cast any actual spells (at least in my experience). There was almost no reason to not be using it on every attack. Lay on Hands was such a unique feature, but was never expanded upon. And lastly, the auras. While very cool in concept, ended up feeling rather lifeless to me. The unique auras that the Subclasses gave were either small benefits at worst, or crazy overpowered at worst. And heck, to me, Aura of Protection was one of the most powerful features in all of 5e.

So, what did this rewrite aim to accomplish? For starters, since Paladin more or less became a Martial Class that happened to have Spell Slots, instead of a Half Caster, I designed it to be a more effective all-rounder. Good offense, great defense, and plethora of support.

The two Subclasses included in this rewrite are **Oath of Vengeance** and **Oathbreaker**.

# Notable Changes:

* Now has **Oath Magic**. A Half-Caster version of **Warlock's Pact Magic**.
   * Regains Spell Slots on a Short Rest.
* **Paladin Smite** \- Must be declared before making an Attack Roll, but the Spell Slot is not expended if you miss.
* **Aura of Protection** has been removed.
* Lay on Hands now has an offensive use.
   * Both the healing and damage options gain improvements at higher Levels.
* Subclass progression has been changed to be in line with my other Class rewrites.
* New 20th Level Feature: **Faithful Arbiter**

# Artists in Order of Appearance (Credit Also Next to Art on the Document)

1. Carlos Justino
2. Manos Sparakis
3. Lee B
4. Ari Ibarra
5. Tom Vernon Field
6. Anato Finnstark

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The Paladin, Revised - A New Take on the Arbiter of Faith. Featuring Improving Lay on Hands, Streamlined Subclass Progression, A New 20th Level Feature, and 2 Revised Subclasses!