Dungeons & Dragons 2024 (D&D) Subclass: Oath of Hexes
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Those who swear an oath of hexes are sworn to witch covens, fey creatures, and occult deities of magic, fate, and death. In exchange, this sacred oath empowers paladins with fickle magic to curse those who would try to tempt fate or escape the ire of the Old Gods.
Serve the Occult. Deities with power over the future have infused you with occult magic. Through your oath, you are made a mortal vessel for their inscrutable will.
Keeper of Secrets. This world harbors dark secrets which are best kept long forgotten. You stand as the protectors of those secrets, preventing them from falling into the hands of weak-willed mortals who would misuse them to evil ends.
Arbiter of Fate. The strands of fate were woven long ago, and it is folly to fight them. Misfortune befalls all.
Show No Mercy. Though some think your strange powers are dark or corrupted, you vanquish evil with the very curses and magics that they would use against you. Show no mercy to those who resist their fate.
Level 3: Curse of Hexes
As a Magic action, you can expend one use of your Channel Divinity to curse one creature you can see within 30 feet of you. When you curse a target, choose an ability score. The chosen creature has disadvantage on attack rolls, saving throws, and ability checks using that ability score for one minute or until it drops to 0 hit points or falls unconscious. At the end of each of the cursed creature’s turns, it can make a Charisma saving throw against your spell save DC. On a successful save, the curse ends.
Level 3: Curse of Torment
As a Magic action, you can expend one use of your Channel Divinity to curse one creature you can see within 30 feet of you. Searing pain wracks the target for one minute. While suffering this pain, it takes Necrotic damage equal to your Paladin level at the start of each of its turns. Each time it takes this damage, it can make a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC. On a successful save, the pain ends.
Level 3: Oath of Hexes Spells
The magic of your oath ensures you always have certain spells ready; when you reach a Paladin level specified in the Oath of Hexes Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.
Oath of Hexes Spells
| Paladin Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 3 | Hellish Rebuke, Hex, Tasha's Hideous Laughter |
| 5 | Invisibility, Suggestion |
| 9 | Bestow Curse, Fear |
| 13 | Dimension Door, Polymorph |
| 17 | Dominate Person, Mislead |
Level 7: Bewitching Aura
You emit an eldritch aura out to a range of 10 feet. When an enemy hits you or a creature within 10 feet of you with an attack, you can use your Reaction to force that enemy to make a Charisma saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failed save, you can magically redirect the attack to another creature of your choice within 10 feet of you and within range of the attack. The new target is hit by the attack and suffers all damage and effects.
Level 15: Reversal of Fortune
Whenever a creature scores a critical hit against you, the next time you hit that creature with an attack, that attack automatically becomes a critical hit.
Level 20: Death Hex
A creature afflicted by your Curse of Hexes or Curse of Torment becomes vulnerable to all damage.
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