Paladin classes tend to be focus on being holy fighters that have both healing or supporting features and features that focus on being offensive.
Paladin Classes[edit]
Classes based on the paladin archetype.
Name |
Summary |
Spellcasting |
Hit Die
|
Apocalypto |
Horsemen who signal the end-times.
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half
|
8
|
Aztec Warrior |
Warriors of supernatural strength and ferocity, these savages give the hearts of their enemies to their bloodthirsty gods to fuel their power and conquest.
|
|
10
|
Battle Alchemist |
Warp the battlefield to your every desire.
|
|
10
|
Blood Assassin |
An assassin who uses blood magic to control and slay its targets.
|
|
8
|
Bright Lord |
A Strong, warm, merciful fighter imbued with powers generated from their own good energies.
|
third
|
10
|
Celestial Warrior |
Healers with great melee capability, celestial warriors are dedicated to killing demons and undead. This is a Paladin variant class, and it is meant to work with the paladin core class.
|
|
10
|
Chair's Inquisitor |
Inquisitors are agents of gods who hunt down enemies of the faith with divine judgement and magic.
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half
|
8
|
Crusader, Variant |
Warriors of faith who inspire bravery.
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|
12
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Dark Knight |
A knight who obliterates enemies through the powers of darkness. So like a paladin, but so very different.
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half
|
10
|
Demon Paladin |
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half
|
10
|
Determined |
A warrior who refuses to give up and die
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half
|
8
|
Divine Crusader |
A Divine Crusader is a knight of the church that hunts those that defy their deity's will. She uses divine energy granted from his deity.
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half
|
10
|
Dragon Fighter, Variant |
A swordmaster that fights with deadly grace, skill, and power
|
|
12
|
Dragonsoul Warrior |
A warrior able to channel the power of the dragon souls.
|
|
10
|
Fanatic |
a being who has been stained in blood through battle or trickery
|
|
10
|
Flame Dancer |
Flame Dancers are pyromaniacs that release the flame within through dancing.
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half
|
10
|
Godslayer |
One forsaken seeks revenge on that which hath left them stranded
|
|
10
|
Herald |
Champions of greatness who use their raw force of personality to empower their allies.
|
half
|
10
|
Holy Crusader |
As the will of god, charge.
|
|
12
|
Holy Fighter |
Warriors blessed by the gods, using these divine gifts to defeat the forces of evil.
|
|
10
|
Holy Inquisitor |
These divine warriors hunt enemies of their faith and evil beings with faith and fire.
|
|
10
|
Imperial Warden |
Imperial Blessed Warrior
|
half
|
10
|
Master of Ceremonies |
A valiant champion who calls upon divine powers to smite their foes and protect their allies.
|
|
12
|
Muqatil |
A Middle Eastern Fighter
|
|
8
|
Noble Knight |
A warrior who has taken vows of chivalry, now roaming land in pursuit of glory
|
|
10
|
Prime Guardian |
A powerful warrior who wields massive shields and raw divine power.
|
|
12
|
Servant of Azrael |
A faithless lost soul who has become a flesh rending servant of the archangel of death himself.
|
half
|
8
|
Sword Saint |
Different fighters choose different approaches to perfecting their fighting prowess, but they all end up perfecting it.
|
|
10
|
Vindicator |
Holy warriors that seek to turn evil towards the righteous path.
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10
|
Warden |
Wardens are durable melee fighters who can use the magic of their soul to inflict more damage. They also gain advantage on survival checks, due to the time they spend in the wilderness hunting monsters, and dangerous animals.
|
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10
|
Paladin Mashup Classes[edit]
Mashup classes with multiple themes, one of which is the paladin archetype.
Name |
Summary |
Spellcasting |
Hit Die
|
Anti-Paladin |
Anti-paladins are the distorted version of paladins, profane knights infused with dark powers, that wander the world delivering death and destruction, and acting as agents of powerful demons and vile deities will.
|
|
10
|
Artillery-man |
Relentless and versatile soldiers who protect the people and are experts with firearms.
|
|
10
|
Bloodguard |
A dark knight who receives powers through sacrifice to a higher being
|
half
|
10
|
Chosen |
A creature that has been blessed by a god.
|
|
8
|
Dark Knight, Variant |
Individuals that harness the power of Darkness.
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half
|
10
|
Death Incarnate |
Beings beyond reasoning of normal people, that embrace Death as their life, goal and means of justice.
|
|
10
|
Demon Hunter |
A demon hunter is one who has made a pact with a devil or vengeful angel to exterminate demons.
|
|
10
|
Divine Hunter |
A warrior focused on the destruction of unholy creatures in devotion to a deity or other powerful being.
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half
|
10
|
Gifted Warrior |
|
full
|
8
|
God's Descendant |
|
|
10
|
Grail Knight |
High-ranking soldiers of the Gilded Empire who have been granted immense power by a sun god.
|
|
10
|
Grail Knight, 2nd Variant |
High-ranking soldiers of the Gilded Empire who have been granted immense power by a sun god.
|
|
12
|
Gravitation Manipulator |
A class focused on using weight manipulating magic to enhance their melee fighting ability through either control or agility.
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half
|
10
|
Gri-Gri Mystic (Wokan) |
A primitive casting class, able to learn casting spells through sacrifice, spellbooks or scrolls, or by being taught.
|
full
|
10
|
Half Shade |
A being possessed
|
half
|
8
|
Hellraised |
Hellraised are the embodiment of evil deeds bent on destroying those that have wronged them or get in their way.
|
third
|
8
|
Holy Weapon User |
Someone choosen to be a user of a holy weapon.
|
|
12
|
Hunter of Artemis |
One of many female followers of the Greek goddess Artemis, whom follows her values, or wanders whilst linked to the wilderness.
|
half
|
10
|
Immortal |
A warrior blessed, or cursed, with immortality.
|
half
|
8
|
Inquisitor, Variant |
Holy warrior who is entrusted with the task of rooting out heresy.
|
full
|
10
|
Knight |
Warriors of nobility and valor who fight for either their lady's hand or for fame and honor.
|
|
10
|
Knight of Darkness |
Individuals that harvest the life essence (souls) of their enemies in the name of Darkness.
|
|
10
|
Knight of the Fey |
Knights who have pledged themselves to the service of a specific archfey or a Fey court as a whole in return for magical power.
|
|
10
|
Legendary Hero |
As a Legendary Hero, you gain the following features.
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half
|
1d8
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Martyr, Variant |
|
|
12
|
Oathbreaker |
A paladin that has forsaken their oath and their deity. It is their will alone that drives them now.
|
|
10
|
Scalekin |
Dormant power that awakens into a battle-ready dragon form.
|
third
|
10
|
Son of Odin |
The Son of Odin is a warrior of the battlefield who calls upon the power of the Gods of War to slay his foes. This class is a Barbarian variant, and meant to be used with the barbarian subclasses.
|
|
12
|
Stitchpunk |
A gruesome second cousin to surgeons who uses surgical knowledge for many helpful and harmful purposes.
|
|
10
|
Paladin Classes Based on Existing Fiction[edit]
Paladin April Fools Classes[edit]
Paladin classes with a more comedic twist.
Name |
Summary |
Spellcasting |
Hit Die
|
Hero, Variant |
Individuals chosen by fate to courageously oppose injustice.
|
|
12
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Incomplete Paladin Classes[edit]
Paladin classes with one or many improving, reviewing, or removing templates present. Please help work on the problem presented on the template.
- Angel
- Ascetic
- Athena's Saint
- Atronarch
- Blackguard
- Clan Eshin Acolyte
- Crimson Templar
- Dark Omen
- Dea
- Death Knight
- Death Knight, 2nd Variant
- Death Knight, 3rd Variant
- Demon Heir
- Demonic Knight
- Destiny Warlock, variant
- Devil King
- Dominant
- Doom Slayer, 2nd Variant
- Dragon Warrior (Dragonhyme)
- Exorcist
- Follower of Marutuk
- Grail Knight (Warhammer)
- Grail Knight, Variant
- Grandcaster, Variant
- Grandcaster, Variant 2
- Guardian Cat
- Heroic Spirit, 2nd Variant
- Hunter (Bloodborne)
- Huntsman/Huntress
- Iconoclast
- Lord Paladin
- Moon Knight
- Nomarch
- Oracle, Variant 2
- Penitent
- Prismatic Knight
- Runemaster
- Soul Herald
- Spellblade, 4th Variant
- Sunderblade
- The Hollow Hunter
- The Last Angel TLA
- Valkyrie
- Zealot
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