Oath of Ale

Sacred Paladin Oath

by FABIAN KIERSE

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Oath of Ale
“Welcome, friends! Long life to you and yours!”
— Gideon Greybrooke, Ealderman of Felmaril
Sacred Oath
You are one of the Alesworn Paladin, a paragon of
stouts, a heroine of hops and barley. Yours is the power
of debauchery, all in the name of your deity.
Tenets of the Ale
The tenets of ale are as simple as they are meaningful.
Courage. Be it in liquid form or not, your courage
rouses you to stand against oppression and villainy.
Though not completely unaccustomed to a bit of
mischief and fisticuffs yourself, you don't take kindly to
malevolent acts of dishonesty and cowardice. You
would rather see people lift each other up than knock
each other down. Unless it's for a lark.
Capers. Try new things, whether it be an exotic brew,
a voyage to an unknown land, or an underwater
seahorse race. Be up for anything, because why
wouldn't you be?
Camraderie. It's no fun to drink alone. Keep your
friends close. Find new friends. Teach them how to
have a good time. Never betray their trust.
Carousing. You are an avatar of merriment. If there
are festivities to be had, you will not rest, until the last
cask runs dry. And if the dour hardships of life weigh
heavy on you and your companions, you find the right
way to remind everyone around of everything pleasant
and joyous worth fighting for in the world.
Distilled Virtues
You have a trove of experience and enthusiasm in
regards to alcoholic beverages. You gain proficiency
with Brewer's Supplies. You can use a tankard, edged
with motifs of your deity and worth at least 5 gp, as a
holy symbol for your Paladin spells.
At 9th level, you gain resistance to poison damage.
Channel Divinity
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the
following Channel Divinity options:
Intoxicating Mirth. You can use your Channel
Divinity to exude cheerfulness and the rush of life and
liquor to others around you. As an action, you can
choose a number of creatures you can see in a 30 foot
radius around you to make a Wisdom saving throw
against your spell save DC. The number of creatures
equals your Paladin level.
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On a failed save, the creatures feel intoxicated as if
effected by alcohol, causing them to stumble and laugh.
For up to 1 minute, anytime the creatures move more
than 5 feet, they need to succeed on a Constitution
saving throw against your spell save DC, or fall prone
and lose the rest of their movement.
If the creature were hostile to you or your allies when
you invoked your Channel Divinity, they are considered
poisoned for the duration.
Wanton Destruction. Your Channel Divinity turns
others around you against one another. As an action,
you can force any humanoid creature in a 20 foot radius
to make a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save
DC.
On a failed save, any effected humanoid must
immediately make a melee or ranged attack against the
nearest creature to it, with a +1 bonus to attack and
damage rolls.
Any creature hit by one of these attacks gains a +2
bonus to attack and damage rolls against the humanoid
that attacked it. This bonus lasts until the end of your
next turn.
Marvelous Flagon. Provided that you carry a tankard
as a holy symbol, as an action on your turn, you can lift
that tankard to the lips of a willing creature, yourself
included. The tankard magically fills with delicious
rubicund ale.
If the creature partakes of the ale, it regains 2d4+2
HP. If it is currently poisoned, frightened or charmed,
the creature can make a saving throw with a bonus
equal to your Charisma modifier against a DC of 16,
ending the effect on a success.
The tankard can not be used in this way, if it is
currently submerged in any liquid, including ale or
liquor.
At 11th level, the regained HP increase to 4d4+4.
Oath Spells
You gain Oath Spells at the Paladin levels listed.
Oath of Ale Spells
Paladin Level Header
3rd Grease, Sleep
5th Blindness/Deafness, Calm Emotions
9th Hypnotic Pattern, Slow
13th Confusion, Vitriolic Sphere
17th Mislead, Modify Memory
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Aura of Beguilement
At 7th level, an air of irresistible allure surrounds
you. While you are conscious, you and any ally within
10 feet of you can use an action on their turn to attempt
to charm a creature within 5 feet. The creature needs to
succeed on a Charisma saving throw against your spell
save DC, or charmed for 1 minute or until it takes
damage. While it is charmed, the creature is friendly to
you and your allies.
Additionally, you and your allies in the aura have
advantage on saving throws against poison.
At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet.

Begone from these Halls

At 15th level, you no longer tolerate those who would
spoil your celebrations. You can no longer be
frightened.
When a creature targets you with a fear effect, roll a
contested Charisma check against the creature. If your
result is higher, you reverse the effect, causing the
creature, and any of your enemies within 20 feet of you,
to be frightened of you for 1 minute.

Apotheosis of Ale
By the time you reach level 20, your body has long
surpassed the limits of mere mortals, when it comes to
drinking spirits of any kind. Legends are sung of the
feasts and festivities you attended. None of your
enemies would refuse to share a drink with you, or at
least pour out a few glasses in your honor, should you
ever breathe your last.
You gain the following benefits:
• You are immune to poison damage. Anytime
your allies within 30 feet of you are targeted
by a poison effect from a hostile creature or
trap, the targeted ally gain 5d10 temporary HP,
right before the effect is resolved.
• When finishing a long rest, you take the fist
swig of the day, steeling you for any obstacles
you might encounter. Roll a d20 and add your
Charisma modifier. Increase your maximum
HP by the resulting amount, until the start of
your next long rest.
• When finishing a short rest, you gain truesight,
out to a distance of 120 feet, as the ale filling
your tankard reveals the world for what it
really is.
• Anytime you use your Channel Divinity to
invoke the Marvelous Flagon, the regained HP
are increased to 8d4+8.
Drink from the Cup of Life
A veritable cornucopia of gods and goddesses look kindly
upon champions who regard revelry and sociability as the
best forms of worship. Among the chief deities
representing domains like Life and Nature are Chauntea
and Lliira, as well as Milil, Silvanus, Demeter, Hathor,
Heimdal and Tymora. Your DM can help you find other
deities that might welcome your service to different
domains, like Trickery, Protection, or even the Grave.
Different races or regions of the world produce different
variations of flagons or steins. Your particular tankard
might be carved from ancient follyoak or rare moonstone,
or forged from moth iron, inlaid with vanadinite. It might
be inscribed with verses and vows to your deity, or depict
an ancient conflict or a great temple.
Regardless, the effervescent ale your deity bestows upon
you via this vessel is unmatched by any mere mortal brew
in the material world. Some Alesworn Paladins lament the
concept that they will never taste anything as divine as this
ambrosia, and yet others try to find ways to bottle it up and
distribute it in the world, not to make a profit, but to spread
the gifts of their worship of course. Usually to no avail, as
the liquid evaporates after a few minutes, and their
tankards might run dry for a fortnight or longer.

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