Oath of the Storm
T
he Oath of the Storm is an oath as ancient as
storms themselves. Paladins who follow
tempest gods, such as Talos, Thor or Zeus, or
with a strong connection to nature tend to
follow this oath. Through the natural chaos of
the tempest and armed with the power to
destroy their enemies, Paladins of the Storm
have a duty of maintaining the balance between evil and good.
And just like the storm has no personal goals, but is rather an
instrument of the skies and winds, a Paladin following this
path must leave his past grievances behind and become and
instrument of the gods and nature.
Tenets of the Storm
The nature of the storms makes those who don’t understand
them seem evil, but those who do know of their necessity.
Paladins of the storm share these tenets.
Calm before the Storm. Before the rain there is always a
small drizzle. Never strike unprovoked, talk before resulting
to violence.
Roaring Thunder. During conflict or otherwise, your
presence must be made known. A storm is always seen
approaching.
Weather the Storm. Through hardship you grow.
Embrace the pain that life throws at you and channel it to
become stronger.
Clouded path. The skies of your future are not yet clear.
Follow your path with faith and help those in need of
guidance.
Oath Spells
You gain oath spell at the paladin levels listed.
Oath of the Storm Spells
Paladin level Spells
3rd Zephyr Strike, Thunderwave
5th Gust of Wind, Shatter
9th Lightning Bolt, Wind Wall
13th Freedom of Movement, Storm Sphere
17th Maelstrom, Cloudkill
Channel Divinity
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following
two Channel Divinity options.
Destructive wrath. You can control the surging power of
the storm to destroy those who oppose you. When you roll
lightning or thunder damage, you can use you Channel
Divinity to deal maximum damage, instead of rolling.
Open Skies. You have become one with the powers of the
storm, allowing you to bend it to your will. As an Action you
can present your holy symbol and speak word of protection
and warding. You can disperse any natural storm within one
mile of you, after concentrating for 1 minute, like
concentrating on a spell.
Conduit
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you can choose to
convert any radiant damage you deal into lightning damage
Aura of the Storm
Starting at 7th level, you and friendly creatures within 10 feet
of you gain resistance to lightning and thunder damage. In
addition, as a bonus action, you can cause a strong wind to
billow around you until you dismiss it (no action required),
causing the following effects:
Unprotected, non-magical flames, torch sized or smaller,
are extinguished.
The area counts as difficult terrain. You can choose any
number of creatures to be immune ti this effect.
It expels vapor, gas, and fog that can be dispersed by
strong wind.
Strong winds have no effect on you.
At 18th level, the radius of the aura extends to 30 ft.
Esoteric Surge
Starting at 15th level, whenever a hostile creature within your
Aura of Storms attacks you and you are not incapacitated, it
takes lightning damage equal to your Charisma modifier.
When your avatar of the thunder gods is active, creatures
attacking you also take 2d8 lightning damage.
Avatar of the Thunder Gods
At 20th level, you can use your action to become a thundering
avatar of the wrath of nature. For 1 minute crackling
electricity surrounds you and heavy winds bust around you,
as you reveal the raging storm within you.
You are immune to lightning and thunder damage.
You gain a flying speed of 60 feet and you can't be knocked
prone.
You can use your action to blast your enemies with
lightning. Target one creature within 30 feet of you. The
target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw
(against your Paladin spell save DC ) or take 4d8 lightning
damaged and be pushed 10 feet away from you or 4d8
thunder damaged and be deafened. On a successful save
the target take half damage and doesn’t suffer ay addition
effect.
Any creature you choose that starts its turn within 10 feet
of you take 2d8 lightning damage.
Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you
finish a long rest.