Taking on The Nothic's Eye GLÅUGUST 2025, challenge #6 is from a list of their own - "Paladin of an unorthodox Law" - the law here is gravity, these paladins it's wardens.
Paladin of Gravity
A - Ripples in the gravity well
B - Gravitic Nudge
C - Slip the Grasp
D - Time lens
Increment Higgness +1 per template.
Should a Paladin of Gravity find themselves aboard a Spelljammer, any of the below can be applied to the ship if desired.
A Paladin of Gravity, if conscious, no longer takes fall damage if they choose not to. They still leave a crater if they fall far enough.
Ripples in the gravity well - gain awareness of the interplay of the local gravity plane - perceive all as it thrums against the gravity plane. The paladin gains tremorsense and true-sight to a range of Higgness * 30'. They can also take a minute to unerringly know direction relative to the planetary center and the local system gravity center.
Gravitic Nudge - Command local gravity. Summon meteors, slow foes or cause structural damage of d6 * Higgness per day. AC against missiles improves by Higgness.
Slip the Grasp - Gravity releases its most faithful servants. You can move Higgness * 30' per round, along, up or down any surface.
Time lens - Subtly scrunch gravity to warp time just when you need it; reroll any attack, save or ability check. Do this Higgness times per day.
This is a really cool idea!
ReplyDeleteIn the past I've always liked the idea of a humanist or classical liberal Paladin; a-theist not in the sense of denying the existence of gods but in rejecting them and instead deriving their holy power from themselves or from humanity.
But this takes the idea of an unorthodox law in a very different but also quite clever direction!
I don't even play fantasy stuff much anymore, but coincidentally I just posted a kind of science-y, unorthodox character class as well, not a paladin but now maybe I should think about that too.