DnD/Class Handbooks/Paladins/Call of Duty - Paladin

Call of Duty – A Paladin’s Sourcebook: Chapter 1: Classes and Feats
Prestige Classes
Most of the following prestige classes are
designed for paladins.
Two of these classes are exceptions. The
prestige paladin is a variant class designed to
replace the core paladin class presented in the
Player’s Handbook. The chaos knight is presented
The Paladin as a Prestige Class
“Protecting the innocent is my sacred privilege, not
a burden.”
This variant prestige class replaces the core
paladin class in the Player’s Handbook. If you
allow players to take this class, then you should
not allow the core paladin class in your campaign.
Prestige paladins of 1 st level differ from 1 st
level core paladins in that they have proven they
are effective at fighting evil before they are called.
Otherwise, their outlook and role in the campaign
is the same. They have the same Code of
Conduct and restrictions on associates, and exist
to defend the innocent and to thwart evil.
Like most prestige classes, prestige paladins
may multiclass freely. In the campaign world,
prestige paladins are referred to simply as
“paladins”. They are designated as “prestige
paladins” here to avoid confusion with the core
paladin class.
Design Notes: Using this variant class has
several side effects that you should be aware of.
First, it may take a while for a campaign to
reach a high enough level to take the class,
meaning you may not have paladins in your group
for a long time. In addition, the absence of the
core paladin class means that certain other
prestige classes may be more difficult to enter.
However, using this variant can be very fun in
the end. Players often have difficulty roleplaying
paladins correctly, and this class forces them to
earn the privilege of playing a paladin by
roleplaying like one. Finally, using this variant
gives paladins a prestigious reputation in your
campaign world, since they are all at least midlevel
characters of some power.
Hit Dice: d10
Requirements
Alignment: Lawful good
Base attack bonus: +5 or higher
as a paladin-like class that can make an
interesting villain, rival, or ally to a paladin.
Remember that no matter what other classes,
prestige or otherwise, that a paladin obtains, their
primary class will always be paladin. For a
paladin, that is prestigious enough.
Special: You may not take this prestige class
on a whim. You must earn it by roleplaying like a
paladin.
To become a prestige paladin, you must first
possess the Call of Duty feat (see boxed text)
while advancing one full character level. This feat
is no longer need upon becoming a paladin, and is
discarded.
The DM may require you to go on a special
quest during this time, or to join an order of
paladins as a squire or initiate member.
For example, Daren is a lawful good 7 th level
fighter. The player wants Daren to become a
prestige paladin and the DM agrees, so he takes
the Call of Duty feat at no cost, and Daren is
called. Daren lives according to the paladin’s
Code for several months while traveling across the
land and fighting evil. He also joins the Brothers of
Kandar paladin order as an initiate member.
Upon advancing to 9 th character level, he has
retained the Call of Duty feat over one full
character level (8 th level) and becomes a fighter 8/
paladin 1.
Call of Duty [Special]
A deity, abstract force, or philosophy has called you to
become a paladin, but you have not yet answered the
call.
Prerequisites: You must be lawful good
Benefits: This feat is a prerequisite for the
prestige paladin class, and has no other benefit. If
the prestige paladin is not used in your campaign,
then this feat cannot be taken.
Special: Call of Duty does not cost a feat slot,
but instead is taken for free whenever the player and
DM agree that the character has received the call to
become a prestige paladin.
To keep this feat, you must follow the core
paladin’s Code of Conduct and associate restrictions.
If you willingly commit an act of evil, you lose this feat
forever and can never be a paladin. If you grossly
violate the Code of Conduct, then you lose this feat,
but may receive it again with the help of an atonement
spell.
Before taking the prestige paladin class, you
must retain this feat while advancing one full
character level. After becoming a prestige paladin,
this feat is no longer needed and is lost.
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