D&D 5E Paladin Predictions

[Leatherhead]

Anti-Paladin. Instead of Blessings it bestows Curses.
Some kind of Ranged Paladin
The Avenger back again.

Or maybe they will put the racial classes in this, Dwarven Defender could be a paladin.

 

[Horwath]

I would like spell less option like the ranger.

4 d8 superiority dices, 2 manuevars at 2nd level,

extra dice at 9th and 17th level, extra maneuvars at 5th,9th,13th,17th, level

instead of divine smite 10 HP per level lay on hands.

 

[Dualazi]

Isn't that the Oathbreaker?

Been a while since I read the oathbreaker bit, so yeah, you're basically correct, although I would prefer it be clarified as a paladin of evil powers rather than also dabbling in the "fallen paladin" bit. I think if a paladin fell for story reasons they might not immediately go full grimdark, as all of the abilities/spells of the oathbreaker are.

Allow me to clarify then that I would like a different style of blackguard, possibly styled around demon/devil themed things. This really goes for all alignments at the end of the day though, I think 'holy warrior' has a huge amount of thematic versatility, so as long as we don't get more of the standard 'knight in shining armor' then I'll probably be happy.

 

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

I guess there is a good chance of seeing a healer paladin.

I like that they seem to have some healers not from the traditional classes.
Many groups feal that there should be a healer in the group, meaning that sombody had to be a cleric or druid ( the bard is also a option in this edition)

But now the Tranquility monk might also be a option as main healer and maybe in the next UA a paladin.

Basicly i woulden't mind each class where they can make it fit themeticly to have a healer option.

 

[steeldragons]

Given the gross generalities of the existing subclasses, "Devotion"s traditional Lawful Good Guy, the "Ancients" naturey/neutral [good] guy, the "Vengeance"/Avenger presumably Chaotic Good or Lawful Evil guy (and the Oathbreaker for clearly evil and not Lawful, broke his oath n' all), I would expect a few more "sweeping" generalities than specific flavor archetypes or gameplay/video gamey types.

Where the Cleric is the class of faith/beliefs -typically in a deity, the Paladin in 5e is set up (more than any edition before) as the class of belief in IDEALS (which might also be expressed in fluff/rp as faith and following of a deity, but needn't be. Devotion, "the Ancients", Vengeance...These are not "things the character does" or "how the character fights." Those will bethe same for all paladins. The channeling, an aura or two, the Oath-specific extra spells, a couple of useful for combat features. It's the *ideals* that make the paladin, not the weapons or armor or fighting style.

First thing comes to my mind would be some kind of Neutral/Lawful Neutral leaning [in description and fluff only, of course] "Lawman" type, which I would expect to be Justiciar-like, possibly/probably wrapped up with some PF Inquisitor-y stuff. So, my first call is going to be the Oath of "Justice" or "Truth" or something on those lines.

The guy who is all about helping the needy, the meek, the...innocent. No, not the stand up for [and far "above"] to fight for them, as the Devotion pally does, but more "hands on/among the people" sort. Maybe some extra healing, the Tank for Disease Control, the guy who's running the soup kitchen who's going to kick some arse if anyone gets out of line...maybe even wrapped up in some Defendery/Undead Huntery stuff folks are throwing around... facing up to or chasing down the baddies the commoners can't hope to defeat [which I suppose any/all paladins are supposed to be]...heavy focus on protective spells/auras, and [were it up to me] limited to the defense or protection fighting styles only.

So, my #2 pick, keeping in the style of "the Ancients," is probably going to be the Oath of "the Innocents."

Maybe, just to round it out, something like the Oath of "Defiance" or "Dominance" or something of that sort for a full out Lawful Evil, anti-paladin, out for POWER guy versus the "out for vengeance" or just the "out for self/destruction" of an Oathbreaker. So I'm gonna put my third chip on an Oath of "Defiance" or "Domination" or some such for some "baddy" flavor which they seem to like to throw in the mix.

So, there's my thoughts:
Oath of Justice
Oath of Innocents
Oath of Dominance (defying the authority of anyone else in lieu of their own power/ego, rather topical for these end times)

 

[MechaTarrasque]

Unfortunately, Jeremy just dismissed that when I asked him on twitter

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I didn't think it was too likely that they were going to give us another mystic UA, unless they had new subclasses, but it was a possibility. I don't think anyone should get their hopes up for Yet Another UA ranger for Christmas, I think they will go to the rogue.

 

[WarpedAcorn]

Tanking and healing paladins are the most likely. I like the idea of a warding/ guardian paladin. (I wrote one up myself for a DMs Guild product).
One focused around killing undead also seems likely. Maybe one with offensive auras.

I don't know if Tanking will be too likely with the Oath of the Crown already being a pretty good tank that already includes a "taunt" and "Intervene" option.

But a Healing focused Paladin could definitely be something that pops up. Maybe also something that utilizes the Lay On Hands differently as well.

 

[MechaTarrasque]

If they are going to expand the "baked in feat" thing they did with the fighters to paladins, the mage slayer feat would be a good one.

 

[Kobold Avenger]

There could be the Sohei, though it's unclear what mechanical niche it might fill, as it was sort of a class that was Paladin mixed with Barbarian and Monk back in 3e.

There could be an Elemental Paladin, there probably won't be a Fey one as Oath of the Ancients is already sort of the Fey one.

 

[Sacrosanct]

Well, we have four oaths so far: crown (knight), devotion (also knight), ancients (fey), and oathbreaker (evil). So I doubt we'll get another knight type variant. Witch hunter seems possible. Possibly a hybrid witch/undead hunter. Maybe a version that specializes in mounted combat (like a BM ranger)