D&D General Weave Your Tale in the Forgotten Realms With 8 Epic Subclasses (D&D Beyond Article)

[Paul Farquhar]

You have the Princes of Elemental Evil and the Elder Elemental Eye (AKA you know who). Nothing says that a 5e paladin needs to be good.

But I interpret paladin's powers as coming from their oath - which might be to a deity, hence the confusion. I prefer to always keep the deus entirely in the machina in my games.

 

[mamba]

Sure, but it's not Oath of the Elements, which would make sense with elemental gods and princes roaming the multiverse.

The name is Oath of the Noble Genie, but based on the description Oath of the Elements would be more appropriate imo.

“Paladins who swear the Oath of the Noble Genies draw their might from the Elemental Planes”

 

[mamba]

“Nafas is a noble genie, a rare type of genie endowed with the power to reshape reality. A word uttered by Nafas can transform a pauper into a prince, return the dead to life, or bring a meteor’s might crashing down on his enemies.

and that guy needs a low level party to take care of things for him?

They gave him a CR 23, which is in the realm of the Demon Lords and Arch Devils we have stats for, and much higher than the stats we have for a Toril deity.

Auril? That is because a tier 2 party is supposed to win the fight, not because CR11 and up is appropriate / reserved for minor gods or more powerful entities

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Auril? That is because a tier 2 party is supposed to win the fight, not because CR11 and up is appropriate / reserved for minor gods or more powerful entities

Her weakened state is also a plot point. Although the cause of that never made it into print.

 

[Parmandur]

and that guy needs a low level party to take care of things for him?

Nice, he wants them to.