Champion variants (D&D class)

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Paladin

The paladin is the standard of the class,the original champion that hearkens back to first edition. Always lawful good, the paladin is strict with others and more so with themselves, constantly torn between the desire to do good and the need for order.

Requirements

Lawful good

Power Pools

  • Attack: Smite
  • Tactics: Blessing
  • Channeling: Spellcaster (Paladin), Enchanter, or Purifier.
  • Utility: Companion

Blackguard

Also hearkening back to 1st edition, the old anti-paladin became known as the blackguard in third edition.

Requirements

Chaotic Evil

Power Pools

  • Attack: Smite
  • Tactics: Murder
  • Channeling: Spellcaster (Blackguard) or Enchanter.
  • Utility: Companion

Liberator

Introduced as a prestige class in Defenders of the Faith, the Divine Liberator constantly strives to bring down oppressors.

Requirements

Chaotic Good

Power Pools

  • Attack: Smite
  • Tactics: Existentialist
  • Channeling: Spellcaster (Liberator) or Enchanter
  • Utility:

Crypt Knight

My own design, formerly a separate class. As a lord of the undead, a crypt knight's task is to enforce the rules governing the dead and the living.

Requirements

Lawful Evil

Power Pools

  • Attack: Weapon
  • Tactics: Death Lord
  • Channeling: Spellcaster (Crypt knight) or Reanimator
  • Utility: Companion (an undead creature)

Drow Justiciar

A champion of Lolth, the drow justiciar comes from the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. The justiciar has transcended the squabbles of drow noble houses and represent the goddess directly. Its task is both to police the drow and to fight their wars.

Requirements

Chaotic Evil, Worship Lolth

Power Pools

  • Attack: Smite
  • Tactics: Spider Champion
  • Channeling: Vigilant or Spellcaster (Domain)
  • Utility: Companion

Tyrant

Introduced in Unearthed Arcana as a paladin variant, the champion of tyrrany is more truly an anti-paladin than the blackguard, having exactly the same abilities but in reverse. He uses them to dominate his surroundings by fear.

Requirements

Lawful Evil

Power Pools

  • Attack: Smite
  • Tactics: Corruption
  • Channeling: Spellcaster (blackguard) or Enchanter.
  • Utility: Companion or Officer.

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