How to play and flavor the Oath of the Ancients Paladins

[@Mr_Welch]

Bregbeddle! Sean Connery's take on him is legendary. They even dyed his chest hair green

[@direden]

I need to rewatch Sword of the Valiant. Thanks for reminding me of that movie.

[@feywildfiend]

I’ll check it out!

[@corsaircaruso471]

I’m about to play a solo campaign as an Eladrin Ancients Paladin and this really got my brain going on flavor and character motivation.

[@feywildfiend]

Love it!

[@AndyReichert0]

green knight NPC story: in the feywild, our watchers paladin used "abjure the extraplanar", despite him being the foreigner. a fey paladin saw it, and offered a green-knight-ish game: "If I defeat you in a duel, you must take my oath (replacing oath of watchers), but if you defeat me, then i will take yours. (yoink! no more oath powers!)"

[@feywildfiend]

That's perfect!! I might have to steal that sometime for one of our games

[@raff3486]

Feywild Fiend releasing a new video makes the day so much brighter. Both literally & figuratively XD

[@feywildfiend]

That is so sweet, thank you!

[@direden]

I'm looking forward to trying the new Paladin. I was playing Oath of Glory. Now... I want to play Ancients!

[@_sphere_9654]

This video makes me want to reread “the Faerie Queen” and “Orlando Furioso” to ponder what sort of oaths the knights in these stories correspond to. Thanks for the inspiration, FF!

[@feywildfiend]

I have actually not read "Orlando Furioso," but now I'm feeling like I should!

[@djbslectures]

I was about to start a Crown Paladin but this makes me want to do ancients instead. Especially since they're a hobgoblin

[@feywildfiend]

Do it!!

[@brynwtsn]

I just watched four of your videos in a row. I'm a fan. Nice job!

[@Micaerys]

Thank the gods, I thought I was the only one that found that green knight movie depressing!! Amazing video as always, I love this channel!!

[@feywildfiend]

I neeeeeed someone to make a happy, high-quality version of it. And thank you!

[@Micaerys]

@@feywildfiend Same! And you're welcome 😌

[@asterodon]

I started writing up a character that I think is pretty interesting and unique; a Warforged Ancients Paladin. I know it sounds odd but rather than this Warforged being like the Warforged that we know, I wanted it to be more of like a prototype or precursor to what modern Warforged are. Maybe as civilization was forming there was a druid who enchanted a seed or tree to grow into a sentient being with the sole purpose of protecting all things light and natural after the druid passes away. I haven't had the chance to play this character but I imagine it would be really fun to roleplay and would obviously be strong (which honestly isn't super important to me in all honesty).

[@DrFranklynAnderson]

I’ve had an idea for a “paladin of the god of alcohol” for a while. (Typically I say Dionysus just because he’s the most commonly known example.) Leaning toward a Don Quixote-type-exclusively for the name Sir Veza-and at first I thought Devotion was the best-fitting subclass. But I switched to Ancients when I realized one of his battle cries HAS to be “For the vine!”

[@jm.519]

This is my favorite subclass of paladin. This subclass also gets misty step too, which is also ripe for flavor as well.

[@bukharagunboat8466]

I recommend Michael Morpurgo's retelling of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; the language of the original is quite challenging.

[@shybard]

I've always loved fey and fey-related characters. It would be great if it was embraced more in official content.

[@AlexLawngtv]

Our game's Oath of the Ancients pally, after 90 sessions, has become the Dryad of Autum for our world. Its a pretty cool Oath to go with.

[@_sphere_9654]

That pronunciation is right on. Great job, FF!

[@jjsnedgehammer]

Your pronunciation is quite fine. I was bummed when I believed I had mispronounced Taliesin and a few years later I came across a video that explained the pronunciation of names like these depended on the regions people lived in.

[@BoboftheOldeWays]

On behalf of my forest gnome Ancients paladin, Alvyn “One-Shoe” Timbers, I thank you, milady.

[@feywildfiend]

Shout out to Alvyn "One-Shoe" Timbers

[@casimirliber239]

great video and idea.

[@feywildfiend]

Thank you!

[@cloudeon3468]

What if instead of being the green knight, Gawain was the paladin and the green knight was the patron? Could be kinda neat to play a character who's preparing themself for their fated day in one year

[@gamervox1707]

Laws can be chaotic. Specially when those who make the laws change them.

[@AndyReichert0]

Code Of Goblin Chivalry >>>>

[@keenirr5332]

can a fey change a fay law?

[@AndyReichert0]

@@keenirr5332 depends what you mean by law. laws of physics? no. "laws" as in "expected or compelled behavior"?? Ohh yeah. Those change alllllll the time. The meaning of those kind of laws is entirely up to the one enforcing it.

[@keenirr5332]

@@AndyReichert0 >The meaning of those kind of laws is entirely up to the one enforcing it. Ah...I didn't realize that that applied to fae as well; i thought it was a human quirk. thank you.

[@AndyReichert0]

@@keenirr5332 that's the whole fun of the "can I get your name?" bit, and other similar shenanigans!

[@AzraelThanatos]

You know, I'd love to see your take on the PrC from 3.5 with the Cold Iron Knights, because they seem like they'd be more interesting in a fey filled setting

[@G-Blockster]

Love the pronunciation.

[@keenirr5332]

I suspect the nicking of Gowin (thats how the name sounds to my ears) /Gawain was because the Green Knight didn't want it to be any more lethal to the human, than the beheading was to the Knight. Now you've got me wondering: I *assume* that the Green Knight was loyal to Titania or one of her loyalists...so for a Green Knight loyal to the Queen Of Air And Darkness, would such a knight use ferns, mosses, and night-blooming flowers - or lean into the Spore Druids' territory in terms of power and appearance?

[@feywildfiend]

I actually hadn't considered that angle, but equal trade would dictate that he knows a human couldn't recover from a beheading, even if that was the human's intention for him!

[@keenirr5332]

@@feywildfiend If you haven't seen it yet, I highly reccomend the video on the Green Knight at the Overly Sarcastic Productions channel; lots of fun vids.

[@hunrahel]

my oath of ancients' Wild Hunt eladrin (dex build) rides an ostrich, also drawing from horse acrobats (and 40k's dark eldar practice of hanging off the side of their vehicles) He befriends children, but messes with adults (who are too cynical) Also, I think "Tenets" not "Tenants"

[@feywildfiend]

Makes sense, children know how to have a good time! And yes lol, tenets.

[@keenirr5332]

ps: excellent work!

[@MemphiStig]

Because what merry little Christmas story doesn't involve beheading a giant? (That *is* a horrible movie, sadly.) Come to think of it, I've never played a paladin either. I had a friend who played an evil character masquerading as one once, but that's as close as I've come to seeing one in-game. Great video!

[@rikerdavis2843]

Have you heard of the Meredith Gentry series by Laurel K Hamilton? It's my favorite fey world in novel.

[@feywildfiend]

I have not! They look spicy

[@rikerdavis2843]

@@feywildfiend It's very spicy ;) In more than one way

[@GravesRWFiA]

pointy hat pointed out a while back how this could be really screwed up as a fey paladin might consider humans unclean and being 'moral' to wipe them out

[@feywildfiend]

It could definitely get messy! Rather than a "wipe out" mindset, I can see this paladin being on guard around humans, since they're aware that some of them can be good stewards of the earth. They could have a fondness for farmers?

[@essneyallen6777]

I have a bit of a bone to pick with oath of ancients paladin, especially in light of 5e ranger being so bad. I mean come on, this should have been ranger turf! Part of *their* identity! Man. I'm sad. I'll be in my corner, homebrewing ranger.

[@AS-qy1zl]

For me I just made a Wood Elf ezpz

[@archlittle6067]

Here's a thought. Use AI tools to generate a movie quality dungeon with life-like creatures and effects. Many of the tools are free and have tutorials. Someone is going to make a lot of money...

[@fleetcenturion]

A "subclass" is what happens when players and game designers think that choosing an identity is more important than role playing.

[@calebrenegar1992]

It makes a great eye of Gruumsh