Oathbound Paladin (Against Undead) plus Undead Scourge: Does it work?

[Nightfall]

I've got a player that's doing that in my Carrion Crown game. So far it's not over powered (they're only 3rd level.) But I keep reading the archetypes and they don't seem to mesh.

Am I wrong that this isn't doable?

[Cheapy]

They both replace Aura of Resolve and Aura of Justice, so they do not stack.

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[Steelfiredragon]

as Cheapy said, raw; no they do not, but you can homebrew it so that they do

[Nightfall]

Steelfiredragon wrote:

as Cheapy said, raw; no they do not, but you can homebrew it so that they do

Uhm how does one do that? I mean do I just ALLOW them to pick one or what?

[Cheapy]

Nightfall wrote:

Steelfiredragon wrote:

as Cheapy said, raw; no they do not, but you can homebrew it so that they do

Uhm how does one do that? I mean do I just ALLOW them to pick one or what?

If I were to allow it (and sure, why not? It's thematic.), I'd have the Oath Against Undeath abilities take precedence over the Undead Scourge abilities.

Why? Because Oaths can be changed whenever. Normal archetypes are set in stone. To me, this means that Oaths are "on top of" your normal archetype.

[Nightfall]

Cheapy wrote:

Nightfall wrote:

Steelfiredragon wrote:

as Cheapy said, raw; no they do not, but you can homebrew it so that they do

Uhm how does one do that? I mean do I just ALLOW them to pick one or what?

If I were to allow it (and sure, why not? It's thematic.), I'd have the Oath Against Undeath abilities take precedence over the Undead Scourge abilities.

Why? Because Oaths can be changed whenever. Normal archetypes are set in stone. To me, this means that Oaths are "on top of" your normal archetype.

So what you're saying is I let him take the oath abilities OVER the Undead Scourge ones until he's done with his oath? Is that what you're saying?

[Cheapy]

That's how I would run it, yes. The rules are clear that those two archetypes don't work together, but if a player really wanted to do it, that is how I would rule it working.

[Nightfall]

Cheapy wrote:

That's how I would run it, yes. The rules are clear that those two archetypes don't work together, but if a player really wanted to do it, that is how I would rule it working.

K. Well I'll keep that in mind when I see them on the 16th. Or at least point it out to him. Thanks Cheapy.

[Cheapy]

Glad to be of help!