I have a glot race in my setting which are humanoids a little under 8ft tall, usually lawful and very proud with vegetable-like skin. But I'm not here to describe the race...
Most glots have been corrupted by the god Tourbagit, a lawful-evil god of tyranny, pride, oppression, that kind of thing.
The older and lesser-known good god of glots is Gafbop, a god of humility, selflessness, and noble actions. Gafbop has paladins that follow him, but his favored weapon is the bare-handed strike, preferring a monklike fighting style.
This is where this homebrew class comes up. It's a cross between a Paladin and Monk.
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/monk/
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/paladin/
(In contract to the Tourist, the first homebrew class I posted, this one was thrown together quickly and haphazardly, and almost zero actual work has been put into it.)
Note: I don't like complete immunities in general and modified the paladin and monk classes when I play to get a bonus on saves against diseases and fear instead of immunity.
Martial Paladin
Hit Die d10.
Class skills: acrobatics, climb, craft, diplomacy, escape artist, handle animal, heal, knowledge (nobility, religion), perception, profession, ride, sense motive, stealth.
Skill ranks per level: 3 + Intelligence modifier.
(I want him to be just slightly more skilled than the typical paladin/fighter class.)
Base attack bonus: fast (same as fighter/paladin.)
Good saves: Fortitude and Will.
Weapon/armor proficiencies:
all simple weapons plus: light hammer, sap, warhammer, swordbreaker dagger, kama, nunchaku, sai, siangham, and bola. Light armor and small shields only.
(Warhammers are the typical racial weapon of glots.)
Class features:
(Has no spellcasting ability.)
L1: Aura of Good and Detect Evil as Paladin, Improved Unarmed Strike as Monk. Increased unarmed damage as Monk.
L2: Lay on Hands as Paladin, Brawler's Flurry as Brawler, and a Bonus feat (from the Monk list +Stunning fist which the monk gets automatically).
L3: Still Mind and +10 feet Fast Movement as Monk (except the fast movement feature doesn't advance as much as a monk's).
Aura of Courage: +4 to saves against fear effects. Allies within 10 feet get +2 to saves against fear.
L4: Smite Evil 1/day (+1/day each 3 levels) as Paladin. Mercy feature as Paladin.
L5: Divine Bond (as Paladin except the weapon version gives its bonus to bare-handed fighting and close weapons only).
Divine health: +4 to saves against all diseases.
- When I first made the class, I only planned it out to 5th level, but I'll tentatively fill in the rest now:
L6: Bonus feat, Mercy
From L6 on, add to the list of available bonus feats: Feats that improve a Paladin's Lay on Hands or Smite Evil features.
L7: Aura of Resolve: +4 to saves against charm effects. Allies within 10ft get +2 to saves against charm effects.
L8: Slow fall 20ft (similar to Monk). AC bonus: starting L8, Martial Paladins add their Wisdom modifier to their armor class as long as they are not wearing medium or heavy armor.
L9: Mercy. Evasion (as the Monk/Rogue feature)
L10: Bonus feat.
Wholeness of body: Activate once per day as a Swift Action to gain Fast Healing 1 for number of minutes equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum 1 minute).
L11: Aura of Justice (as Paladin). Slow fall 40ft.
L12: Mercy. Fast Movement +20ft.
L13: Diamond Soul (as Monk).
L14: Aura of Faith (as Paladin). Slow fall 60ft.
L15: Mercy. Bonus feat.
L16: Abundant Step (as Monk).
L17: Aura of Righteousness (as Paladin). Slow fall 80ft.
L18: Bonus feat.
L19: Improved divine health: Immunity to disease and +2 to saves against poison. Improved Aura of Courage: Immunity to fear effects. Allies within 10 feet get +4 to saves against fear. Fast Movement +30ft.
L20: Holy Champion (as Paladin). Slow fall 100ft.
