Garric Vale
Garric Vale
Sheet
AC 18 · HP 28 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AthleticsSTR
- InsightWIS
- IntimidationCHA
- ReligionINT
Armor
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
13 featuresAlways on
- Lay on HandsLevel 1
When Action
You can touch a creature and restore hit points from your healing pool.
- Divine SmiteLevel 2
When On hit with melee weapon attack
When you hit with a melee weapon attack, you can expend a spell slot to deal radiant damage.
- Divine SenseLevel 1
When Action
You can call divine awareness to sense celestials, fiends, and undead nearby.
- Sacred Weapon
When Action, uses Channel Divinity
You can bolster your chosen weapon with holy power, adding your Charisma modifier to attack rolls for 1 minute.
- Turn the Unholy
When Action, uses Channel Divinity
You can force fiends and undead to flee on a failed Wisdom save.
- Fighting Style: DefenseLevel 2
You adopt a fighting style that reflects your training. Choose one style. This character uses Defense, while wearing armor you gain a +1 bonus to AC.
- SpellcastingLevel 2
At 2nd level, you can cast paladin spells. Your spellcasting ability is Charisma. You prepare a number of paladin spells equal to your Charisma modifier plus half your paladin level, rounded down. You can use a holy symbol as your spellcasting focus.
- Divine HealthLevel 3
At 3rd level, disease no longer has any effect on you.
- Sacred OathLevel 3
At 3rd level, you swear the Oath of Devotion, embodying honesty, courage, compassion, honor, and duty. You gain oath spells and the ability to use Channel Divinity.
- Channel DivinityLevel 3
You gain two Channel Divinity options, Sacred Weapon and Turn the Unholy. Each can be used once per short or long rest. Sacred Weapon lets you add your Charisma modifier to attack rolls with one weapon for 1 minute, and Turn the Unholy can force fiends and undead within 30 feet to flee if they fail a Wisdom save.
- TraitHuman+1 to all ability scores
- TraitHumanExtra language of your choice
- Military RankSoldier
You have military rank and can exert leverage over other soldiers and military organizations, especially those who recognize your authority or service.
Spells
6 spellsSpellcasting. Garric Vale casts with Charisma (spell save DC 13, to hit with spell attacks).
1st level (3 slots): , , , , ,
Gear
11 itemsWeapons
- LongswordA versatile melee weapon chosen as standard paladin armament.
- 5×JavelinThrown spears carried for ranged combat.
Armor
- Chain MailArmor worn by the character, granting strong protection.
- ShieldA protective shield bearing a plain steel sunburst emblem.
Tools
- Gaming SetA set of dice, cards, or other gaming pieces.
Gear
- Explorer's PackA pack containing basic adventuring gear.
- Holy SymbolA holy symbol worn openly or carried for spellcasting.
- Insignia of RankAn insignia showing the character's former military rank.
- Trophy from a Fallen EnemyA memento from a fallen comrade or battlefield campaign.
- Common ClothesCommon travel clothes suitable for a veteran soldier.
Purse
- Pouch with 10 gpCoins carried by a discharged soldier.
Appearance
A broad-shouldered human man with weathered skin, close-cropped dark hair, and steady gray eyes. He wears polished chain mail beneath a well-kept tabard marked with a plain steel sunburst, a practical soldier's shield on one arm, and a longsword at his hip. His posture is disciplined and upright, with the stillness of someone trained to stand watch for hours without complaint.
Mannerisms
He speaks in clipped, formal sentences and unconsciously squares his shoulders before answering questions. When uncertain, he rubs a thumb along the edge of his shield strap, as if checking the fit of a forgotten harness.
Personality
He is disciplined, measured, and quietly compassionate, though he rarely shows warmth in obvious ways. He prefers clear plans, clean gear, and honest speech. Under pressure he becomes steadier, not harsher, and he trusts competence more than charm.
Ideals
Duty. A society survives when each person accepts responsibility and keeps faith with the structure that protects the weak. He believes laws are not perfect, but they are better than the hunger and fear that fill the gaps when law fails.
Bonds
He still carries the dented insignia of the sergeant who saved his life, and he will not abandon the memory of those who fell under that standard. He feels responsible for the safety of any squad, camp, or town that has placed trust in him, even if they are strangers.
Flaws
He confuses obedience with virtue more often than he admits, and he can be cold toward anyone who rejects rules simply because they dislike them. If a lawful order is unjust, he still hesitates too long before defying it, because breaking a code feels to him like cracking the foundation of a fortress.
Quirks
Background
He was born in a border hamlet where laws were thin and winters were cruel, the son of a miller who taught him that survival was often just another word for obedience. When raiders came, the local levy took him in at fifteen, and the army gave him what the village never could, structure, purpose, and a reason to endure pain without complaint. He learned to march, to hold formation, and to trust the shield beside him more than his own fear. In the camps, he also learned that discipline without conviction becomes mere cruelty, a lesson that took root in him more deeply than any commander's drill. His devotion to order did not begin with faith, but with observation. He watched commanders break panic with calm words, watched wounded comrades rise when a banner was lifted over them, and decided that steadfastness was a kind of sacred power. He became a paladin not to chase glory, but to bind himself to a code that would not bend when his mood did. Now he serves as a traveling enforcer of lawful settlements, a mediator of disputes, and a blade against chaos when treaties and warnings fail. He keeps his own rules because he no longer trusts the world to provide enough of them.
“He learned to march, to hold formation, and to trust the shield beside him more than his own fear.”
- Background
- Soldier
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Species
Human
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