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Oath of the Jaguar Knight

by Marc Saindon

adding more options to the Atruaghin -

Oath of the Jaguar Knight Paladin 5e / or Templar 2e

I probably won't win any points for originality as this is the type of warrior that appears in just about any mesoamerican setting. It might be tempting to classify them as Rangers (or a Barbarian) because of the jungle look they are sporting, but the Atruaghin's Children of the Tiger (which should be Jaguar or Puma...) don't real deal in Druidic magic to start with; they don't have Shamans like the 4 other Tribes, but Clerics. With 5e distancing itself from the Paladin = Lawful Good, it's possible to have a Jaguar Knight holding darker oaths that keeps his temple in power (and above other temples). An alternative for those playing in 2e is to treat the Jaguar Knight as a Templar (like in Dark Sun), with the High Priest serve a role similar to a (lesser) Sorcerer-King.

The scouting Eagle Knights could reworked as a form of Rogue (again despite animal motifs, druidic magic is not involved so they don't really count as Rangers).