[5e] Paladin changing Oaths - things to consider

[WinterSoldier7]

Hi all,

I have a Paladin that is level 12, Oath of Devotion, but for reasons will be changing their oath to something else.

I would like to remove 'Oath of Devotion' from the Abilities page of the Character sheet and directly replace it with the new one. However, if I do so, will FGU recognise this when it comes to levelling-up the Paladin and offer the spells and upgrades relevant to the new Oath, rather than the old one?

If anyone knows the result of this, I would appreciate you letting me know before I go tampering in ways I struggle to undo!

Many thanks

[LordEntrails]

I don't know the answer, but do have some advice that I hope is helpful.

I suspect the behavior might be different between drag & drop and character wizard, so keep that in mind.
Start by making a copy/backup/duplicate of your character. Give it a logical name.
My first attempt would be to just delete the ability and add the new one.
Second attempt would be remove all class abilities, change to level 1 and start adding levels again.
Third would be recreating the character pretty quickly from scratch. You would need to drag all the inventory and notes etc over.

[WinterSoldier7]

Ah, really good advice - thank you. I will do a test later and get it working.

I just noticed that 'Oathbreaker' is a different class, therefore can be added to a PC as a class-level upgrade. I can set-up the new Oath in that way, too, perhaps.