While charmed by your charm animals and plants feature. A divine domain is a suite of abilities innately tied to an aspect of a gods divinity. Cleric domains are as numerous and diverse as the fantasy pantheons that they draw their power from. Perhaps because of these reasons, a cleric domain of luck or chance. Divine domains at 1st level, choose a domain related to your deity. Introducing eight new domain options for your 5th edition cleric. Order domain the order domain represents discipline, as well as service to a society or an institution, whether. When you use such an effect from this class, the dc equals your cleric spell save dc. Fire and light are the crux of the light cleric, representing persistence, wisdom, and divine cleansing. You can use a holy symbol see the adventuring gear section as a spellcasting focus for your cleric spells. Because your choice of divine domain so greatly affects your capabilities. You can cast a cleric spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag and you have the spell prepared. Knowledge, life, light, nature, tempest, trickery, or war. Clerics who serve these deitiesexamples of which appear on the twilight deities tablebring comfort to those who seek rest and protect them by venturing into the encroaching darkness to ensure that the dark is a comfort, not a terror.
The gods of the rivers, lakes, rains, and seas vary from wrathful storm lords to gentle life bringers. Spellcasting focus you can use a holy symbol see equipment as a spellcasting focus for your cleric spells. Clerics are among the most diverse and interesting classes in 5e dnd. Divine domain at 1st level, a cleric gains the divine domain feature. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your cleric spells. Channel divinity at 2nd level, you gain the ability to channel divine energy directly from your deity, using that energy to fuel magical effects. The life domain focuses on the vibrant positive energyone of the fundamental forces of the universethat sustains all life. Domain spells may or may not already be on the cleric spell list.
The more violent gods of storms hold sway over the tempest domain, but the gods of sea life, healing waters, flowing rivers, and blessings. Tempest cleric 5e guide rules, tips, builds, and more. For example, the portfolio of the greek god apollo includes the domains of knowledge, life, and light. Unlike a few domains, the grave cleric gains a bonus to damage with cleric cantrips, rather than weapons. Open game content place problems on the discussion page this is part of the 3. Each day, a cleric with access to a planar domain chooses one of the two spells available to prepare in his domain spell slot for each spell level. The digital dungeon masters created 5e character sheets to help you get going. Your domain determines not only your characters central them as a divine spellcaster, but also your role on the battlefield. Once you gain a domain spell, you always have it prepared, and it doesnt count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. Could also be known as the fire cleric, the light domain has a focus on fire spells, with a couple extra abilities like blinding your foes or cleansing magical darkness. See more ideas about cleric domains, cleric, dnd classes.
All the domains over which a deity has influence are called the deitys portfolio. The cleric s alignment must be within 1 step of their patron e. For some of these gods, magical knowledge is a great responsibility that comes with a special understanding of the nature of reality. The life domain is detailed at the end of the class description and provides examples of gods associated with it. Beginning at 6th level, you can use your channel divinity twice between rests, and beginning at 18th level, you can use it three times between rests. The twilit transition from light into darkness often brings calm and even joy, as the days labors end and the hours of rest begin. Your choice grants you domain spells and other features when you choose it. As varied as the gods they serve, clerics strive to embody the handiwork of their deities. Play a life domain cleric if you want to keep the party going, and want to get in the middle of. Each domain has a list of spellsits domain spells that you gain at the cleric levels noted in the domain description.
Gods of the grave watch over the line between life and death. Deities of the grave include kelemvor, wee jas, the ancestral spirits of the undying court, hades, anubis, and osiris. Cleric nature domain traits feats features as an action, 1seven days if successful, otherwise 1long rest roll your cleric level or lower on 1d20 for your deity to intervene on your behalf dm chooses what your deity does. If you have a domain spell that doesnt appear on the cleric spell list, the spell is nonetheless a cleric spell for you.
The domain spells for the death cleric are, interestingly, more concerned with support options and reducing damage, rather than dealing it. Grave cleric 5e guide attributes, tips, builds, and more. Starting at 8th level, you add your wisdom modifier to the damage you deal with any cleric cantrip. Each day, a cleric can prepare one of the spells from her two domains in that slot.
The class has two 1stlevel features in addition to the bonus cantrip because one of them, divine hallucinations, isnt always even a benefit, depending on the dms level of deviousness. These three domains showcase very different forms of devotion to the gods. If a domain spell is not on the cleric spell list, a cleric can prepare it only in her domain spell slot. Fate clerics are usually neutral, but some excuse their evil actions by claiming they had no responsibility for them. Why is there a nature domain cleric, and also druids.
The granted powers of a planar domain are more potent than those of other domains, and each level offers two spells from which a cleric may choose when preparing spells. The dnd 5e cleric guide arcane eye the dungeons and. Order cleric 5e guide rules, tips, builds, and more. Any character with more than one cleric level must select one only domain at cleric level 2. If a cleric is not devoted to a particular deity, she still selects two domain s to represent her spiritual inclinations and abilities subject to gm approval. Deities such as chemosh, myrkul, and wee jas are patrons of necromancers, death knights, liches, mummy lords, and vampires. You can use a holy symbol see equipment as a spellcasting focus for your cleric spells. You can use a holy symbol see chapter 5, equipment as a spellcasting focus for your cleric spells. Check out other articles in the cleric 101 series, like our broad overview in cleric 101. To give clerics of different faiths more individual flavor, this book gives each domain, including the ones from the core book, access to a separate list of domain spells. In a pantheon, every deity has influence over different aspects of mortal life and civilization, called a deitys. To these deities, death and the afterlife are a foundational part of the multiverses workings.
You must have a wisdom score of or higher in order to multiclass in or out of this class. Nov 14, 2017 pages in category clerical domains the following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. Still, not all clerics are created equal, so heres a ranking of the 9 cleric subclasses in the players handbook. Aug 28, 2014 a cleric chooses a domain, which provides them with a list of domain spells and a handful of features.
A collection of cleric domains 5e this is a collection of six divine domains for the 5th edition cleric class. Cleric domains, a folio of options for clerics 5e pdf. Domains are treated as feats, and can be found on the character sheet, under the feats tab, under cleric domains. No roll required automatic success when you reach lvl 20. The nature domain cleric is a lowbudget druid approximation, which unlike other divine domains, isnt as good as pretending to be a wizard or a rogue. A cleric chooses two domains from among those belonging to her deity. If youre interested in playing other classes, check out the entire class 101 series. Neutral clericsthose without an alignment component of chaotic, evil, good, or lawfulmay not choose this domain. Nov 19, 2020 your choice of domain is the single most important decision that you will make when playing a cleric. However, they get some options from outside of the cleric spell list to bring the pain. Arcana domain magic is an energy that suffuses the multiverse and that fuels both destruction and creation. Death domain the death domain is concerned with the forces that cause death, as well as the negative energy that gives rise to undead creatures. Domain spells are always prepared, and dont acount against the number of spells you can prepare each day.
We start our death cleric 5e guide with domain spells. When you finish a short or long rest, you regain your expended uses. At 1st level, a cleric gains the divine domain feature. Clerics of any deity can select this domain, as well as clerics who venerate a pantheon or no deity at all. A collection of cleric domains 5e dungeon masters guild. As a conduit for divine power, you can cast cleric spells.
The spell list is full of situational and lowpower spells. A beginners guide to playing the divine, and cleric 101. The life domain is detailed at the end of the class description, and provides examples of gods. See the players handbook for details on all the domains. Cleric clerics are intermediaries between the mortal world and the distant planes of the gods. It grants bonuses at 1st, 2nd, 6th, 8th, and 17th levels. The second biggest hole is a crafts focused domain that is broader than forge. Death cleric 5e guide rules, tips, builds, and more. Spells in this color are noton the regular cleric spell list. A god may possess many domains within their expansive power, but a mortal being can only ever receive the powers of a single one. Ritual casting you can cast a cleric spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag and you have the spell prepared.
Domains cleric subclasses for clerics, their subclasses are known as domains. Whenever you use your action to cast a cleric spell that affects at least one target, you can spend a use of your channel divinity to force one target that is influenced by your magic to make a constitution saving throw. Twilight domain the twilight domain governs the transition and blending of light into darkness. These spells work like standard cleric spells, except that you can only choose them if you have that domain as a talent. Choose one domain related to your deity, such as life. Mar 23, 2021 a domain is an area of focus for clerics, giving them spells andor abilities related to that focus. Rebuke, command, or bolster air creatures as an evil cleric rebukes undead.
You can use a holy symbol as a spellcasting focus for your cleric spells. The arcana domain has a lot of wizard flavour thrown in. Search gm binder print generate pdf visit user profile divine domain. Kicking off a new series on character classes with clerics. With good domain spells, fantastic spell efficiency, and some aboveaverage damage, this is a really good choice for any cleric. We discuss the next subclass in the series from the players handbook. No ordinary priest, a cleric is imbued with divine magic. I cant imagine a 9th level character would suddenly revert to a level 1 cleric aside from perhaps hit points. This cleric domain is the other side of the same cynical and pessimistic coin as the oath of grief paladin subclass thats also appearing alongside the madness domain in the impermissicon. I hope that you can modify and use them in your own campaigns. Pdf compiled, edited and designed to resemble the official players handbook by ubarkalot. One of the defining characteristics of a cleric in the fifth edition of dungeons and dragons are their domain. A cleric can select an alignment domain chaos, evil, good, or law only if her alignment matches that domain. They only way i can make sense of it is if druidism represents a tradition of man and demihumans as part of nature, whereas the nature domain cleric represent dominion over nature, which then puts druids and nature clerics at odds.
Root ddo library classes cleric cleric class feats. Average rating 1 rating this is another domain creation for evil deities and clerics. Your domain is directly related to the deity that you choose to worship and an aspect of life or civilization that your deity has influence over. The perform domain includes some illusions in its domain spells which can be used to enhance the cleric s performances and help to sway the cleric s audience. Clerics are intermediaries between the mortal world and the distant planes of the gods. To resist death, or to desecrate the deads rest, is an abomination.
At the dms discretion, the following domain option is available to a cleric, in addition to those offered in the players handbook. More generally, clerics are the best healers in the game, and have among the best support, utility, and divination options in the game. Oct 23, 2020 cleric domains have some of the best flavoring in the game in my opinion. The benefit of domain spells is that the cleric doesnt need to prepare themthey always count as prepared for the cleric.
Gods and mortals alike have struggled with the concept of free will. You can find videos for everyone one of my homebrewed domains at the following link. The darkness can also bring terrors, but the gods of twilight guard against the horrors of the night. The suggested domains for deities generally use trickery for darkness themed deities, but its a bit of a stretch. In addition, youll find eight new spells for clerics and other spellcasters. A cleric gains one domain spell slot for each level of cleric spell she can cast, from 1st on up. Because your choice of divine domain so greatly affects your capabilities, clerics can fit a variety of roles and play styles. On a failed save, the target shows signs of being afflicted with a plague like yours for a number of rounds. Domain spells cannot be used to cast spells spontaneously. This spell repairs a single break or tear in an object you touch, such as broken chain link, two halves of a broken key, a torn clack, or a leaking wineskin. The clerics divine domain fully defines how construction is played, so choose your. If a cleric decides to switch domains and perhaps deities like say from grave domain to death domain, is there any mechanical change other than changing the domains bonus spells. Theres some pretty intense morality requirements, but thats part of the fun. Oc revision to my affliction cleric domain dungeons and dragons classes, dungeons and.
Divine domain choose one domain related to your deity, such as life. What it can possibly do is limited, but the abilities that it gets greatly increases the cleric s ability to be a frontline damagedealer. Jan 20, 2020 in practice, clerics can do all sorts of things outside of simple healing, and this is embodied by the variety of domains that a cleric can take. With the ability to wield divine magic and call on their deity for aid gives a lot of roleplay possibilities, the hunt domain is similar to the nature domain in its desire to live in harmony with nature, and particularly the beasts of the earth. Ranking the best cleric domains in 5e cleric domains 5e list. The gods of life promote vitality and health through healing the sick and wounded, caring for those in need, and driving away the forces of death and undeath. Aerdrie faenya, akadi, auril, set, shaundakul, sheela peryroyl, valkur. At 1st level, you choose a domain shaped by your choice of deity and the gifts they grant you. Those familiar with dragonball z should find their main ability sounds exactly like krillins solar flare. Gods of the arcana domain know the secrets and potential of magic intimately. While the domain corresponds to a clerics chosen deity to a degree, it is not exclusive to that deity. Each domain has a list of domain spells that you gain at the noted level. This article will focus primarily on content from the dungeon masters guide and players handbook, but will. Clerics who receive the power of the order domain are arbiters of the law for the benefit of an orderly society.
Turn or destroy earth creatures as a good cleric turns undead. You can cast cleric spells as a ritual if that spell has the. The following domain options are available to a cleric, in addition to those offered in the players handbook. The perform domain is great for a player who wants their cleric to have more illusion abilities and be able to perform and influence people. Roll your cleric level or lower on 1d20 for your deity to. For a quick look at the clerics class, check out our breakdown of the dnd 5e class.
Theyre one of 5es most versatile classes, and with this guide, youll be holier than thou in no time. It is a time of rest and comfort, but also the threshold between safety and the unknown. A homebrew expansion for 5th edition dungeons and dragons. It specializes in area damage and battlefield control, such as debuffing enemies or creating difficult terrain, and can be seen as a parallel to the light domain and the tempest domain, specializing in cold damage instead of.
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