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Cleric

Death

The opposition of Life Clerics. Channeling the power of the Negative Energy Plane they seek to deal with forces that sow death. The Death domain is concerned with the forces that cause death, as well as the negative energy that gives rise to undead creatures.

Deities:

Deity Alignment Symbol
Bhaal, god of murderNESkull surrounded by a ring of blood droplets
Chemosh, god of the undeadLEYellow skull
Hades, god of the underworldLEBlack ram
Hel, goddess of the underworldNEWoman’s face, rotting on one side
Incabulos, god of plague and famineNEReptilian eye with a horizontal diamond
Kelemvor, god of the deadLNUpright skeletal arm holding balanced scales
Morgion, god of disease and secrecyNEHood with two red eyes
Myrkul, god of deathNEWhite human skull
Nephthys, goddess of death and griefCGHorns around a lunar disk
Nerull, god of deathNESkull with a sickle or scythe
Takhisis, goddess of night and hatredLEBlack crescent
Talona, goddess of disease and poisonCEThree teardrops on a triangle
The Keeper, god of greed and deathNEDragonshard stone in the shape of a fang
Wee Jas, goddess of magic and deathLNRed skull in front of a fireball
Level Prepared Spells
3Blindness/Deafness, Cause Fear, False Life, Ray of Enfeeblement
5Animate Dead, Vampiric Touch
7Blight, Death Ward
9Antilife Shell, Cloudkill

Subclass Features

Lv 3

Reaper

You learn one Necromancy cantrip of your choice from any spell list. When you cast a Necromancy cantrip that normally targets only one creature, the spell can instead target two creatures within range and within 5 ft of each other.

Touch of Death

You can destroy another creature's life force by touch. When you hit a creature with a melee attack, you can use Channel Divinity to deal extra Necrotic damage to the target. The damage equals 10 + your Cleric level.

Domain Spells

Your connection with the divine ensures you always have certain spells prepared. You know the following spells and they do not count towards the number of spells you can prepare.

Lv 6

Inescapable Destruction

Your ability to channel negative energy becomes more potent. Necrotic damage dealt by your cleric spells and Channel Divinity options ignores Resistance to Necrotic damage.

Lv 17

Improved Reaper

When you cast a necromancy spell of 1st through 5th level that targets only one creature, the spell can instead target two creatures within range and within 5 ft of each other. If the spell consumes its material components, you must provide them for each target.