Pleasure Domain

There is nothing inherently evil about human (or humanoid) sexuality, and being a good character doesn’t necessarily mean remaining a virgin. Certain religions and cultures in the D&D universe encourage or at least condone some people taking vows of chastity, but these are similar to vows of poverty or abstinence—rooted in the belief that giving up the enjoyment of a good and natural thing can have positive spiritual benefits, not derived from an attitude that sex is evil. However, a good character is bound to realize that sexuality is laden with traditions of exploitation and abuse, an area of interpersonal relationships where power dynamics are often manifested in unfortunate—really, evil—ways. A good character is not opposed to sex in principle, but will not condone exploitative or coercive relationships such as the use of slaves for sex, or sexual contact with children or others without the power to enter freely and willingly into a mutual relationship.

In the Forgotten Realms, deities of pleasure include Sune, Hanali Celanil, and Sharess (equivalent to Lastai).

Example Deity: Lastai

Lastai is the goddess of pleasure, love, and passion. She is powerfully sensual. She is depicted as a beautiful, voluptuous woman. Lastai teaches that sensual pleasures are meant to be enjoyed, and is not shy about teaching the proper way to enjoy them. As goddess of love as well as passion, she stresses the importance of equality in all kinds of relationships, from business dealings to sexual intimacy. She teaches the enjoyment of sex without exploitation. Her symbol is a peach. She is chaotic good.

Lastai’s clerics are often called upon to perform wedding ceremonies and counsel lovers. They seek out pleasure for themselves, but that pursuit is less important than bringing others pleasure. Her faith is sometimes reviled by those who view it as prurient or immoral, but Lastai’s clerics argue strongly that sexuality is a good gift meant to be properly enjoyed, not repressed. Lastai has a few small temples, mostly found in large cities, that constantly battle against their reputation as being nothing more than glorified brothels.

Example Deity: Sharess

Sharess is a deity of the Mulhorandi pantheon—a goddess of passion and sex who is referred to as the Festhall Madam. Most of her priests spend their time running brothels and celebrating the Endless Revel of Life, a nearly constant parade of festivals in their goddess’s honor.

Worshippers of Sharess are seducers and hedonists. The goddess’s followers are chaotic and believe that pleasure is to be enjoyed and shared with all.

Blessings of the Gods

Your faith provides you with the following benefits:

• Your unarmored Armor class is equal to 10 + your wisdom modifier + your dexterity modifier.
• You learn the sanctuary spell and can cast it on yourself at will, without expending a spell slot or requiring material components.
• You suffer no ill effects from cold weather extremes, and you remain as comfortable in cold weather as if the temperature were that of a balmy day.

Pleasure Domain Spells

Pleasure Initiate

When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain proficiency in the performance skill, and you gain the prestidigitation cantrip. For you, this cantrip counts as a cleric cantrip.

Channel Divinity: Preserve Life

Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to heal the badly injured.

As an action, you present your holy symbol and evoke healing energy that can restore a number of hit points equal to five times your cleric level. Choose any creatures within 30 feet of you, and divide those hit points among them. This feature can restore a creature to no more than half of its hit point maximum. You can’t use this feature on an undead or a construct.

Aura of Protection

Starting at 6th level, whenever you or a friendly creature within 10 feet of you must make a saving throw, the creature gains a bonus to the saving throw equal to your Charisma modifier (with a minimum bonus of +1).

Potent Spellcasting

Starting at 8th level, you add your Wisdom modifier to the damage you deal with any cleric cantrip.

Supreme Healing

Starting at 17th level, when you would normally roll one or more dice to restore hit points with a spell, you instead use the highest number possible for each die. For example, instead of restoring 2d6 hit points to a creature, you restore 12.