A recent poster asked whether his cleric was compelled to take a particular domain because of his choice of deity. I had wondered that and, so, I took the domains found in the 2024 PHB, the Arcana Unleashed book, Heroes of Faerun and Cthulu by Torchlight, and I assigned the deities associated with Faerun to the various domains.
I am very much aware that I can, and probably will, be overruled by the developers but let me start the discussion.
Shar, deity of loss and darkness, gets plopped into three(3) domains because Shar has long been envious of Mystra as the source of all magical power and Shar wants to control all of that power just for herself. Shar will stop at nothing to attain that sole power; Shar and Cyric were the two nasty.ones who ambushed Mystra and killed her, thus touching off the Spell plague. In many ways, Shar wants to end all existence just so Shar.will be the only thing in the multiverse.
Cyric is the ultimate liar. Cyric has spun so many falsehoods that Cyric no longer knows, or cares, what is true and what is false. If you profess faith in Cyric, you are probably also unable to know what is true and what is false. Your character would gulp deadly poison in the firm belief.thst.it was a potion of healing.
If you would like to have a cleric of Jergal, you ought to take the background of Seer Apprentice (Arcana Unleashed) and the Apocalypse Domain. That will give your character the foundation to travel and warn people that THE END OF EXISTENCE is nigh and they had best settle their affairs and get right with their deities (the Life and Light domain deities, of course).
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A recent poster asked whether his cleric was compelled to take a particular domain because of his choice of deity. I had wondered that and, so, I took the domains found in the 2024 PHB, the Arcana Unleashed book, Heroes of Faerun and Cthulu by Torchlight, and I assigned the deities associated with Faerun to the various domains.
I am very much aware that I can, and probably will, be overruled by the developers but let me start the discussion.
Light Domain: Amaunator, Eilistraee, Selune
Life Domain: Chauntea, Eldath, Ilmater, Kelemvor, Lathander, Lliira, Mielikki, Silvanus, Sune, Waukeen
Knowledge Domain(Heroes of Faerun): Azuth, Deneir, Gond, Milil, Myrkul, Mystra, Oghma, Red Knight, Shaundakul, Jergal
Arcana Domain(Arcana Unleashed): Azuth, Mystra, Shar
Trickery Domain: Asmodeus, Auril, Beshaba, Cyric, Leira, Loviatar, Mask, Shar, Tymora
War Domain: Bane, Bhaal, Helm, Lloth, Malar, Talona, Tempus, Torm, Tyr, Umberlee
Apocalypse Domain: Cyric, Shar, Jergal
I have tried to put each deity into the domain that best fits its stated goals. I know there will be disagreements and I welcome the discussion.
Shar, deity of loss and darkness, gets plopped into three(3) domains because Shar has long been envious of Mystra as the source of all magical power and Shar wants to control all of that power just for herself. Shar will stop at nothing to attain that sole power; Shar and Cyric were the two nasty.ones who ambushed Mystra and killed her, thus touching off the Spell plague. In many ways, Shar wants to end all existence just so Shar.will be the only thing in the multiverse.
Cyric is the ultimate liar. Cyric has spun so many falsehoods that Cyric no longer knows, or cares, what is true and what is false. If you profess faith in Cyric, you are probably also unable to know what is true and what is false. Your character would gulp deadly poison in the firm belief.thst.it was a potion of healing.
If you would like to have a cleric of Jergal, you ought to take the background of Seer Apprentice (Arcana Unleashed) and the Apocalypse Domain. That will give your character the foundation to travel and warn people that THE END OF EXISTENCE is nigh and they had best settle their affairs and get right with their deities (the Life and Light domain deities, of course).