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Player’s Handbook
Make Mischief and Challenge Authority
The Trickery Domain offers magic of deception, illusion, and stealth. Clerics who wield this magic are a disruptive force in the world, puncturing pride
. Religious orders that operate in secret, especially those that seek to undermine oppressive governments or hierarchies, also draw on the power of the Trickery Domain.
Classes
Player’s Handbook
, Mace, Holy Symbol, Priest's Pack, and 7 GP; or (B) 110 GP
Clerics draw power from the realms of the gods and harness it to work miracles. Blessed by a deity, a pantheon, or another immortal entity
, a Cleric can reach out to the divine magic of the Outer Planes—where gods dwell—and channel it to bolster people and battle foes.
Because their power is a divine gift, Clerics typically
Classes
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
draw on the power of the Knowledge Domain.
Gods of knowledge vary from masters of arcane magic to patrons of craft and invention. In Faerûn, Clerics of the Knowledge Domain worship deities of learning and ingenuity such as Oghma and Gond, among many others.
Unearth Secrets and Master the Mind
The Knowledge Domain values learning and understanding above all. Clerics who tap into this domain study esoteric lore, collect old tomes, delve into secret
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
who seek to rule through martial strength and intimidation, cruel tyrants who use threats and gifts as needed to ensure loyalty. They enslave those too weak to resist them and shower the strong with
gifts and promises of power to turn them into loyal vassals.
Cruel Tyrants. Whenever Bane’s followers gain power, they institute draconian measures to ensure that their rule is unquestioned. They
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
immediately use its reaction to make one melee attack.Bane’s devoted followers are warriors who seek to rule through martial strength and intimidation, cruel tyrants who use threats and gifts as
followers gain power, they institute draconian measures to ensure that their rule is unquestioned. They stamp out all opposition while richly rewarding those who swear fealty.
Warrior Cult. Cultists of
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
over the signing of treaties, and they are often asked to arbitrate in disputes. These clerics’ blessings draw people together and help them shoulder one another’s burdens, and the clerics
stand up against those forces that try to prevent peace from flourishing. See the Peace Deities table for a list of some of the gods associated with this domain.
Clerics of the Peace Domain preside
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
over the signing of treaties, and they are often asked to arbitrate in disputes. These clerics’ blessings draw people together and help them shoulder one another’s burdens, and the clerics
stand up against those forces that try to prevent peace from flourishing. See the Peace Deities table for a list of some of the gods associated with this domain.
Clerics of the Peace Domain preside
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Air genasi are descended from djinn, the genies of the Elemental Plane of Air. Embodying many of the airy traits of their otherworldly ancestors, air genasi can draw upon their connection to the
.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Shirt, Shield, Mace, Holy Symbol, Priest’s Pack, and 7 GP; or (B) 110 GP Clerics draw power from the realms of the gods and harness it to work miracles. Blessed by a deity, a pantheon, or another
immortal entity, a Cleric can reach out to the divine magic of the Outer Planes—where gods dwell—and channel it to bolster people and battle foes. Because their power is a divine gift, Clerics typically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
GP; or (B) 110 GP Clerics draw power from the realms of the gods and harness it to work miracles. Blessed by a deity, a pantheon, or another immortal entity, a Cleric can reach out to the divine
deity or other immortal force that unlocked their magic. Harnessing divine magic doesn’t rely on specific training, yet Clerics might learn prayers and rites that help them draw on power from the Outer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Inspiration Inspiration is a rule the game master can use to reward you for playing your character in a way that’s true to his or her personality traits, ideal, bond, and flaw. By using inspiration
, you can draw on your personality trait of compassion for the downtrodden to give you an edge in negotiating with the Beggar Prince. Or inspiration can let you call on your bond to the defense of your home village to push past the effect of a spell that has been laid on you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Inspiration Inspiration is a rule the game master can use to reward you for playing your character in a way that’s true to his or her personality traits, ideal, bond, and flaw. By using inspiration
, you can draw on your personality trait of compassion for the downtrodden to give you an edge in negotiating with the Beggar Prince. Or inspiration can let you call on your bond to the defense of your home village to push past the effect of a spell that has been laid on you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
over the signing of treaties, and they are often asked to arbitrate in disputes. These clerics’ blessings draw people together and help them shoulder one another’s burdens, and the clerics’ magic aids
Peace Domain Have these peaceful clerics even considered that they’re subverting a most holy system, one where bad decisions coincide with the teaching power of pain?
Tasha
The balm of peace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, which transforms the lives of everyone who dares to draw from it. But fate and destiny are powerful concepts; when a character tries to change their destiny, they’re meddling with powers usually
reserved for deities. This chapter is filled with character options, treasure, and other ideas linked to the concepts of fate and destiny. It’s primarily aimed at clerics, druids, and paladins who have a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, who sows despair and discord The Dark Powers have granted a measure of power to Ankhtepot’s false gods. Clerics who worship one of Har’Akir’s gods or the pantheon as a whole receive power as if they
worshiped a true deity that offers the death domain. Despite their distinct roles, traditions, and places within the lives of Har’Akir’s people, these gods are all especially aloof, cryptic, morbid, and supportive of the pharaoh’s rule.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
also includes character creation advice and magic items appropriate for clerics, druids, paladins, and other characters with a connection to the divine. Chapter 9: Knight. Characters who draw the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Flame.
The modern Church of the Silver Flame was founded in Thrane, and most of the people of the nation follow this faith. During the Last War, the people of Thrane chose to set aside the rule of
. Not all priests are clerics, and the typical templar is a mundane warrior. However, due to the deep faith of its people, Thrane produces more clerics and paladins than any other nation in Khorvaire.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
of the nation are devout followers of this faith. During the Last War, the people of Thrane chose to set aside the rule of the monarch and to embrace the leadership of the Church. For the last seventy
templar is a mundane warrior; however, due to the deep faith of its people, Thrane has more clerics, paladins, and divine spellcasters than any other nation in Khorvaire.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
The Survivors A few of the abbey’s clerics and guards survived the pirate attack and now live a spartan life in the ruins. They made rough accommodations in the abbey’s cellars. The abbey’s vegetable
on the seawater, the abbey’s clerics create enough water for their drinking, cooking, washing, and gardening needs. The survivors have no boat and no means of building one. The island’s few stunted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
you draw the lines from a creature’s space. If more than half of a square or hex lies in one arc, it is in that arc. If it is split exactly down the middle, use this rule: if half of it lies in the front arc, it’s in that arc. If half of it is in a side arc and the rear arc, it’s in the side arc.
easier to run with visual aids, the most common of which are miniatures and a grid. If you like to construct model terrain, build three-dimensional dungeons, or draw maps on large vinyl mats, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
wood to keep them warm on cold nights, and they draw water from a blessed pool. They have chickens, hares, and small pigs, as well as gardens of beets and turnips. The only thing they depend on from
failed to overthrow Strahd, the abbey became a fortress closed off from the rest of the world. Strahd ruthlessly preyed on the fears of the clerics and nuns holed up inside, but ultimately it was their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
else, rather than to a specific individual or the passing influence of emotion or popular rule. Clerics of order are typically concerned with how things are done, rather than whether an action’s results
domain is favored by clerics of the Azorius Senate, who use it to maintain and enforce the law, and of the Orzhov Syndicate, who exploit law and order for their personal gain. On other worlds, gods who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Loose Pantheons Most D&D worlds have a loose pantheon of gods. A multitude of deities rule the various aspects of existence, variously cooperating with and competing against one another to administer
portfolio and is responsible for advancing that portfolio. In the Greyhawk setting, Heironeous is a god of valor who calls clerics and paladins to his service and encourages them to spread the ideals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Planes, as Lolth does in the Abyss. Such deities can be encountered by mortals.
Quasi-deities have a divine origin, but they don’t hear or answer prayers, grant spells to clerics, or control aspects of
substance.
Vestiges are deities who have lost nearly all their worshipers and are considered dead, from a mortal perspective. Esoteric rituals can sometimes contact these beings and draw on their latent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
some onlookers may agree, no one is fool enough to draw attention to themself by openly supporting either side. While the speaker shouts, five members of the Brightguard (use the guard stat block) move
a member of the Brightguard is a serious offense, a fact nearby locals warn the characters of if they draw their weapons. The characters might also choose to avoid getting involved, as do most of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
world. For example, you could decide that the clerics of a particular deity belong to an order that forbids the accumulation of material goods, other than magic items useful for their divine mission
. Such clerics carry a staff, but they are forbidden from wearing armor or using weapons other than that staff. To reflect this, you could remove the armor and weapon proficiencies for clerics of this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
two weapons with two-weapon fighting, but that rule doesn’t give you the ability to draw two weapons for free. On your turn, you can interact with one object for free, either during your move or
sides. What happens with surprise when a third group of combatants sneaks up, hidden from the melee, and ambushes? The surprise rule is relevant only when a combat is starting. Any ambushes during the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
wildly diverse. The tenets above describe the beliefs of three different cults. Warlocks draw power from demon overlords, and daelkyr cultists serve mind flayers and beholders. Others embrace deep
cults devoted to the daelkyr Belashyrra and Kyrzin. Membership in such a cult is voluntary, and spellcasters are more likely to be warlocks or wizards than clerics; their power comes from bargaining
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
murders and accidents more prevalent, the fashion is to draw the black antlers of Beshaba with charcoal on a nearby wall, leaving the symbol on display until weather scours it away. These “shrines,” in
offerings made. The Red Wizards of Thay commonly erect such shrines outside their ritual chambers to guard against unfortunate mistakes. Few dare to take Beshaba as a patron. The rare clerics of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
seems to be in a decaying, crumbling, or corroded state. Optional Rule: Abyssal Corruption A non-evil visitor that finishes a long rest in the Abyss must make a DC 10 Charisma saving throw. On a failure
rule the Abyss, and my companions are tools to that end.” 10 Demonic Possession. The character is possessed by a demonic entity until freed by dispel evil and good or similar magic. Whenever the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Gods of Good The gods of good provide healing and comfort to the mortals of Krynn. Although they oppose the evil gods’ attempts to rule the world, their goal isn’t the eradication of evil or its gods
toward order, justice, and mercy. He teaches that wise and just laws are the basis of a functioning society, and his clerics often aid in crafting and upholding such laws. Paladine sometimes appears on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
subrace has history in the D&D multiverse, so you already have some stories to draw on when building its traits. Example Subrace: Eladrin Creatures of magic with strong ties to nature, eladrin live in the
at odds, reflecting some greater conflict between the forces of good and evil in your campaign. Here are our basic goals for the aasimar: Aasimar should make effective clerics and paladins. Aasimar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
planar convergence could reduce the time or cost required to make an item with an effect tied to that plane. Ultimately, this is a story, and there are exceptions to every rule. Complications. These
complications can arise. If you use this rule, there’s a 10 percent chance of a complication arising for every five workweeks spent on crafting the item. Xanathar’s Guide to Everything presents a number of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
and assist the deck’s owners. They make sure the owners understand the rules of drawing cards, the wide range of possible effects, and the dangers of keeping a Deck of Many Things long enough to draw
organization seeks Asteria across the multiverse. Prevent the Deck’s Misuse. As a rule, knights of the Solar Bastion don’t use force to wrest Decks of Many Things from those who possess them. However, they may
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
combat using miniature figures on a grid. Tactical Maps You can draw tactical maps with colored markers on an erasable vinyl mat with 1-inch squares or a similar flat surface. Preprinted poster-sized
measuring range on a grid of squares: count every square as 5 feet, even if the creature is moving or counting diagonally. While fast in play, this rule breaks the laws of geometry. If you want more