UA Grave Domain 2024 Version

The Grave Domain concerns itself with the boundary between life and death. To those who tap into this domain’s power, death is a foundational, natural, and inevitable part of the multiverse. Such Clerics seek to destroy Undead and strive to shepherd spirits to the afterlife (whether those spirits want to go or not). The magic of this domain also allows these Clerics to stave off death for a time, particularly for those who still have some great work to accomplish in the world. But this is merely a delay of death, not a denial of it, for the grave will always claim its due.

Domain Spells

You gain domain spells at the cleric levels listed in the Grave Domain Spells table. See the Divine Domain class feature for how domain spells work.

Grave Domain Spells

Cleric Level	Spells
3rd	bane, chill touch, gentle repose, ray of enfeeblement, Detect Evil and Good
5th	revivify, vampiric touch
7th	blight, Dispel Evil and Good
9th	Hold Monster, raise dead

Circle of Mortality

You gain the ability to manipulate the balance between life and death, granting you the following benefits.

Pull of Death.
Once per turn, when you cast a spell or hit with an attack roll and deal damage to a Bloodied creature, that creature takes an extra 1d4 Necrotic damage.

Return to Life.
When you would normally roll one or more dice to restore Hit Points to a creature at 0 Hit Points with a spell or Channel Divinity, don’t roll those dice for the healing; instead use the highest number possible for each die. For example, instead of restoring 2d4 Hit Points to a creature at 0 Hit Points with a spell, you restore 8.

Channel Divinity: Path to the Grave

As a Bonus Action, you present your Holy Symbol and expend a use of your Channel Divinity to curse one creature you can see within 30 feet of yourself until the start of your next turn. While cursed, the creature has Disadvantage on attack rolls and saving throws. When you or an ally you can see hits the cursed target with an attack roll, you can end the curse early (no action required) to make the attack deal extra Necrotic or Radiant damage (your choice) equal to 1d8 plus your Cleric level.

Sentinel at Death’s Door

When you or a Bloodied creature you can see within 30 feet of yourself is hit with an attack roll, you can take a Reaction to halve that attack’s damage. You can use this feature a number of times equal to you Wisdom Modifier per long rest. You regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Divine Reaper

Your deep connection to this domain renders you a hallowed harbinger of death, granting you the following benefits.

Enhanced Necromancy.
When you cast a spell of level 5 or lower from the Necromancy school that targets one creature or a spell from the Grave Domain Spells table, you can expend a use of Channel Divinity to target a second creature within the spell’s range. If the spell requires costly or consumed Material components, you must provide Material components for each target.

Keeper of Souls.
When an enemy dies within 60 feet of you, you or one creature you can see within 60 feet of yourself regains Hit Points equal to three times your Cleric level. You can’t use this feature if you have the incapacitated condition. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a Short or Long Rest.