Empathy Domain

Clerics of the Empathy Domain focus on learning how to connect with the people around them. They believe in looking at all sides of an argument before making a decision and understanding how feelings impact people. Some Empathy clerics have been known to use their empathic powers to punish those who cause suffering by making them feel what their victims feel.

Domain Spells

1st-level Empathy Domain feature

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

Empathy Domain Spells

Cleric Level	Spells
1st	heroism, charm person
3rd	suggestion, crown of madness
5th	life transference, tongues
7th	charm monster, confusion
9th	modify memory, Rary’s telepathic bond

Enhanced Understanding

1st-level Empathy Domain feature

You gain expertise in the Insight.

Empathic Persuasion

1st-level Empathy Domain feature

 You have learned how the read people better and understand what they want to hear or what would be most convincing to them. You can make an Insight check on a creature (DC 10, DC 17 hostile). On a success, you have advantage on persuasion checks against that creature for the next minute.

Channel Divinity: Empathic Bond

 2nd-level Empathy Domain feature

You can use your Channel Divinity to connect two creature's thoughts and feelings. As an action, you can target two creatures within 30ft, these two creatures are now bonded to each other for the next minute or until they are hit or healed. If one creature takes damage, the other creature takes the same amount of damage but psychic. If one creature is healed, the other creature is healed for the same amount. 

Perspective Shift

6th-level Empathy Domain feature

You have learned to literally put yourself in another's shoes. As an action, you can target a willing creature within 30ft, for the next hour or until the ability ends early, you can perceive through the creature's sense, hear their thoughts, and communicate telepathically. You can also cast a spell as if you were where the target creature is, however doing so will end the connection early. You or the target creature can end the connection as a bonus action. Truesight would show a partially transparent version of yourself over the target. 

You can do this a number of times equal to 1 + your Wisdom modifier and resets on a Long Rest.

Potent Spellcasting

8th-level Empathy Domain feature

You add your Wisdom modifier to the damage you deal with any cleric cantrip.

Perspective Protector

17th-level Empathy Domain feature

The benefits of your Perspective Shift feature now work when the creatures are within 60 feet of each other. Moreover, when the target creature takes damage, they are resistant to it and you take the other half of the damage. If you cast a spell through the target creature, you can expend another use of this ability to maintain the connection to the target creature if they are within range.