Questions tagged [cleric]
For questions about the cleric, a playable deity-bound caster class in a number of RPGs. Clerics may have different restrictions and allowances based on their deity, though these often vary by RPG and edition.
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Is there a way to change a cantrip spell type to Necromancy in order to fulfil the requirement of the Death Domain Reaper ability for Clerics?
The Death Domain Reaper ability says:
you learn one necromancy cantrip of your choice from any spell list. When you cast a necromancy cantrip that normally targets only one creature, the spell can ...
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Channel Divinity: Artisan's Blessing + Crafting an Item = Time?
Say our Cleric is trying to make a set of Plate and has acquired 750 Gold or 4 houses worth of copper pipe.
Crafting an item requires raw materials equal to 1/2 an items selling cost presumably for ...
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Cleric options for communicating with undead
The party is in the classic module D3, in the drow city of Erelhei-Cinlu, seeking information about a suspected planned invasion of the surface world. For several days they have been in the city, ...
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Is there a way to increase a cleric's odds of success for Divine Intervention other than reaching level 20?
I'm playing as a fairy cleric, and my DM uses a houserule that Divine Intervention only has a 1/1000000 chance to succeed, and I feel like this is a bit low. Is there a magic item or spell (other than ...
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Zeal cleric capstone and the Dhampir bite
The Zeal cleric capstone Blaze of Glory reads as follows:
When you are reduced to 0 hit points by an attacker you can see, even if you would be killed outright, you can use your reaction to move up ...
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Twilight Domain - Steps of Night [duplicate]
Good morning
I have a question regarding:
Steps of Night
TCE p34
6th-level Twilight Domain feature
You can draw on the mystical power of night to rise into the air. As a bonus action when you are in ...
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Does the War Blessing feat allow clerics to choose from any domain associated with their deity?
I'm new and this is my very first campaign. My character is a PF1e cleric following Ptah. I chose the Travel domain and Ash subdomain during character creation. Ptah is associated with the Artifice, ...
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Were clerics without a god limited in how many levels they could gain?
It's been almost two decades since I last played D&D, so my memories of it are slightly fuzzy. I know that third edition allowed clerics to follow an ideal rather than a god, and still get spells ...
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What is a Cleric in D&D?
I was recently involved in an argument in a D&D subreddit where I was told repeatedly that I do not understand what a D&D cleric is. I have always understood clerics to be priests of some kind ...
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Can a LG Cleric of Asmodeus summon a Bearded Devil?
A Cleric is alignment-restricted:
Alignment: A cleric's alignment must be within one step of her
deity's, along either the law/chaos axis or the good/evil axis (see
Additional Rules).
Asmodeus is a ...
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How does spare the dying ranged ability work exactly?
What’s the conditions that need to be met so that spare the dying can work as a ranged spell.
Basically what I’m asking is, do you need to see the target?
The spell doesn’t account for that and the ...
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What are Hestia's spheres of influence?
For my cleric character, she worships Hestia. I want to know what domains Hestia has control over(besides Life) so I can better determine how my cleric should progress in her faith.
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What is the most optimal Cleric Subclass for a party consisting of mostly melee martials?
I'm a cleric considering asking my DM for a subclass change. My character worships Hestia, so most domains might work, emphasis on Life and Light. My party consists of two melee fighters, a paladin, a ...
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Is there a permanent way to gain access to the Healing Domain as a Cleric whose deity doesn't include it in their portfolio?
I'm familiar with Domain Draughts but is there a permanent way to gain access to the Healing Domain when your deity does not grant it?
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Is Turn Undead still in effect when the cleric becomes unconscious or is otherwise removed from combat?
The rules seem to imply that the undead have to be within range and sight/earshot only at the beginning of the effect. Which makes sense since part of the feature is that they run away from you and ...
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