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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Blessed Strike triggered by Word of Radiance
I've seen a few questions regarding Blessed Strikes with various features like second attack or eldritch blast, all of which said Blessed Strikes only affected a single creature because they were ...
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Augury to detect cursed items
Could you use Augury to detect a cursed item by asking
"Am I safe to attune this item?"
The GM would have to say either "weal and Woe" if the item is both beneficial and cursed or ...
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Turning checks and desecrate spell
My 3rd-level cleric attempted to turn skeletons in a room with an evil altar and a desecrate spell. I rolled a 12 + 2 for Charisma, for a total of 14. On the Turning Undead table, this gives you up to ...
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Would a Ring of Wizardry combined with the Alternative Spell Source Feat allow a Diving Caster to increase prepared spells?
A Ring of Wizardry allows the wearer to double the number of Arcane spell slots per day for the appropriate level.
Alternative Spell Source (Dragon #325) allows characters with this Feat to prepare ...
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What happens when a Twilight Cleric uses Steps of Night to fly into a brightly lit area?
The Twilight Domain Cleric's sixth level ability "Steps of Night" reads as follows:
You can draw on the mystical power of night to rise into the air. As a bonus action when you are in dim ...
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Double Spirit Shroud with Death Domain
The ability from the Death Domain Cleric is Improved Reaper:
Starting at 17th level, when you cast a necromancy spell of 1st through 5th level that targets only one creature, the spell can instead ...
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Do spells cast using the Cleric's ACF Spontaneous Domain Casting qualify as casting a domain spell?
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This is a viability check for a cleric I am making with plans to move into the Radiant Servant of Pelor PrC. I'm trying to maximize the utility of a class feature and believe I found a non ...
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How often per day can Channeled Succor be used?
Channeled Succor is a Cleric feat that allows you to cast one of a number of spells instead of one prepared Heal spell.
You can remove conditions with divine grace. You can sacrifice one heal spell ...
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How does Protection Devotion (good cleric) affect Protection Devotion (evil cleric)?
I am running a campaign with clerics, wizards and shadowcasters.
One of the heroes, Cleric (good) has the Protection Devotion feat .
I intend to field a Cleric (Evil)aganist BG who will use Protection ...
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If an enemy hits a duplicate from the Mirror Image spell, does it trigger the Tempest cleric's Wrath of the Storm feature?
I'm playing D&D 5th edition. My character is a multiclassed Tempest cleric level 2/Sorcerer level 9.
If an enemy hits one of the duplicates from a Mirror Image spell cast by me, does it trigger ...
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Is this homebrewed "Curse Domain" cleric subclass balanced?
I've made this subclass for fun, and I wanted to make sure it was balanced without being too weak or too strong. I'm not too experienced with homebrewing subclasses, I took inspiration of some ...
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Can the Death Domain Cleric’s Reaper feature make an otherwise eligible cantrip ineligible for Twinned Spell Metamagic?
If a character had levels in both Sorcerer and Cleric, and had the Twinned Spell Metamagic ability and the Death domain Reaper ability, would they be able to use twinned spell if one of their intended ...
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Does Blessed Strikes count as a magical effect?
In Tasha's Cauldron of Everything on page 31 the Optional Class Feature "Blessed Strikes" for Clerics is explained:
8th-level cleric feature, which replaces the Divine Strike or Potent ...
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How to improve passive character builds? [closed]
How can characters (D&D 5e) which have powerful passive/static abilities be improved to be more fun and dynamic during game play?
Consider an 8th-level Dwarven Forge Cleric with:
AC 24
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Can the Grave Domain Cleric's "Sentinel at deaths door" cancel the autocrit from hitting an unconscious person?
The Grave Domain Cleric's Sentinel at Death's Door class feature has the following wording:
At 6th level, you gain the ability to impede death’s progress. As a reaction when you or an ally that you ...
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