Random D&D 5E Pantheons

I have made several pantheons of gods before but I wanted to do something a bit different for 5th Edition.  I still think the idea of a god only having one or two domains seems strange but in trying to stay close to 5E's way of doing things that is what I am going to stick to.  I wanted to come up first with a bunch of domains (which you can see on my YouTube channel and on this blog) and then I rolled them up randomly so that each god had 2 domains.  I like the results.

Tim's Random Pantheon Generator

Roll a D30 twice for each deity. Once you select a domain scratch it off the list. If you roll that result again pick the closest available domain above or below it or pick between the two closest results.

1) Air	16) Moon
2) Animals	17) Nature
3) Charm / Enchantment	18) Plants
4) Crafts	19) Protection
5) Darkness	20) Revenge
6) Death	21) Slime
7) Destruction	22) Stars
8) Earth	23) Strength
9) Fate	24) Suffering
10) Fire	25) Tempest
11) Illusions	26) Trade
12) Knowledge	27) Travel
13) Life	28) Trickery
14) Light	29) War
15) Magic	30) Water

Here are my results as an example.

9, 22 - Fate, Stars
29, 2 - War, Animals
17, 28 - Nature, Trickery
14, 4 - Light, Crafts
13, 20 - Life, Revenge
*17*(18), 10 - Plants, Fire
8, *13*(12) - Earth, Knowledge
26, 23 - Trade, Strength
*23*(24), *22*(21) - Suffering, Slime
5, *5*(6) - Darkness, Death
*8*(7), *29*(30) - Destruction, Water
*8*(11), *8*(3) - Illusions, Charm / Enchantment
*22*(19), *22*(25)  Protection, Tempest
16, *2*(1) - Moon, Air
Last 2 Domains - Magic, Travel

*#* Result was already taken.
(#) Closest result or choice if tied.


I put up a quick video here talking about this idea and about the beginnings of the new pantheon that I'm still working on.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ba2VyLYWaM

Cleric Domains for 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons (Part 3 of 3)

These are the last of my 5th Edition D&D Cleric Domains.  I hope that you can modify and use them in your own campaigns.  You can find videos for everyone one of my homebrewed domains at the following link.  Also PDF links are listed for each Domain.  Have a good one.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5NHK6rtYgB2wqAfIzldQDcYW0Dh9q9qC

Cleric Animals Domain

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Animal Friendship	Speak with Animals
3rd	Animal Messenger	Locate Animals or Plants (Animals only)
5th	Beast Sense	Conjure Animals
7th	Dominate Beast	Locate Creature
9th	Awaken (Animals only)	Hold Monster

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetb3ZfY05acllUUjQ/view?usp=sharing

1^st Level – You gain a proficiency with Animal Handling and Stealth. When you are riding an animal or trying to calm it down you have advantage.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Charm Animals. This is the same as the Nature Domain ability but you can only use it with animals and not plants).

6^th Level – Scent. You can use your heightened sense of smell on Perception and Survival skill checks. When you do so you gain advantage.

8^th Level – Natural Attacks. You can either gain a bite or claw attack. If you choose bite you have retractable sharp teeth that come out when you need them. If you choose claws they are also retractable. These natural weapons deal 1D10 piercing or slashing damage. At 14^th level they deal 2D10 damage instead.

17^th Level – Beast Am I. You can change into a non-flying creature of challenge rating 3 or lower. This is similar to the Wizard Transmutation ability called Shapechanger.

Cleric Charm Domain

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Charm Person	Command
3rd	Enthrall	Suggestion
5th	Calm Emotions	Compulsion
7th	Confusion	Dominate Beast
9th	Dominate Person	Geas

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetT1N1M0hlcWhHbFU/view

1^st Level – Bonus Cantrip. You gain the Friends cantrip.

1^st Level – You gain proficiency with Deception and Persuasion.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Remove Enchantment. Lay your hands on a creature that has an Enchantment spell or spell-like ability on it, and the creature gains advantage on another saving throw to break free of its effects.

6^th Level – Moth to the Flame. Once per Long Rest you can give a creature that is the target of one of your Enchantment spells disadvantage on the saving throw to resist it.

8^th Level – Drenched with Guilt. Once per Long Rest when a creature injures you with an attack and they fail a Wisdom saving throw they are filled with a horrible sense of guilt for hurting you. At 14^th level this ability can be used twice per Long Rest.

17^th Level – Charming to the Last. The durations of your Enchantment spells are increased. The duration increases by your Cleric level. The unit that it increases depends on the spell's description. If it lists rounds then that is the unit that you would use, and the same goes if it lists days, hours, weeks, minutes, etc. For example Geas' description mentions a duration of 30 days, so if you were a 17^th level Cleric when you cast that spell it would last for 47 days instead.

Cleric Crafts Domain

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Identify	Unseen Servant
3rd	Heat Metal	Locate Object
5th	Nondetection	Protection from Elements
7th	Leomund's Secret Chest	Stoneshape
9th	Animate Objects	Creation

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetNVJzX25JMm1MYkU/view

1^st Level – Blessings of the Maker. Mending Cantrip and proficiency with Artisan's Tools.

1^st Level – You are proficient with Martial Weapons and Heavy Armor.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Weapon Hurling. Mauls & Warhammers can be used as a range weapon. Their range is 20/60. Light Hammers can be thrown for twice the distance listed in the PHB.

6^th Level – Summon Weapon or Tools. You can summon a Light Hammer, or Maul, or Warhammer, or a set of Artisan's Tools from the plane of your deity. You can do this a number of times per day equal to your Wisdom modifier or at least once per day. This is a finely crafted “masterwork” item that will last until you stop using it and then it will fade and return to its plane of origin.

8^th Level – Soulforged Item. You can put a bit of yourself into an item that you craft to give it certain powers that you and only you can benefit from. Normally this is done by mixing a bit of your blood in the process of making the item thereby making it forever yours. The normal rules apply for crafting an item during downtime. Permanently reduce a stat by 1 point to give a set of Artisan's Tools advantage on all rolls with them. If you permanently reduce a stat by 2 points you can craft armor or a weapon that have a +1 bonus and anyone else that touches that item will be the target of a Bestow Curse spell as if you cast it. At 14^th level crafted Artisan's Tools no longer require a stat sacrifice to gain advantage with them. For Armor and Weapons you give them a +2 bonus for only 1 sacrificed point of a stat.

17^th Level – Obey Thy Master. You are immune to cursed aspects of an item and you can gain whatever normal or magical beneficial ability that they posses without any risk of harm or injury. The item still possesses its curse but it will never affect you. Any intelligent items also pose no threat to use them as you bend them to your indomitable will.

 

Cleric Darkness Domain

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Darkvision (2nd Level spell)	Sleep
3rd	Blindness / Deafness	Darkness
5th	Blinding Smite*	Fear
7th	Confusion	Locate Creature
9th	Dispel Evil & Good	Evard's Black Tentacles

*No light in the spell's description, Radiant = Necrotic, Their eyes turn black.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetRk1zbTdzNFF6WXc/view

1^st Level – Bonus Cantrip. Eldritch Blast.

1^st Level – You gain a proficiency with Perception and Stealth.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Snuff Out the Light. You can extinguish one light source per Cleric level. If the light source is magical you roll 1D20 and either the GM or if it is a player character's light source the player then rolls a 2^nd D20. If you roll higher the light source goes out, and if they roll higher the light source remains lit. If there is a tie, the tie goes to the light source staying lit. In other words light has a slight edge.

6^th Level – Channel Divinity: Darkness. You can cast the Darkness spell or the Darkvision spell without using up a Spell Slot. The duration of this ability is 1 minute.

8^th Level – Divine Strike but Radiant gets changed to Necrotic Damage.

17^th Level – Creature of Darkness. This is the same as the Wizard Transmutation Shapechanger ability found on page 119 but you can only turn into nocturnal creatures of challenge rating 3 or lower.

Cleric Destruction Domain

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Thunderous Smite	Wrathful Smite
3rd	Branding Smite	Knock
5th	Blinding Smite	Vampiric Touch
7th	Giant Insect	Staggering Smite
9th	Destructive Smite	Insect Plague

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetTlhaM0tWWjN5anM/view

1^st Level – Bonus Cantrip. You gain the Acid Splash cantrip.

1^st Level – You gain a proficiency with all martial weapons.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Smite of Doom. When you successfully hit with a smite it deals maximum damage. This lasts for 1 minute.

6^th Level – Channel Divinity: Make it Hurt. When you successfully hit with a melee attack it deals maximum damage. This lasts for 1 minute.

8^th Level – Divine Strike, the same as the Life Domain.

17^th Level – Drink My Pain. Whenever you take damage from any source you can funnel that pain to any target within 60 feet of you. If they fail a Constitution saving throw they take an equal amount of damage. If they make a successful saving throw they only take half of that damage.

Cleric Fate Domain

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Detect Evil & Good	Detect Poison & Disease
3rd	Augury	Zone of Truth
5th	Clairvoyance	Tongues
7th	Divination	Locate Creature
9th	Commune	Legend Lore

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetWFdBMkl6UkZzdnM/view

1^st Level – Bonus Cantrip. Guidance.

1^st Level – You gain a proficiency with one Saving Throw of your choice.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Change Fate. Choose a creature within 30 feet of you that just rolled a D20. That creature if it fails an intelligence saving throw must re-roll it and take the next roll's result. If the target is wiling no saving throw is needed.

6^th Level – Channel Divinity: Nudge Fate. Roll 1D6 and add or subtract the result to or from any dice roll. This could be added to damage, or to an attack, or to a saving throw, etc.

8^th Level – Avert Tragedy. Once per Long Rest you can make a successful attack miss. Note that making a critical damage result miss would be more beneficial than making a normal hit miss. At 14^th level you can have a spell or attack miss once per Long Rest.

17^th Level – Hand of Fate. You can change any die roll into the highest or lowest possible result. You can do this a number of times per day equal to your Wisdom Bonus.

Cleric Plants Domain

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Entangle	Goodberry
3rd	Barkskin	Locate Animals or Plants
5th	Plant Growth	Speak with Plants
7th	Blight	Grasping Vine
9th	Awaken (Plants only)	Tree Stride

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetUUdDV25SQzNnTnM/view

1^st Level – Bonus Cantrip. You can choose either Thorn Whip or Shillelagh.

1^st Level – You gain a proficiency with Nature & Survival.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Charm Plants. This is the same as the Nature Domain ability but you can only use it with plants and not animals).

6^th Level – Bask in the Sun. If you have access to drinking water and you are out in the sunlight for at least 2 hours you do not need to eat any food that day. Your skin begins to take on a slightly green hue.

8^th Level – Natural Resource. Your body starts to produce plant-like products. This could be fruit, nuts, seeds, edible or smoke-able leaves, edible blossoms or flowers, etc. (this is your choice). You produce an amount of food servings equal to half of your Cleric level rounded down. So for example at 8^th level you can feed up to 4 people per day. If you instead choose to produce a trad-able or sell-able resource it will be worth roughly 5 silver pieces per unit. You produce a number of units of these goods at the same rate as the food or half of your Cleric level.

17^th Level – Hidden Flesh. As an action you can begin the process of turning into a tree, bush, hedge, or any other similar plant. Your new form can be up to 3 times taller than your normal form. You half to have touched a plant in the past to be able to turn into it. Also you can move in this form but at only half of your movement rate and it is awkward. 

Cleric Revenge Domain

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Bane	Wrathful Smite
3rd	Hold Person	Zone of Truth
5th	Speak with Dead	Tongues
7th	Locate Creature	Staggering Smite
9th	Bigby's Hand	Hold Monster

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetUF9objNtSTBiTjA/view

1^st Level – Hatred For Thee. Name a unique NPC or creature (not a type of creature). When dealing with that NPC or Creature you gain advantage on all rolls. You can't change the target of this ability unless they die.

1^st Level – I Shall Find You. Pick two of the three skills to gain Proficiency with: Athletics, Intimidation, or Survival.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Vengeance Is Mine. If you or one of your allies were just injured in combat use this ability to target a number of foes equal to your Wisdom modifier. When you hit them you deal maximum damage for 1 minute.

6^th Level – Channel Divinity: You Shalt Not Flee. If you or one of your allies were just injured in combat use this ability to target a number of foes equal to your Wisdom modifier. They get no Dexterity Bonus to their AC, and their movement rate is halved unless they make a Dexterity saving throw.

8^th Level – Dark Hatred. The target of your Hatred For Thee ability suffers disadvantage on all saving throws against your spells & effects.

17^th Level – I Desire Nothing Else. You can take the guise of the target of your Hatred For Thee ability at will (like a Cantrip). This is only an illusionary spell-like effect. Also once per Long Rest you can teleport without error you and 10 other creatures to the location of your Hatred For Thee enemy.

Cleric Stars Domain

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Faerie Fire	Sleep
3rd	Darkvision	Suggestion
5th	Dispel Magic	Remove Curse
7th	Conjure Woodland Beings	Dimension Door
9th	Dream	Reincarnate

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetWkNLRGdTMTBuclk/view

1^st Level – Bonus Cantrip. You gain the Light cantrip.

1^st Level – Skills of the Night. You can choose two of the following skills: Arcana, Deception, Insight, or Stealth.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Inspiration of the Stars. If you touch someone during the night they gain advantage on all non-combat skill rolls for 1 minute. They also get 1 Inspiration.

6^th Level – Gain the Ritual Caster Feat from the PHB.

8^th Level – Gain the Keen Mind Feat from the PHB.

17^th Level – Unleash the Fire of the Stars. A number of times per day equal to your Wisdom modifier you can cast the spell Starfire which is found below.

Starfire

5^th Level Evocation

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 120 feet

Components: S, M (a crystal filled with phosphorescent material that has absorbed the light of the stars)

Duration: 1 minute

You summon forth the flames of the stars and it emanates from your eyes as a ray and it shoots forth to a target of your choice, bathing it and the area around it in colorful flames. The flames will burn on any surface and will catch any surface on fire. The area of effect of the spell is the target creature and a 10 feet radius around them. The spell deals 4D12 damage per round for 1 minute. Items that are normally flammable will continue to burn after the spell's duration. All those in the area of effect will have have to make a Dexterity saving throw to take half damage. The target creature of the spell gets disadvantage on the saving throw the first round.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6^th level or higher the damage increases by 1D12 for each slot above 5^th level.

Phil aka Felipe1Gojira on YouTube gave me the idea for Starfire.

Cleric Strength Domain

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Compelled Duel	Jump
3rd	Enhance Ability (Strength or Constitution)	Enlarge / Reduce
5th	Haste	Slow
7th	Deathward	Freedom of Movement
9th	Banishing Smite	Bigby's Hand

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetU2NVSGNodVhSSzA/view

1^st Level – Athlete Feat from the PHB.

1^st Level – You gain a proficiency with Athletics and with Strength Saving Throws.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Feat of Strength. You can add your Cleric level as a bonus to any dice roll to attempt to lift, push, pull, bend metal, or throw a heavy object. It is up to the GM as to when this ability can be used.

6^th Level – Tavern Brawler Feat from the PHB.

8^th Level – Grappler Feat from the PHB.

17^th Level – Bestow Strength. By touching a creature you can give them your Channel Divinity: Feat of Strength ability. If they don't perform a feat of strength within 1 minute the effect ends. All those touched fall under the same restrictions and limitations of its use as if they were all one character. For example if you can use Channel Divinity 3 times per day and touch 2 other people if you all use that ability then you or they can no longer use that ability until your next Long Rest.

 

Cleric Suffering Domain

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Bane	Inflict Wounds
3rd	Flaming Sphere	Ray of Enfeeblement
5th	Bestow Curse	Vampiric Touch
7th	Blight	Contagion
9th	Commune (Your Pain Needed)	Eyebite (6th level spell)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetLTB0WmRnTV9KM1U/view

1^st Level – Bonus Cantrip. Chill Touch.

1^st Level – You gain proficiency with Constitution saving throws.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Pain is a Blessing. Choose a creature and if it fails a Constitution saving throw it is filled with intense pain. They have disadvantage on all rolls for a number of minutes equal to your Cleric level.

6^th Level – My Pain is Your Pain. By intentionally harming yourself with a weapon or a spell a target up to 30 feet away takes the exact same damage in the exact same location. If they make a Constitution saving throw they take half damage.

8^th Level – Link of Dismemberment. The God of Suffering enjoys when his or her servants suffer and it is said that the God enjoys dismemberment and disfigurement above all. Target a humanoid creature (with roughly the same parts as a human) and if it fails a Constitution saving throw both of your bodies become spiritually linked for 1 minute. During that time if you remove or tear out or cut off a body part the exact same thing happens to the linked creature. As long as you can see the target the range doesn't matter. Parts that you remove from yourself (as long as you still possess them) will return or reattach or will go back to their original location after a Long Rest. While you are missing parts you have disadvantage on all rolls from the intense pain. If a character would remove their head... well, they would be dead and the target would make death saving throws. If they fail all of the death saving throws their deceased head would be removed.

17^th Level – Resistant to Pain. When you use the My Pain is Your Pain ability your targets take twice as much damage as you do. When you use the Link of Dismemberment ability your removed parts will return to their original locations (if you still possess them) after a Short Rest. 

 

 

Cleric Trade Domain

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Charm Person	Expeditious Retreat
3rd	Enhance Ability	Suggestion
5th	Calm Emotions	Protection from Energy
7th	Dimension Door	Guardian of Faith
9th	Dominate Person	Teleportation Circle

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetN3BoUmFwWnFIYjQ/view

1^st Level – Bonus Cantrip. You gain the Prestidigitation cantrip.

1^st Level – Skills of the Trade. You can choose two of the following skills: Intimidation, Perception, Persuasion.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Barter. You gain advantage on all skill rolls associated with making a deal or trading or getting yourself out of a “jam.”

6^th Level – Channel Divinity: False Coin. You can summon 1D100 coins of random denominations from your god's plane of existence. These coins last for a number of hours equal to your Cleric level and then they will fade and return to their home plane.

8^th Level – Words Are Greater Than the Sword. Once per Long Rest you can convince a creature not to attack you. You can do this twice at 14^th level.

17^th Level – Merchant Extraordinaire. You can spend your Inspiration to get a VERY good deal with a merchant, or to make someone buy more of a product than they actually want or desire.

Cleric Travel Domain

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Expeditious Retreat	Longstrider
3rd	Retreat	Spider Climb
5th	Leomund's Tiny Hut	Waterwalk
7th	Dimension Door	Freedom of Movement
9th	Teleportation Circle	Tree Stride

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJeteXY4TzVaZjNOUlU/view

1^st Level – You gain a proficiency with Athletics & Survival.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Fleet of Foot. Your normal movement rate is doubled for 1 minute.

6^th Level – Benign Transposition. This is the same as the Wizard Conjuration ability found on page 116 of the PHB.

8^th Level – On Your Toes. You gain proficiency with Dexterity Saving Throws, and if you already have that you gain advantage on those saving throws.

17^th Level – Teleport. You can prepare the Teleport spell (which is a level 7 spell) and when you use it you are always “Very Familiar” with your destination via the will of the God of Travel.

Cleric Domains for 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons (Part 2 of 3)

This is the second batch of 5th Edition D&D Cleric Domains that I put up on YouTube.  I have a bunch more jotted down on the back of work paper scraps and I hope to upload them sometime in the next week or so.  Enjoy.

Cleric Magic Domain

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Detect Magic	Identify
3rd	Magic Weapon	Nystul's Magic Aura
5th	Dispel Magic	Magic Circle
7th	Arcane Eye	Polymorph
9th	Scrying	Telekinesis

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetNFdVX0ZQczQ0Z2c/view?usp=sharing

1^st Level – Arcane Blessing. You get a proficiency in the Arcana skill and you can choose any one Wizard cantrip.

1^st Level – Bonus Cantrip. You can choose any one Sorcerer cantrip.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Regain Mana. Regain a Spell Slot of any level.

6^th Level – School of Thought. Pick one of the schools of magic. You treat spells from that school as if they were Cleric spells that you can prepare and cast. Wisdom is still your spellcasting ability.

8^th Level – Soul Burning. When you are all out of spell slots and have no more Channel Divinity uses left you can harm yourself to cast another spell. Roll your hit die and permanently reduce your total Hit Points by that rolled amount or permanently reduce your Wisdom Stat by 1 point. No curative or preventative magic or abilities can restore this damage. You destroyed part of your soul or divine essence to make that spell happen.

17^th Level – Arcane's Chosen. You have advantage on all saving throws vs. spells from your chosen school of magic. So for example if you chose the Evocation school for your School of Thought ability and an Evocation spell is hurled at you you would have advantage on that saving throw.

Cleric Moon Domain

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Sleep	Speak with Animals
3rd	Darkvision	Moonbeam
5th	Bestow Curse	Remove Curse
7th	Dominate Beast	Polymorph
9th	Dream	Hold Monster

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetNWRCbDNQRGM2a00/view?usp=sharing

1^st Level – Light of the Moon. When you are bathed in the light of the moon you gain advantage on your attack rolls.

1^st Level – Bonus Cantrip. You gain the Light cantrip.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Soothe the Beast. Target a Druid in its Wild Shape or a Werecreature in its monstrous form and if they fail an Intelligence saving throw they return once more to their original form.

6^th Level – Channel Divinity: Wild Shape (the same as the Druid) but the duration is 1 minute.

8^th Level – Moon's Healing Light. When the light of the moon is illuminating you and the target of your healing spells they receive maximum healing.

17^th Level – Moon's Luck. You gain the Lucky Feat when you are bathed in the light of the moon. You have a number of Luck Points equal to half of your Cleric level rounded down.

Cleric Protection Domain

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Protection from Evil and Good	Shield
3rd	Aid	Protection from Poison
5th	Protection from Energy	Spirit Guardians
7th	Aura of Life	Guardians of Faith
9th	Circle of Power	Dispel Good & Evil

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJeta1BBcGVYYnBNRkU/view?usp=sharing

1^st Level – Bonus Cantrips – Blade Ward & Resistance.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Saving Grace. You add your Proficiency Bonus to all saving throws of your allies and yourself for 1 minute.

6^th Level – Lucky Feat

8^th Level – Ward the Weak. You have a divine ward that absorbs damage that you take. That ward has hit points equal to your Cleric level plus your Wisdom modifier. If you see a creature harmed within 30 feet of you you can choose to have the damage go to the ward instead. If the hit points of the ward reach zero however any further damage hurts you instead. Once you create the ward you can't create it again until you have a Long Rest.

17^th Level – You gain the Wizard Abjuration special ability called Spell Resistance (page 116 PHB).

Cleric Slime Domain

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Entangle (with slime description)	Grease
3rd	Melf's Acid Arrow	Web (with slime description)
5th	Ray of Enfeeblement	Slow
7th	Confusion	Protection from Energy
9th	Hold Monster	Mislead

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetZUpuS3lScmpOZVk/view?usp=sharing

1^st Level – Bonus Cantrips – Acid Splash and Poison Spray.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Ooze Affinity. You can turn oozes like Undead or you can charm them like the Charm Person spell with the same duration.

6^th Level – Channel Divinity: Exude Slime. You can exude slime from your skin and orifices that is either slippery or acidic. If you are the target of a grapple attack you gain advantage on the Dexterity (Acrobatics) roll to avoid it. You may also get advantage on Saving Throws for other instances but check with your DM. You can also collect this slime and spread it over surfaces. You exude 1 cubic feet of it per Cleric level.

8^th Level – Acidic Attack. Once on each of your turns when you hit a creature you can deal an additional 1D8 acid damage. At 14^th level this damage increases to 2D8.

17^th Level – Summon Slime / Ooze. You tear through space and time and drag an extraplanar slime or ooze creature from its strange dimension to the material plane. It follows your commands for 1 round per Cleric level and then it will act naturally there after (which probably means it will try to kill you). It is up to the GM as to what CR rating the slime or ooze has. 

 

Cleric Domains for 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons (Part 1 of 3)

I have been tinkering on some Cleric Domains for 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons in my spare time and I started to put them up on my YouTube channel recently.  I have links to all of the PDFs in the video descriptions but I'll put them down below as well.  You can find them all in this video playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5NHK6rtYgB2wqAfIzldQDcYW0Dh9q9qC

It was mentioned to me that it might be good to post the text up of the various Domains in one place and so that is what I will do.  This will be the first such post and as I come up with more of them I'll post them up as well.  I hope that you enjoy them.  If you find anything too powerful or too weak or too weird I hope that you tweak them to your own preferences. 


Air Domain

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetS3VVeG5LdkQzT28/view?usp=sharing

 

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Featherfall	Hail of Thorns
3rd	Cloud of Daggers	Gust of Wind
5th	Gaseous Form	Stinking Cloud
7th	Fly	Windwall
9th	Conjure Elemental (Air)	Cloudkill

1^st Level – You can turn Earth creatures with your Turn Undead ability.

1^st Level – You gain a proficiency with all ranged weapons.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Winds of Wrath – Use this ability to get maximum damage on ranged weapon attacks for 1 minute.

6^th Level – You can speak with all forms of flying creatures and monsters.

8^th Level – Divine Strike. This is the same as all of the other Divine Strike abilities except you can only use it on ranged weapon attacks and it deals piercing damage.

17^th Level – Winged Shapechanger. This is the same as the Wizard Transmutation ability found on page 119 but you can only turn into flying creatures of challenge rating 3 or lower.

Death Domain

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetOGtnckFIc1hRYTQ/view?usp=sharing

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Bane	Sleep
3rd	Gentle Repose	See Invisibility
5th	Animate Dead	Speak with Dead
7th	Blight	Phantasmal Killer
9th	Anti-life Shell	Create Undead

Necromantic Blessing – At first level your character can choose any Necromancy spell and prepare it as a Cleric spell.

Death Can Wait – At first level your character gains Advantage on all Death Saving Throws.

Channel Divinity: Feed on Undeath – At 2^nd level your character can choose any Undead within 30 feet of them. If that Undead target fails a Wisdom Saving Throw your character drains them of Hit Points and adds and equal amount of Hit Points to themselves. Your character can drain a number of Hit Points equal to three times their Cleric level.

Death Ritual – At 6^th level your character can cast any Necromancy spell as a ritual even if it doesn't have the ritual tag.

Death's Touch – At 8^th level your character can touch a dying target and they automatically fail a Death Saving Throw. You also have Resistance to Necrotic damage.

Avatar of Death – At 17^th level you have the “Command Undead” ability of a Wizard who is a Necromancer (page 119 D&D 5E PHB). Also when using your Death's Touch ability any target that dies while you are touching them cannot be resurrected or reincarnated. They can however be raised as Undead.

Earth Domain

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetU3pCMEI0b1JpbWc/view?usp=sharing

 

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Arms of Hadar*	Wrathful Smite
3rd	Hold Person	Shatter
5th	Elemental Weapon (Acid)	Meld Into Stone
7th	Conjure Minor Elemental (Earth)	Stone Shape
9th	Conjure Elemental (Earth)	Wall of Stone

*Spell's description is modified so that the arms are made from stone and dirt and they deal bludgeoning damage instead.

1^st Level – Bonus Proficiency – You gain proficiency with martial weapons and heavy armor.

1^st Level – Bonus Cantrip – You gain the Mending Cantrip.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Fellowship of Stone – This ability lasts for 1 minute. A number of small stones equal to your Clerical level will roll towards you or fly towards your enemies. Their attack bonus is equal to your own. This ability does not work if there are no stones present in the surrounding area. Each stone deals 1D8 bludgeoning damage. (I got this idea from the movie Labyrinth). :)

6^th Level – Hibernation of Earth – You and up to 10 other creatures must be standing on dirt for this to work. You and the targets will sink down into the ground until you hit bedrock or when you go 10 feet plus a number of feet equal to your Cleric level (whatever comes first). During this time you and the targeted creatures need not breathe and will sleep peacfully. You can do this once per Long Rest. This ability lasts for a number of rounds equal to your Cleric level (or you could have this last 8 hours or some other duration. Ask your DM).

8^th Level – Elemental Wrath – You have advantage when attacking Air, Fire, and Water Elementals. Once per Long Rest you can have attacks that target other forms of Elementals deal maximum damage. At 14^th level you can use this ability twice per Long Rest.

17^th Level – Earth Elemental – Once per Long Rest you can become an Earth or Stone Elemental. This lasts for a number of rounds equal to your Cleric level. 

Fire Domain

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Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Continual Flame*	Searing Smite
3rd	Flame Blade	Heat Metal
5th	Elemental Weapon (Fire)	Fireball
7th	Conjure Minor Elemental (Fire)	Wall of Fire
9th	Conjure Elemental (Fire)	Planar Binding (Fire)

*Actually a 2nd level spell

1st Level – Bonus Cantrip of Produce Flame

1st Level – Turn Water Creatures. You can use your Turn Undead ability on water creatures.

2nd Level – Channel Divinity: Sculpt Spells. This is the same as the Wizard Evocation ability found on page 117 of the PHB.

6th Level – Channel Divinity: Wreathed in Holy Fire. This effect lasts for 1 minute. Any creature that ends its turn within a 5 feet radius of you must make a Dexterity saving throw or take 2D6 fire damage. On a failed saving throw they take half damage. Undead take full damage on a failed saving throw. If you move and creatures enter into this radius they also need to make a saving throw.

8th Level – Burn the Unholy. Any turned Undead (using the Channel Divinity ability) also take 1D6 fire damage per Cleric level on a failed Dexterity saving throw. If they make the save they take no damage. Undead that are destroyed are burned into a pile of ashes.

17th Level – Burning Martyr. Use your action to activate an aura of holy fire that lasts for 1 minute (regardless of whether you are still alive or dead by then). This aura is centered on you and it has a 60 foot radius and it move with you. Your enemies within this radius get disadvantage on Dex saving throws and your allies get advantage. Those that fail the saving throw take 10D6 fire damage and those that fail the saving throw take half damage. They need to make this save every round that they are in the fire and this includes your character. Your character cannot use any magic or item or spell to reduce this damage, and you cannot have another character heal you as the spell continues. The ONLY way that your character can reduce this damage is by a successful saving throw. If your character dies the spell rages on for the duration of the spell. It is up to the GM if this spell is as high as the heavens or in a 60 feet radius sphere.

Illusion Domain

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5q-SrbFhJetdzZqVzBQUjJwYVE/view?usp=sharing

Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Color Spray	Silent Image
3rd	Blur	Invisibility
5th	Hypnotic Pattern	Major Image
7th	Greater Invisibility	Hallucinatory Terrain
9th	Creation	Seeming

1st Level – Illusion Savant. Same as Wizard Illusion School ability.

1st Level – Illusionary Blessing. Targets of your illusion spells have disadvantage on their saving throws.

2nd Level – Channel Divinity: Invoke Duplicity. Same as the Trickery Domain ability on page 63 of the PHB.

6th Level – Channel Divinity: Impressive Illusions. The DC to resist your illusion spells is equal to 10 + Wisdom Modifier + twice your proficiency bonus. This effect lasts for 1 minute.

8th Level – Illusionary Strike. You infuse your weapon attacks with illusionary magic. Targets of your melee attacks think that you are striking in areas that you are not as they see your attack arm in a different location, and thereby they don't get their Dexterity bonus added to their AC. At 14th level they don't gain the benefit from their shield either.

17th Level – Avatar of Illusions. When you are the target of any illusion spell the spell is reflected back at the original caster and then you become the caster of the spell. The DC to resist the spell however is the same DC as the original caster. In essence you bounce the illusion spell back at them.

Water Domain

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Cleric Level	1st Domain Spell	2nd Domain Spell
1st	Create or Destroy Water	Purify Food or Drink
3rd	Fog Cloud	Waterbreathing
5th	Create Food or Water	Water Walk
7th	Conjure Minor Elemental (Water)	Control Water
9th	Cone of Cold	Conjure Elemental (Water)

1^st Level – You can turn Fire Creatures with your Turn Undead ability.

1^st Level – Natural Swimmer. You have proficiency with the Athletics skill and your swim speed is the same as your movement rate.

2^nd Level – Channel Divinity: Water Walk. This is the same as the Water Walk spell but the duration is for 1 minute per Cleric level

6^th Level – Channel Divinity: Freezing & Melting. By touching the surface of a body of water you can freeze it solid instantly. It remains completely frozen for 1 minute and then it will begin to melt normally or remain frozen if the temperature is below the freezing point. You can also instantly melt ice to water (doing the opposite of the above mentioned stuff). You can freeze or melt 10 cubic feet of water or ice per Cleric level.

8^th Level – Blessings of the Dark Depths. You can never drown and at 14^th level you don't take damage from deep ocean pressure.

17^th Level – Breathe in Vain. A bolt of water vapor springs forth from your hand and flies up to 150 feet to a point of your choosing. Centered on that point there is a 40 feet radius and those found within that radius have their lungs begin to fill with water. They need to make 3 Constitution Saving Throws to expel the water from their lungs or drown. See Drowning Rules for other clarifications.