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UnearthedArcana

Cleric:DivineDomains

At1stlevel,aclericgainstheDivineDomain
feature.Herearenewdomainoptionsforthat
feature:Forge,Grave,andProtection.

PlaytestMaterial

Thematerialhereispresentedforplaytestingandto
sparkyourimagination.Thesegamemechanicsarein
draftform,usableinyourcampaignbutnotfully
temperedbydesigniterations.Theyarenotofficially
partofthegame.Forthesereasons,materialinthis

columnisnotlegalinD&DAdventurersLeagueevents.

ForgeDomain

Thegodsoftheforgearepatronsofartisanswho
workwithmetal,fromahumbleblacksmithwho
keepsavillageinhorseshoesandplowbladesto
themightyelfartisanwhosediamond-tipped
arrowsofmithralhavefelleddemonlords.The
godsoftheforgeteachthat,withpatienceand
hardwork,eventhemostintractablemetalcan
transformfromalumpoforetoabeautifully
wroughtobject.Clericsofthesedeitiesquestto
searchforobjectslosttotheforcesofdarkness,
liberateminesoverrunbyorcs,anduncoverrare
andwondrousmaterialsnecessarytocreate
potentmagicitems.Followersofthesegodstake
greatprideintheirwork,andtheyarewillingto
craftanduseheavyarmorandpowerful
weaponstoprotectthem.Deitiesofthisdomain
includeGond,Reorx,Onatar,Moradin,
Hephaestus,andGoibhniu.

ForgeDomainSpells

ClericLevel Spells

1st

searingsmite,shield

3rd

heatmetal,magicweapon

5th

elementalweapon,protectionfromenergy

7th

fabricate,walloffire

9th

animateobjects,creation

BonusProficiency

Whenyouchoosethisdomainat1stlevel,you
gainproficiencywithheavyarmor.

BlessingoftheForge

At1stlevel,yougaintheabilitytoimbuemagic
intoaweaponorarmor.Attheendofalongrest,

touchonenonmagicalobjectthatisasuitof
armororasimpleormartialweapon.Untilthe
endofyournextlongrest,theobjectbecomesa
magicitem,grantinga+1bonustoACifit’s
armorora+1bonustoattackanddamagerolls
ifit’saweapon.
Onceyouusethisfeature,youcan’tuseitagain
untilyoufinishalongrest.

ChannelDivinity:Artisan’sBlessing

Startingat2ndlevel,youcanuseyourChannel
Divinitytocreatesimpleitems.
Startingatthebeginningofashortrest,you
conductaritualtoyourdeitythatgrantsyouthe
abilitytocraftafinisheditemthatisatleastpart
metal.Theitemiscompletedattheendofthe
rest.
Theobjectcanbeworthnomorethan100gp,
andaspartofthisritualyoumustexpend
metals,suchascoinsorotherfinisheditems,
withavalueequaltotheitemyouwanttomake.
Theitemcanbeanexactduplicateofa
nonmagicalitem,suchasacopyofakey,ifyou
possesstheoriginalduringyourshortrest.

SouloftheForge

Startingat6thlevel,yourmasteryoftheforge
grantsyouanumberofspecialabilities:

• Yougaina+1bonustoACwhileyouare

wearingmediumorheavyarmor.

• Yougainresistancetofiredamage.
• Whenyouhitaconstructwithanattack,you

dealadditionalforcedamagetoitequalto
yourclericlevel.

DivineStrike

At8thlevel,yougaintheabilitytoinfuseyour
weaponstrikeswiththefierypoweroftheforge.
Onceoneachofyourturnswhenyouhita
creaturewithaweaponattack,youcancausethe
attacktodealanextra1d8firedamagetothe
target.Whenyoureach14thlevel,theextra
damageincreasesto2d8.

SaintofForgeandFire

At17thlevel,youraffinityforfireandmetal
becomesmorepowerfulduetoyourdeity’s

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blessing.Yougainimmunitytofiredamage,and
whileyou’rewearingheavyarmor,youhave
resistancetobludgeoning,piercing,andslashing
damagefromnonmagicalattacks.

GraveDomain

Godsofthegravewatchoverthelinebetween
lifeanddeath.Tothesedeities,deathandthe
afterlifeareafoundationalpartofthe
multiverse’sworkings.Toresistdeath,orto
desecratethedead’srest,isanabomination.
DeitiesofthegraveincludeKelemvor,WeeJas,
theancestralspiritsoftheUndyingCourt,Hades,
Anubis,andOsiris.Thesedeitiesteachtheir
followerstorespectthedeadandpaythemdue
homage.Followersofthesedeitiesseektoput
restlessspiritstorest,destroytheundead
wherevertheyfindthem,andeasethesuffering
ofdyingcreatures.Theirmagicalsoallowsthem
tostaveoffacreature’sdeath,thoughthey
refusetousesuchmagictoextendacreature’s
lifespanbeyonditsmortallimits.

GraveDomainSpells

ClericLevel Spells

1st

bane,falselife

3rd

gentlerepose,rayofenfeeblement

5th

revivify,vampirictouch

7th

blight,deathward

9th

antilifeshell,raisedead

BonusProficiency

Whenyouchoosethisdomainat1stlevel,you
gainproficiencywithheavyarmor.

CircleofMortality

At1stlevel,yougaintheabilitytomanipulate
thelinebetweenlifeanddeath.Whenyoucasta
spellthatrestoreshitpointstoalivingcreature
currentlyat0,treatanydicerolledtodetermine
thespell’shealingashavingrolledtheir
maximumresult.Inaddition,ifyouhavethe
sparethedyingcantrip,youcancastitasabonus
action.

EyesoftheGrave

Startingat1stlevel,yougainaninnatesenseof
creatureswhoseexistenceisaninsulttothe
naturalcycleoflife.Ifyouspend1minutein
uninterruptedcontemplation,youcandetermine
thepresenceandnatureofundeadcreaturesin
thearea.Thisdetectionextendsupto1milein

alldirections.Youlearnthenumberofundead
andtheirdistanceanddirectionfromyou.In
addition,youlearnthecreaturetypeofthe
undeadinthatareathathasthehighest
challengerating.
Onceyouusethisfeature,youcan’tuseitagain
untilyoufinishalongrest.

ChannelDivinity:PathtotheGrave

Startingat2ndlevel,youcanuseyourChannel
Divinitytomarkanothercreature’slifeforcefor
termination.
Asanaction,youtouchacreature.Thenext
timethatcreaturetakesdamagefromaspellor
anattackfromyouoranally,itisvulnerableto
thatspellorattack’sdamage.Ifthesourceof
damagehasmultipledamagetypes,thecreature
isvulnerabletoallofthem.Thevulnerability
appliesonlytothefirsttimethatsourceinflicts
damage,andthenends.
Ifthecreaturehasresistanceorisimmuneto
thedamage,itinsteadlosesitsresistanceor
immunityagainstthatspellorattackwhenit
firstappliesdamage.

SentinelatDeath’sDoor

Startingat6thlevel,yougaintheabilityto
impededeath’sprogress.Asareactionwhenyou
oranallythatyoucanseewithin30feetofyou
suffersacriticalhit,youcanturnthatattackinto
anormalhit.Anyeffectstriggeredbyacritical
hitarecanceled.
Onceyouusethisfeature,youcan’tuseitagain
untilyoufinishashortorlongrest.

DivineStrike

At8thlevel,yougaintheabilitytoinfuseyour
weaponstrikeswithdivineenergy.Onceoneach
ofyourturnswhenyouhitacreaturewitha
weaponattack,youcancausetheattacktodeal
anextra1d8necroticdamage.Whenyoureach
14thlevel,theextradamageincreasesto2d8.

KeeperofSouls

At17thlevel,yougaintheabilitytomanipulate
theboundarybetweenlifeanddeath.Whenan
enemyyoucanseedieswithin30feetofyou,
youoroneallyofyourchoicethatiswithin30
feetofyouregainshitpointsequaltothe
enemy’snumberofHitDice.Youcanusethis
featureaslongasyouaren’tincapacitated,but
nomorethanonceperround.

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ProtectionDomain

Theprotectiondomainisthepurviewofdeities
whochargetheirfollowerstoshieldtheweak
fromthestrong.Thegods’faithfuldwellin
villagesandtownsontheborderlands,where
theyhelpbolsterdefensesandseekoutevilsto
defeat.Thesegodsbelievethatastrongshield
andasuitofarmoristhebestdefenseagainst
evil,secondonlytoastoutmaceonhandto
respondtoanyattacksinkind.Deitieswhogrant
thisdomainincludeHelm,Ilmater,Torm,Tyr,
Heironeous,St.Cuthbert,Paladine,DolDorn,the
SilverFlame,Bahamut,Yondalla,Athena,and
Odin.

ProtectionDomainSpells

ClericLevel Spells

1st

compelledduel,protectionfromevil
andgood

3rd

aid,protectionfrompoison

5th

protectionfromenergy,slow

7th

guardianoffaith,Otiluke’sresilient
sphere

9th

antilifeshell,wallofforce

BonusProficiency

Whenyouchoosethisdomainat1stlevel,you
gainproficiencywithheavyarmor.

ShieldoftheFaithful

Startingat1stlevel,yougaintheabilityto
hinderattacksintendedforothers.Whena
creatureattacksatargetotherthanyouthatis
within5feetofyou,youcanuseyourreactionto
imposedisadvantageontheattackroll.Todoso,
youmustbeabletoseeboththeattackerandthe
target.Youinterposeanarm,ashield,orsome
otherpartofyourselftotrytothrowtheattack
offtarget.

ChannelDivinity:RadiantDefense

Startingat2ndlevel,youcanuseyourChannel
Divinitytocloakyouralliesinradiantarmor.
Asanaction,youchannelblessedenergyinto
anallythatyoucanseewithin30feetofyou.
Thefirsttimethatallyishitbyanattackwithin
thenextminute,theattackertakesradiant
damageequalto2d10+yourclericlevel.

BlessedHealer

Beginningat6thlevel,thehealingspellsyoucast
onotherscanhealyouaswell.Whenyoucasta

spellwithaspellslotanditrestoreshitpointsto
anycreatureotherthanyouthisturn,youregain
hitpointsequalto2+thespell’slevel.

DivineStrike

At8thlevel,yougaintheabilitytoinfuseyour
weaponstrikeswithdivineenergy.Onceoneach
ofyourturnswhenyouhitacreaturewitha
weaponattack,youcancausetheattacktodeal
anextra1d8radiantdamagetothetarget.When
youreach14thlevel,theextradamageincreases
to2d8.

IndomitableDefense

At17thlevel,yougainresistancetotwodamage
typesofyourchoice,choosingfrombludgeoning,
necrotic,piercing,radiant,andslashing.
Wheneveryoufinishashortorlongrest,youcan
changethedamagetypesyouchose.
Asanaction,youcantemporarilygiveupthis
resistanceandtransferittoonecreatureyou
touch.Thecreaturekeepstheresistanceuntil
theendofyournextshortorlongrestoruntil
youtransferitbacktoyourselfasabonusaction.