Demise Domain
Description
Compare to the core book’s Death Domain
While deities oversee all realms of nature and the cosmos, perhaps none is more important to mortals than their purveyance over the afterlife. The demise domain covers both gods who rule over kingdoms of the dead, such as Arawn, Ereshkigal, Mictlāntēcutli, Hades, Hel, and Osiris; it is also held by deities who oversee conflict and the actual moment of one’s demise, for instance the Morrigan and Nergal, and deities of suffering (Kiputytto) and disease (Loviatar). It includes many winter deities like Hel and Marzanna that oversee the metaphorical death of spring, and patrons of the undead like Koschei the Deathless are also served by clerics of the demise domain. The domain is often favored by evil deities like Erlik, but is not exclusive to them; noble judges of souls like Anubis and helpful psychopomps like Xolotl also have the demise domain in their portfolio. Similarly, while the demise domain is often favored by evil cultists, clerics who seek to comfort the dying or uphold the natural progression of the afterlife may also select this domain.
Note: this subclass is primarily for NPCs, but a player can choose it at their Game Master’s discretion.
Class Features
Bonus Proficiency
Level 1
When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain the martial weapon proficiency.
Death Domain Spells (table)
Level 1
| Cleric Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 1st | false life, ray of sickness |
| 3rd | blindness/deafness, ray of enfeeblement |
| 5th | animate dead, vampiric touch |
| 7th | blight, death ward |
| 9th | antilife shell, cloudkill |
Death’s Cut
Level 1
Your connection to death means that your necromantic powers can cut through more foes. You learn an additional cantrip of the necromancy school from any class spell list. When you cast any necromancy cantrip that targets a single creature, you can target a second creature within the spell’s range if it is within 5 feet of the first target.
Channel Divinity: Killing Touch
Level 2
Beginning at 2nd level, when one of your melee attacks hit a creature, you can make use of your Channel Divinity to add necrotic damage equal to your cleric level times two, plus 5.
Death Comes for All
Level 6
Just as death comes for all creatures, at 6th level your deathly powers affect even those who could normally withstand them. You ignore a creature’s necrotic resistance when you deal damage via spells or your Channel Divinity.
Divine Strike
Level 8
At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon strikes with divine energy. Once on each of your turns when you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can cause the attack to deal an extra 1d8 necrotic damage to the target. When you reach 14th level, the extra damage increases to 2d8.
Improved Death’s Cut
Level 17
Beginning at 17th level, your Death’s Cut feature can apply to spells of the necromancy school of up to 5th-level in addition to cantrips. However, you must double the amount of material components used if the spell calls for them.
About Demise Domain
The Demise Domain is a None hit die class .
Subclasses & Specializations
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Subclasses & Specializations
Demise Domain has 0 subclasses for customization.
{Build Tips & Playing Guide
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Quick Build Tips
- Focus on your primary ability score during character creation
- Choose feats that complement your class features
- Consider your subclass features when selecting multiclass options
- Review your class features at each level-up for optimal choices
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