Holy Domain
As a cleric of the holy domain, you have taken it upon yourself to be a symbol of the the deities. Your presence alone frightens many creatures of darkness and demise as they understand the type of power you possess. Acting as a warrior of divine power, you can bring down your weapon upon your foes with a devastating blow.
Clerics of the holy domain follow deities of good and typically deities of war and justice. In the fantasy world of Faerûn, such gods typically worshiped by these clerics are Helm, Ilmater, Torm, and Tyr while in Eberron, such gods consist of Dol Arrah, Dol Dorn, and The Silver Flame.
Holy Domain Spells
| Cleric Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 1st | compelled duel, divine favor |
| 3rd | aid, lesser restoration |
| 5th | crusader's mantle, daylight |
| 7th | aura of purity, freedom of movement |
| 9th | flame strike, holy weapon |
Bonus Proficiencies
At 1st level, you gain proficiency with heavy armor and martial weapons.
Power Word
At 1st level, you are able to utter words of power weaved with magical effects called power words. When you gain this feature, you know two power words of your choice from the Power Words list and learn a new power word at 6th level and 11th level.
All power words have a range of 30 feet. At 11th level, the range of your power words increase to 60 feet.
You can use this feature an amount of times equal to your Wisdom modifier. You regain expended uses after finishing a short or long rest.
Channel Divinity: Holy Nova
At 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity as an action and present your holy symbol to evoke a circle of radiant energy. All creatures hostile toward you within 15 feet of you must make a Dexterity saving throw taking radiant damage equal to your cleric level on a failed save or half as much on a successful one.
Atonement
At 6th level, when you target a creature friendly to you with a power word, you can atone that creature for 1 minute. While a creature is atoned, they regain hit points equal to half your cleric level whenever you damage a creature hostile to you with a spell attack.
Divine Strike
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 radiant damage to the target. When you reach 14th level, the extra damage increases to 2d8.
Holy Avatar
At 17th level, you gain resistance to damage from spells. In addition, you can use your Atonement feature whenever you damage a creature with a weapon attack.
Power Words
The following power words are listed in alphabetical order.
Barrier. Choose a creature within range. Until the start of your next turn, all damage dealt to that creature is halved.
Beckon. When a creature within range is forced to make a saving throw to avoid damage from a spell or ability that has an area of effect, such as the fireball spell, you can use your reaction to pull that creature to an empty space within 5 feet of you. That creature suffers no effects from the spell or ability and cannot be targeted by an opportunity attack.
Fortitude. When a creature within range is hit by a weapon attack, you can use your reaction to reduce the damage of the attack by an amount equal to your cleric level and give the creature temporary hit points equal to your cleric level.
Protect. When a creature within range is forced to make a saving throw, you can use your reaction to grant that creature advantage on the saving throw.
Sanctuary. Choose a creature within range. Until the start of your next turn, if that creature is targeted for an attack, the attacker must make Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the attacker must choose a new target or lose the attack.
Solace. Choose a creature within range that you can see and make a ranged spell attack. On a hit, that creature takes radiant damage equal to your cleric level.