# D&D 5e Tweaks & Fixes ## Cleric Revised v1.3 By KireExion (a.k.a, u/Kire-Ikasu) ### Preface This document contains homebrew material that has been developed from my own observations as well as common player criticisms and suggested fixes made by various players and dungeon masters alike. However, this material has not been completely play-tested and should be carefully considered before implementing it into your own game. My hopes are simply to address features and traits that are considered lackluster and poorly balanced by the community and help by offering alternatives so that Players will suffer less frustration and gain more enjoyment out of the game. Use as many or as little of these revisions as you like while keeping the overall balance of your game in mind. The Dungeon Master has final say on whether or not any of this material can be implemented into your game. ## Nature Domain **Source:** Player's Handbook. * **Nature Domain Spells:** *Re-Written* * **Acolyte of Nature:** Unchanged * **Bonus Proficiency:** Unchanged * **Channel Divinity: Charm Animals and Plants:** *Replaced* * **Dampen Elements:** Unchanged * **Divine Strike:** Unchanged * **Master of Nature:** *Re-Written* ### Nature Domain Spells *(Rewritten 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level feature)* | Cleric Level | Spells | |:---:|:-----------:| | 1st | *Animal Friendship, Speak with Animals* | | 3rd | *Barkskin, Spike Growth* | | 5th | *Plant Growth, **Erupting Earth*** | | 7th | ***Guardian of Nature**, Grasping Vine* | | 9th | *Insect Plague, Tree Stride* | ### Channel Divinity: Call of the Wild *(Replaces 2nd level "Channel Divinity: Charm Animals and Plants" feature)* You can use your channel divinity to **cast the *Summon Beast* spell** (a spell in "Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything" chapter 3) without requiring material components. Whenever you do so, the spell is cast at a spell level equal to half your Cleric level (maximum of 9th level and minimum of 2nd level) \columnbreak ### Master of the Wild *(Replaces 17th level "Master of Nature" feature)* At 17th level, whenever you use your *Channel Divinity* feature to cast the *Summon Beast* spell, you can modify it so that it **doesn't require concentration**. If you do so, the spell's duration becomes **1 minute for that casting** or until you this feature again. ## Trickery Domain **Source:** Player's Handbook. * **Trickery Domain Spells:** Unchanged * **Blessing of the Trickster:** Unchanged * **Channel Divinity: Invoke Duplicity:** *Clarified* * **Channel Divinity: Cloak of Shadows:** *Improved* * **Divine Strike:** Unchanged * **Improved Duplicity:** Unchanged ### Channel Divinity: Invoke Duplicity *(Clarified 2nd level feature)* Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to create an illusory duplicate of yourself. As an action, you create a perfect illusion of yourself that lasts for 1 minute, or until you lose your concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell). The illusion appears in an unoccupied space that you can see within 30 feet of you. As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the illusion up to 30 feet to a space you can see, but it must remain within 120 feet of you. For the duration, **you can speak through your illusion** or cast spells as though you were in the illusion's space, but you must use your own senses. Additionally, when both you and your illusion are within 5 feet of a creature that can see the illusion, you have advantage on attack rolls against that creature, given how distracting the illusion is to the target. ### Channel Divinity: Cloak of Shadows *(Improved 6th level feature)* Starting at 6th level, you can use your Channel Divinity to vanish. As an action, you become invisible for **1 minute**. You become visible if you attack or cast a spell. <div class='footnote'>Kire Exion | Cleric Revisions</div> \pagebreak ## War Domain **Source:** Player's Handbook. * **War Domain Spells:** Unchanged * **Bonus Proficiencies:** Unchanged * **War Priest:** *Re-written* * **Channel Divinity: Guided Strike:** *Re-written* * **Channel Divinity: War God's Blessing:** *Re-written* * **Divine Strike:** *Improved* * **Avatar of Battle:** *Improved* ### Guided Strike *(Re-written 2nd level feature changed to 1st level)* From 1st level, your god delivers bolts of inspiration to you and your allies while you are engaged in battle. When you or a creature within 30 feet of you makes an attack roll, you can use your reaction to grant a bonus to the attack roll equal to **your wisdom modifier**. You make this choice after you see the roll, but before the DM says whether the attack hits or misses. You can use this feature **a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus**. You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. ### Channel Divinity: War God's Blessing *(Rewritten 6th level feature changed to 2nd level)* Starting at 2nd level, as a bonus action, you present your holy symbol and choose a creature you can see within 30 feet (this can include yourself). The target gains **temporary hit points** equal to 1d8 + your cleric level. While a creature has temporary hit points granted by your Channel Divinity, **weapon attacks made against it have disadvantage**. The creature loses any remaining temporary hit points after 1 minute. ### War Priest *(Re-written 1st level feature changed to 6th level)* Starting at 6th level, when you miss with a weapon or spell attack, you can use your bonus action to make an additional weapon attack. ### Divine Strike *(Improved 8th level feature)* At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon strikes with divine energy. Your weapon attacks count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage. Additionally, 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 damage of the same type dealt by the weapon to the target. When you reach 14th level, the extra damage increases to 2d8. \columnbreak ### Avatar of Battle *(Improved 17th level feature)* At 17th level, you gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from non-magical weapons. Additionally, when a creature other than yourself gains the benefit of your guided strike feature, they deal an additional 2d8 radiant damage if they hit. ## Twilight Domain **Source:** Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. * **Twilight Domain Spells:** Unchanged * **Bonus Proficiencies:** Unchanged * **Vigilant Blessing:** Unchanged * **Channel Divinity: Twilight Sanctuary:** *Nerfed* * **Steps of the Night:** Unchanged * **Divine Strike:** Unchanged * **Twilight Shroud:** Unchanged ### Channel Divinity: Twilight Sanctuary *(Nerfed 2nd level feature)* At 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to refresh your allies with soothing twilight. As an action, you present your holy symbol, and a sphere of twilight emanates from you. The sphere is centered on you, has a 30-foot radius, and is filled with dim light. The sphere moves with you, and it lasts for 1 minute or until you are incapacitated or die. Whenever a creature (including you) ends its turn in the sphere, **you can use your reaction** to grant that creature one of these benefits: * You grant it temporary hit points equal to 1d6 plus **half your cleric level**. * You end one effect on it causing it to be charmed or frightened. \pagebreak ## Peace Domain **Source:** Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. * **Peace Domain Spells:** Unchanged * **Bonus Proficiencies:** Unchanged * **Emboldening Bond:** *Nerfed & Reworked* * **Channel Divinity: Balm of Peace:** Unchanged * **Protective Bond:** Unchanged * **Potent Spellcasting:** Unchanged * **Expansive Bond:** Unchanged ### Emboldening Bond *(Reworked and nerfed 1st level feature)* Starting at 1st level, you can forge an empowering bond among people who are at peace with one another. As an action, you choose a number of willing creatures within 30 feet of you (this can include yourself) equal to your **wisdom modifier**. You create a magical bond among them for **10 minutes** or until you use this feature again. Once per round while any bonded creature is within 30 feet of another, the creature can re-roll a failed ability check or saving throw. Once a creature re-rolls it must accept the new roll. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. \columnbreak ### Change log * Removed changes to "Blessing of the Trickster". * Added recommended Nerfs for overpowered features such as Twilight Domain's "Channel Divinity: Twilight Sanctuary" and Peace Domain's "Emboldening Bond" features. * Reworked changes to Peace Domain's "Emboldening Bond" feature to work similarly to the original version with some adjustments. * Re-arranged and re-worked most War Domain features. * "Guided Strikes" grants a smaller bonus to attack rolls equal to Cleric's Wis mod that can be granted more often with PB. * "War God's Blessing" now grants temp hp as a bonus action, weapon attacks have disadvantage while temp hp is up. * "War Priest" grants a bonus action attack for whenever the cleric fails to land an attack on a target. * War Domain's "Divine Strikes" now make your weapon attacks magical. * "Avatar of Battle" now grants a bonus to damage if a Guided Strike attack lands. > ##### Credits > * Made with GM Binder > * War Domain changes inspired by and adapted from "War Domain Revised" by u/JagerSalt <div class='footnote'>Kire Exion | Cleric Revisions</div>