Poetry Domain

According to many philosophers throughout the ages, art is the spirit of civilization: without art, life becomes an endless walk on a meaningless path. Poetry, music, writing, and speech all fall into this vital role, and are governed by similar deities.

Most artistic deities are neutral in some capacity, as art has no particular leanings toward good or evil, nor law or chaos. However, this is not true for all: some poetic deities inspire reckless good, while others fill hearts with a romance for pain and destruction.

Examples of Poetry Domain deities include Deneir, Milil, Branchala, Corellon Larethian, Skoraeus Stonebones, Oghma, Apollo, and Balder. Sometimes craft gods like Hephaestus are also grouped into this domain, but only when the craft is pursued in the name of creation and art rather than practicality and utility.

POETRY DOMAIN FEATURES

Cleric Level	Feature
1st	Bonus Cantrip, Artistic Inspiration
2nd	Channel Divinity: Blessing of Inspiration
6th	Hardened Ego
8th	Potent Spellcasting
17th	Blessing of Inspiration Improvement

DOMAIN SPELLS

You gain domain spells at the cleric levels listed in the Poetry Domain Spells table. See the Divine Domain class feature for how domain spells work.

POETRY DOMAIN SPELLS

Cleric Level	Feature
1st	comprehend languages, dissonant whispers
3rd	silence, zone of truth
5th	sending, tongues
7th	banishment, confusion
9th	geas, legend lore

BONUS CANTRIP

At 1st level, you know the vicious mockery cantrip.

ARTISTIC INSPIRATION

Also at 1st level, as a part of your prayer, you create art in the name of your deity. Choose one set of artisan’s tools or one musical instrument. You gain proficiency in the chosen skill, and can add the respective tool or instrument to your starting equipment. For you, the chosen tool or instrument can be used as a holy focus, as faith and art are inseparable for you.

CHANNEL DIVINITY: BLESSING OF INSPIRATION

Starting at 2nd level, as an action, you can present the holy symbol of your deity and inspire the creatures around you. Choose a creature you can see. For 1 minute, the chosen creature has a bonus to attack rolls and saving throws equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of one).

HARDENED EGO

At 6th level, your artistic ventures have hardened your ego against assault. You have resistance to psychic damage.

POTENT SPELLCASTING

At 8th level, you add your Wisdom modifier to the damage you deal with any cleric cantrip.

BLESSING OF INSPIRATION IMPROVEMENT

At 17th level, you are more keenly aware of the nature of inspiration and how to share it. When you use your Channel Divinity: Blessing of Inspiration feature, you can now bless up to three creatures you can see.