Cleric Domain: Arcane, Revised

Cleric Domain: Arcane, Revised

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Hit Points

Hit Dice: d8 per Cleric Domain: Arcane, Revised level

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Overview & Creation

Magic is an energy that suffuses the multiverse and that fuels both destruction and creation. Gods of the Arcana domain know the secrets and potential of magic intimately. For some of these gods, magical knowledge is a great responsibility that comes with a special understanding of the nature of reality. Other gods of Arcana see magic as pure power, to be used as its wielder sees fit. The gods of this domain are often associated with knowledge, as learning and arcane power tend to go hand-in-hand. In the Realms, deities of this domain include Azuth and Mystra, as well as Corellon Larethian of the elven pantheon. In other worlds, this domain includes Hecate, Math Mathonwy, and Isis; the triple moon gods of Solinari, Lunitari, and Nuitari of Krynn; and Boccob, Vecna, and Wee Jas of Greyhawk.

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Spellcasting

Domain Spells

You gain domain spells at the cleric levels listed in the

Arcana Domain Spells table. See the Divine Domain class

feature for how domain spells work.

Arcana Domain Spells

1st detect magic, magic missile

3rd magic weapon, nystul's magic aura

5th dispel magic, magic circle

7th arcane eye, leomund's secret chest

9th planar binding, teleportation circle

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Subclass Options

Arcane Initiate

When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain proficiency in the Arcana skill, and you learn two cantrips of your choice from the wizard spell list. For you, these cantrips count as cleric cantrips. You know one 1st-level spell of your choice from the wizard spell list, which becomes a cleric spell for you and which you can choose as one of your prepared spells. You must otherwise obey all the restrictions for selecting the spell. You learn one additional spell from the wizard spell list this way every time you level up, up to 10th level. Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots. For instance, when you reach 3rd level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level. From 10th level on, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of these wizard spells you know and replace it with another spell from the wizard spell list. It must be a 5th level or lower spell.

Divine Recovery

From 1st level, you can regain some of your magical energy by calling upon your deity for guidance. Once per day when you finish a short rest, you can choose expended spell slots to recover. The spell slots can have a combined level that is equal to or less than half your cleric level (rounded up), and none of the slots can be 6th level or higher. For example, if you’re a 4th-level cleric, you can recover up to two levels worth of spell slots. You can recover either a 2nd-level spell slot or two 1st-level spell slots.

Channel Divinity: Arcane Abjuration

Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to abjure otherworldly creatures. As an action, you present your holy symbol, and one celestial, elemental, fey, or fiend of your choice that is within 30 feet of you must make a Wisdom saving throw, provided that the creature can see or hear you. If the creature fails its saving throw, it is turned for 1 minute or until it takes any damage. A turned creature must spend its turns trying to move as far away from you as it can, and it can't willingly end its move in a space within 30 feet of you. It also can't take reactions. For its action, it can only use the Dash action or try to escape from an effect that prevents it from moving. If there's nowhere to move, the creature can use the Dodge action. After you reach 5th level, when a creature fails its saving throw against your Arcane Abjuration feature, the creature is banished for 1 minute (as in the Banishment spell, no concentration required) if it isn't on its plane of origin and its challenge rating is at or below a certain threshold, as shown on the Arcane Banishment table.

Arcane Banishment

Cleric Level Banishes Creatures of CR…

5th 1/2 or lower

8th 1 or lower

11th 2 or lower

14th 3 or lower

17th 4 or lower

Spell Breaker

Starting at 6th level, when you restore hit points to an ally with a spell of 1st level or higher, you can also end one spell of your choice on that creature. The level of the spell you end must be equal to or lower than the level of the spell slot you use to cast the healing spell. You automatically know which spells (if any) are affecting friendly creatures that you can see, as well as the level of those spells. In addition, when you restore hit points to an ally with a spell of 1st level or higher, that ally can also immediately make a saving throw against one effect on itself, ending the effect on a success. The DC and saving throw type are determined by the effect (or by your DM).

Potent Spellcasting

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

Arcane Mastery

At 17th level, you choose four spells from the wizard spell list, one from each of the following levels: 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th. You add them to your list of domain spells. They are always prepared and count as cleric spells for you. When you cast a 1st level or higher spell that deals damage, you can add your Wisdom modifier to one damage roll of that spell.