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Ben Powers
2014-10-17, 01:34 PM
In my campaign setting, fighting undead is the mandate of one major religion, and thematically it makes more sense for clerics of other religions to have other abilities. Is there a collection anywhere of ACFs for turn undead, or can anyone suggest class features which would be replacements of similar power?

Troacctid
2014-10-17, 01:41 PM
Unearthed Arcana lets you swap Turn Undead for Smite Evil and Aura of Courage, as a Paladin. Complete Mage lets you dispel magic as a counterspell instead of turning undead. Drow of the Underdark lets you Rebuke Vermin instead of undead; Dragon Magic lets you Rebuke Dragons. Dragonblood Cleric substitution levels from Races of the Dragon give you energy resistance instead of Turn Undead.

Turn Undead is a bit of an odd duck as far as class feature power level equivalency goes, because a lot of its power comes from being able to expend it in ways that are totally unrelated to the actual turning of undead.

Ben Powers
2014-10-17, 02:09 PM
True that about it being an odd duck... I'll work off the ACFs you found and let divine feats use whatever ability the deity grants in place of turn undead. Thanks!