Deityless Contemplative Bonus Domain Restrictions?

[magicalmagicman]

What are the restrictions for a Deityless Contemplative's Bonus Domain?

Is the Deityless Contemplative restricted to alignment domains? Or any domain as long as it doesn't conflict with their alignment?

[KillianHawkeye]

The character can choose any domain made available by her deity or alignment.

So if you don't have a deity, what does this mean? The answer is in the PHB section on choosing your Cleric domains.


You can select an alignment domain (Chaos, Evil, Good, or Law) for your cleric only if his alignment matches that domain.

So it's not just domains that don't conflict with your alignment. You have to actually be that alignment.



In practice, however, (and this is true for any Cleric who worships an ideal rather than a deity) I would advise working with your DM to develop a mutual understanding of what your character's philosophy is actually about and thereby enable yourself to come up with other domains that might make sense for your Contemplative's extra domains. In other words, when you make a Cleric who doesn't follow a deity, don't just slap two domains on it and call it a day. You're supposed to figure out what sort of ideals or philosophy you follow that reasonably would provide those domains.