[3.5] Deities

[Caveman57]

Hey, I am pretty new to D&D and I am already loving it and looking into new classes I can do next campaign. Right now we are planning an evil campaign as the next one, so I was thinking a necromancy cleric. However, I don't know if it is because how open D&D is, but I can't find any pages or sources for Deities, and was wondering if there was a site for you clerics that you go to to view domains and such. Any advice/answers are appreciated, thanks. :D

[MaxiDuRaritry]

Here's a list of domains and their sources right here on giantitp: http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?331217-Complete-Cleric-Domain-List-3-5 The sources typically list what deities have them.

I looked into my other links, but they seem to be drying up. :smallfrown:

[Caveman57]

Here's a list of domains and their sources right here on giantitp: .giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?331217-Complete-Cleric-Domain-List-3-5[/url] The sources typically list what deities have them.

I looked into my other links, but they seem to be drying up. :smallfrown:

Thanks a ton! Helped a lot, but I guess I just have one more question. Am I allowed to choose a domain that doesn't follow my deity as long as one of them does? Or is this an up to the DM type of deal. (Also, sorry if this doesn't work as a reply, haven't posted enough to post links)

[MaxiDuRaritry]

Thanks a ton! Helped a lot, but I guess I just have one more question. Am I allowed to choose a domain that doesn't follow my deity as long as one of them does? Or is this an up to the DM type of deal. (Also, sorry if this doesn't work as a reply, haven't posted enough to post links)Unless you have a feat or alternative class feature that allows it, you are only allowed to choose your deity's domains. However, you can worship a cause (such as arcane magic or undeath) and choose your own domains, so long as they're in line with your cause somehow. Even if that "somehow" is a bit tenuous. For instance, I doubt most DMs would allow you to take the radiance domain if you're a cleric of undeath...

There might be exceptions to this, however. (https://www.fimfiction.net/story/179553/the-life-and-times-of-xante-baron-of-the-frozen-wastelands-first-among-liches-lord-of-the-dead-and-fabulous-rainbow-magic-user)

[Oracle71]

No both domains must belong to your characters chosen deity, though you can take certain prestige classes later on than offer access to domains not on your deity's list.

[Thurbane]

This may be helpful: Comprehensive Deity Database (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?571607)


Click here for the spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g7eqfWiBG63Y6OulrIfD0Glo5ugoviAM5PUUGN60Hto/edit?usp=sharing)

Alternatively, view it as a webpage (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTqo16E_7z1S6o1PAL74PkJXVk88KKtb5_g43SPXpc7Zf7AKd BA8tZT4cFqD5lpzHIrErnEsCdIM5es/pubhtml).

The initial data for this project came from IMarvinTPA's deity search tool (http://www.imarvintpa.com/dndlive/FindDeity.php). I noticed that it was incomplete, and decided to expand it (but I don't know how to do cool searchable databases, so I copied it into a spreadsheet and went from there). I've added all the deities I could find that were missing. I also added sources and portfolio information, as well as classifying deities by their pantheons and the settings they appear in (or lack thereof).

It's actually not entirely complete, but I think it's pretty close! At least close enough for me to feel comfortable turning it loose and crowdsourcing any further revisions, anyway. :smallwink:

You can right-click at the top of a column to sort it by that value. You can also click the filter button (https://imgur.com/a/VnzBKkF) to filter the sheet or use a preset filter view.


Thanks a ton! Helped a lot, but I guess I just have one more question. Am I allowed to choose a domain that doesn't follow my deity as long as one of them does? Or is this an up to the DM type of deal. (Also, sorry if this doesn't work as a reply, haven't posted enough to post links)

There is a feat that allows yo to go "off list" from your deities domains: Heretic of the Faith (Power of Faerun, p. 46).

[MaxiDuRaritry]

There is a feat that allows yo to go "off list" from your deities domains: Heretic of the Faith (Power of Faerun, p. 46).You could always just worship a cause, and that cause happens to be "Lothander's teachings," as an example, and you could take similar domains without being restricted to that god's list. Save yourself a feat.

[Thurbane]

You could always just worship a cause, and that cause happens to be "Lothander's teachings," as an example, and you could take similar domains without being restricted to that god's list. Save yourself a feat.

That's generally a better option; but HotF is good when the DM doesn't allow worshipping ideals, or you need to follow a particular deity for a PrC or similar.

[pabelfly]

I use this to search for deities, really handy

http://www.imarvintpa.com/dndlive/FindDeity.php

[Troacctid]

You could always just worship a cause, and that cause happens to be "Lothander's teachings," as an example, and you could take similar domains without being restricted to that god's list. Save yourself a feat.
Yeah, Heretic of the Faith is a fine feat for a Forgotten Realms campaign, where the cosmology is pretty unfriendly to clerics without a patron deity, but in most other settings, you can usually get away with worshiping an ideal instead and saving the feat.

[Aniikinis]

Hail Pelor the Burning Hate!

Now that that's out of the way. You'd be better off worshiping a cause rather than a deity given that you can select your own domains as long as they fit at least a bit. Such as the cause of Protecting Children with the Protection and War domains.

But if you're playing in the Forgotten Realms... Either find a deity that fits somehow, or go Cause-based/Heretic of the Faith and hope to pelor that you manage to dodge the Wall.

[KillianHawkeye]

Yeah, Heretic of the Faith is a fine feat for a Forgotten Realms campaign, where the cosmology is pretty unfriendly to clerics without a patron deity, but in most other settings, you can usually get away with worshiping an ideal instead and saving the feat.

Still, it's hard to be a Champion of Corellon Larethian or a Shining Blade of Heironeous if you don't worship Corellon Larethian or Heironeous.

[Thurbane]

Still, it's hard to be a Champion of Corellon Larethian or a Shining Blade of Heironeous if you don't worship Corellon Larethian or Heironeous.

Yeah, its definitely handy for that sort of thing. A surprising number of divine PrCs call for you to worship a particular deity.

For the OP - there's a link in my sig that details all of the (non-planar) domains, including spells, domain powers, and which deities grant the domains: Cleric Domain List (http://ftm3.altervista.org/ASMoNM/domains.html)