### Cleric: Plague Domain Mortals have long viewed plague and disease as instruments of the gods, a means for them to enact their will upon the material plane. While some gods of this domain (such as Morigon, Talona and Incabulos) represent the death and suffering a plague can bring, others (Diancecht, Pelor, Eir and Mishakal) are gods of healing that treat the sick and heal them of their afflictions. Some gods (Apollo or Sekhmet) embody both aspects simultaneously and are known to inflict or cure disease as they see fit. Clerics of the Plague domain embrace this duality, as notorious for stemming disease as they are for spreading it. They can be a great blessing in times of pestilence, or a terrible curse in the wake of their deity's wrath. ##### Plague Domain Features | Cleric Level | Feature | |:----:|:-------------| | 1st | Domain Spells, Blessing of Malady, Plague Doctor | 2nd | Channel Divinity: Unleash the Plague | | 6th | Black Death | | 8th | Potent Spellcasting | | 17th | Harbinger of Pestilence | #### Domain Spells You gain domain spells at the cleric levels listed in the Plague Domain Spells table. See the Divine Domain class feature for how domain spells work. ##### Plague Domain Spells | Cleric Level | Spells | |:----:|:-------------| | 1st | Detect Poison and Disease, Ray of Sickness | | 3rd | Lesser Restoration, Ray of Enfeeblement | | 5th | Feign Death, Stinking Cloud | | 7th | Aura of Purity, Blight | | 9th | Cloudkill, Contagion |

#### Blessing of Malady When you choose this domain at 1st level, your deity grants you the power to protect yourself from sickness while inflicting it upon others: - You are immune to disease. - You know the Infestation and Poison Spray cantrips, which count as cleric cantrips for you and do not count against the number of cleric cantrips you know. #### Plague Doctor Also at 1st level, you can imbue your healing with the purifying magic of your deity. When you cast a spell of 1st level or higher that restores hit points to one or more creatures, you can purge one poison or disease from each creature affected by the spell. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

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#### Channel Divinity: Unleash the Plague Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to afflict your foes with terrible sickness. As a reaction when you magically deal poison or necrotic damage to a creature within 30 feet of you, you can expend a use of your Channel Divinity to infect it with one of the following diseases of your choice. The disease lasts for a number of days equal to half your cleric level. The target also makes a Constitution saving throw each time it finishes a long rest, ending the disease on a success. During combat, an afflicted creature can attempt to resist the effects of the disease by making a Constitution saving throw at the start of its turn. On a successful save the effects of the disease are suppressed for one minute, or until you deal poison or necrotic damage to the creature. A creature can only be afflicted by one of these diseases at a time. Once a creature has been subjected to Unleash the Plague, it is immune to further uses of this feature for 24 hours. **Atrophy.** The target has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks that use Strength or Dexterity. **Lethargy.** The target's speed is halved and it cannot take reactions. **Migraine.** The target has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks that use Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma. It also has disadvantage on any Constitution saving throw it makes to maintain concentration. **Nausea.** The target has disadvantage on saving throws against poison, as well as any saving throw it makes to avoid regurgitation or similar effects. **Necrosis.** Whenever the target takes necrotic or poison damage, including the triggering damage, its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the disease is cured. Additionally, whenever it fails a saving throw against this feature the target takes necrotic damage equal to 1d6 + half your Cleric level. \page #### Black Death By 6th level, the blessings of your deity allow you to afflict those who would normally resist your attacks: - When you cast a spell that deals poison damage, you can change the damage type to necrotic. Likewise when you cast a spell that deals necrotic damage, you can change the damage type to poison. - Your spells and cleric features ignore immunity to the poisoned condition, unless the target is also immune to necrotic damage. - A disease caused by your Unleash the Plague feature is considered nonmagical for the purpose of anything that resists or suppresses magic, such as the Magic Resistance trait or an Antimagic field. #### Potent Spellcasting Starting at 8th level, you add your Wisdom modifier to the damage you deal with any cleric cantrip. #### Harbinger of Pestilence At 17th level, you are able to walk among the sick with impunity and are a master at spreading that sickness to others. You are immune to poison damage and the poisoned condition. Additionally, if a creature dies while suffering from a disease inflicted by your Unleash the Plague feature, you regain one expended use of your Channel Divinity.

> ##### Reminders: >**Poison Immunity -** While many creatures immune to the Poisoned condition are also immune to Poison damage, the two are seperate immunities. The Plague domain's **Black Death** feature only allows the character to ignore immunity to the poisoned condition, not immunity to Poison damage. > >**Channel Divinity -** All aspects of a Cleric's Channel Divinity are magical effects unless stated otherwise. This means it is affected by magic resistance, antimagic fields and other similar effects.

##### Art Credits - **Plague** by Gal Or https://www.artstation.com/artwork/5X6l1 - **Shroud-Arrival** by Francis Goeltner https://www.artstation.com/artwork/2Oynx

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