CCCHANNELING THE DDDIVINE ::: EEEVIL GGGODS

The Player’s Handbook presents several feats to Channel Divinity: Bane’s Charge Feat Power LLLOLTH ’’’S GGGAIT [D[D[D IVINITY ]]] expand upon the cleric’s and paladin’s Channel Bane favours the warmongers; hence he favours Prerequisites: Channel Divinity class feature, Divinity class feature. The included feats, however, your martial efforts. must worship Lolth. are tied to good or unaligned deities, fitting the Encounter • Divine Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity to theme of heroic characters carrying the torch of Minor Action Ranged 5 use Lolth’s Gait. light in a world of points of light. However, not all Target: You or an ally. players play in such a world and sometimes the DM Effect: Until the end of your next turn, the Channel Divinity: Lolth’s Gait Feat Power wishes to desire evil divine characters, using the target’s speed improves by 2 squares when it By invoking the power of the spider queen, you feats as inspiration for the villains’ abilities. For makes a charge. scuttle through the shadows like a deadly spider. those needs, variant feats are helpful, expanding Increase the movement bonus to +4 squares on Encounter • Divine the options for evil aligned Channel Divinity feats. 11th level and +6 squares on 21st level. Move Action Personal Special: You must take the Bane’s Charge feat to Effect: Shift 1 + your Charisma modifier squares. AAASMODEUS ’’’ CCCOMMAND [D[D[D IVINITY ]]] use this power. Special: You must take the Lolth’s Gait feat to use Prerequisites: Channel Divinity class feature, this power. must worship Asmodeus. Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity to GGGRUUMSH ’’’S SSSTRENGTH [D[D[D IVINITY ]]] use Asmodeus’ Command. Prerequisites: Channel Divinity class feature, must TTTHARIZDUN ’’’S TTTHROES [D[D[D IVINITY ]]] worship Gruumsh. Prerequisites: Channel Divinity class feature, Channel Divinity: Feat Power Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity to must worship Tharizdun Asmodeus’ Command use Gruumsh’s Strength. Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity to You utter a single command, invested with the use Tharizdun’s Throes. very voice of your master himself. Channel Divinity: Feat Power Encounter • Divine Gruumsh’s Strength Channel Divinity: Feat Power Minor Action Close burst 1 You channel the raw power of Gruumsh to crush Tharizdun’s Throes (burst 2 at 11th, burst 5 at 21st) your enemies. In the moment of death, you surrender your soul Target: One creature in the burst Encounter • Divine to oblivion and let your master touch reality for a Effect: You slide the target 1 square. Immediate Interrupt Close burst 5 brief moment. Special: You must take the Asmodeus’ Command Trigger: You or an ally within range makes a Encounter • Divine feat to use this power. critical hit in melee. Immediate Interrupt Close Burst 1 Effect: The triggering melee attack deals +1d6 (burst 2 at 11th, burst 3 at 21st) extra damage. Trigger: You are brought below 0 hp by a melee BBBANE ’’’S CCCHARGE [D[D[D IVINITY ]]] Increase the damage to +2d6 on 11th level and to attack Prerequisites: Channel Divinity class feature, +3d6 on 21st level. Target: You and all creatures in the burst must worship Bane. Special: You must take the Gruumsh’s Strength Effect: The target takes 1d6 damage. Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity to feat to use this power. Increase the damage to 2d6 on 11th level and to use Bane’s Charge. 3d6 at 21st level.

1 Special: When you use this power, you die forever. +2 power bonus on melee attacks until the end of (save ends). Special: You must take the Tharizdun’s Throes your next turn. Increase the damage to 5 at 11th level, and 10 at feat to use this power. Special: You must take the Torog’s Delight feat to 21st level. use this power. Special: You must take the Zehir’s Venom feat to use this power. TTTIAMAT ’’’S VVVENGEANENGEANCECE [D[D[D IVINITY ]]] Prerequisites: Channel Divinity class feature, VVVECNA ’’’S WHISPERS [D[D[D IVINITY ]]] must worship Tiamat. Prerequisites: Channel Divinity class feature, Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity to must worship Vecna. use Tiamat’s Vengeance. Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity to DDDESIGN CCCOMMENTARY use Vecna’s Whispers. Unlike most of the powers presented in the Player’s Channel Divinity: Feat Power Handbook, these Channel Divinity powers don’t use the Tiamat’s Vengeance Channel Divinity: Feat Power Healing Surge mechanic in any way and more offensive As your mistress, you retaliate against anybody Vecna’s Whispers than the ones presented there. trespassing against you or your servants. Thanks to Vecna, your mind is filled with dark This is a deliberate choice to change the feel of the Encounter • Divine secrets, driving your enemies mad. feats – these are feats for evil characters and generally embrace an aspect of “evil” – selfishness. Immediate interrupt Close burst 5 Encounter • Divine, Psychic Further notes: Trigger: You or an ally in range is hit by a critical Immediate Interrupt Personal Asmodeus’ Command: The current version is fairly hit Trigger: You are hit by a charm, psychic, or powerful, forcing a movement as minor action with no Effect: Make a basic melee attack against the domination power. chances of failure – hence the very restrictive range until enemy triggering this power. Effect: The attacker, who triggered this power, higher levels. The multi-use as tool to help allies is also a Special: You must take the Tiamat’s Vengeance takes 1/2 your level psychic damage. nice effect, as it cements the users role as “commander” feat to use this power. Special: You must take the Vecna’s Whispers feat and leader, a niche shared by the cleric and the paladin to use this power. (to a certain extent). Tharizdun’s Throes: Well, it’s a gimmick and a tool for malicious DMs. And for players who want to get rid of TTTOROG ’’’S DDDELIGHT [D[D[D IVINITY ]]] their character in style. Prerequisites: Channel Divinity class feature, ZZZEHIR ’’’S VVVENOM [D[D[D IVINITY ]]] Torog’s Delight: The interesting thing about this is the must worship Torog. Prerequisites: Channel Divinity class feature, auto-scaling of the feat for higher tiers – since a bonus is Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity to must worship Zehir always valuable (especially in 4 th Edition), there is no use Torog’s Delight. Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity to need to increase it. The feat does get better (like most use Zehir’s Venom. Channel Divinity feats) - simply by the rise of hit points Channel Divinity: Torog’s Delight Feat Power of the characters. While receiving pain, you feel the caress of Torog, Channel Divinity: Zehir’s Venom Feat Power Vecna’s Whispers: This feat is very situational, but since one shouldn’t plan for the current MM only, it’s inspiring you share the gift of pain. You invoke Zehir’s might and a fresh wound of probably better to lower damage, since it’s automatic Encounter • Divine your enemy is filled with a potent poison. damage. It’s automatic damage, since I feel that the Free Action Close burst 5 Encounter • Divine, Poison Channel Divinity feats should rather feel passive, Trigger: You are hit by a melee attack Minor Action Close burst 10 because in flavour, they’re more like a “nudge” by the Target: You or an ally Target: One creature hit by your attack this turn. user’s deity than an overt attack. Effect: The target takes 1d6 damage and gets a Effect: The target takes ongoing 2 poison damage

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