CHAMPIONS OF EILISTRAEE: The Sword Domain Cleric for D&D 5e Disclaimer: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, Wizards of the Coast, Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, Eberron, the dragon ampersand, Ravnica and all other Wizards of the Coast product names, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the USA and other countries. This work contains material that is copyright All other original material in this work is WizardsSample of the Coast and/or other authors. Such copyright 2021 by Ericfile Davis and published under material is used with permission under the the Community Content Agreement for Dungeon Community Content Agreement for Dungeon Masters Guild. The artwork belongs to its creators Masters Guild. and is royalty free, free for commercial use, or used with permission, with credit given in the Art Credits section. "A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow. ~The message of Eilistraee, excerpted from the Book of Demihuman Deities. Eilistraee is a goddess of moonlight, song, and swordwork and the daughter of the elven deities Corellon Larethian and Araushnee (who later became Lolth). When her mother descended into evil and became the Queen of Spiders, Eilistraee joined her in the drow pantheon of the Dark Seldarine to provide hope and benevolent guidance to their people. She works in subtle and mysterious ways to encourage drow to reject the evil ways of her mother, return to the surface, and live in harmony with the other races of the world. Despite being a drow deity, Eilistraee revels in life in all its myriad forms and welcomes all worshippers DOMAIN SPELLS 1st-level Sword Domain feature who are willing to listen to her song and join her in dance. As such, her followers—although primarily You gain domain spells at the cleric levels listed in drow—include members of many different races, and the Sword Domain Spells table. See the Divine she encourages them to offer kindness, shelter, and Domain class feature for how domain spells work. acceptance to anyone not working evil and to spread joy and merriment wherever they go. To her and to SWORD DOMAIN SPELLS them, life is beautiful and should be celebrated. Eilistraee's divine allies include Mystra and Cleric Level Spell Vhaeraun, while her most prominent enemy is Lolth. 1st compelled duel, zephyr strike* She provides her clerics with access to the Light, 3rd cloud of daggers, magic weapon Nature, and Life domains, as well as the Sword 5th elemental weapon, haste domain, which is detailed here. 7th staggering smite, stoneskin 9th holy weapon*, steel wind strike* CLERIC: DIVINE DOMAIN At 1st level, a cleric gains the Divine Domain feature, SACRED SWORDSMANSHIP which offers you the choice of a subclass. The 1st-level Sword Domain feature following options are available to you when making that choice, in addition to those found in the Player's You gain proficiency with all swords and swordlike Handbook and its supplements. weapons. Whenever you finish a long rest, you can pray over one sword or swordlike weapon. Until your next long rest, when you attack with that weapon you SWORD DOMAIN can use your Wisdom modifier, instead of Strength or For many, swords symbolize strength and honor, and Dexterity, for the attack and damage rolls, and you legends abound of mighty swords wielded in the can use the weapon as a spellcasting focus for your defense of a people or kingdom. Clerics of the Sword cleric spells. Domain take this veneration a step further and worship gods of the sword, dedicating themselves to SECRETS OF THE SWORD the arts of swordsmanship and swordsmithing in the 1st-level Sword Domain feature hope of one day mastering or creating a legendary sword themselves. They might spend their entire Your deity whispers secrets about swords and sword lives at a forge crafting weapons or traveling the techniques to you. Whenever you make a check world in search of new swords and sword techniques, related to crafting, inspecting, recalling information Sampleabout, or performing with swordsfile and swordlike but whether they use their skills for good or evil depends on the gods they worship for—just like weapons, you are considered proficient in the tool or swords themselves—the talents of a Sword Domain skill. cleric can be put to many different uses. Additionally, when you are wielding a sword or swordlike weapon you can use it to parry attacks. 2 When you or a creature within your weapon's reach SWORD SAINT would be hit by an attack you can see, you can roll a 17th-level Sword Domain feature d8 as a reaction and apply the number rolled as a bonus to the AC of the attack's target, potentially Your deity has blessed you with a revelation of causing the attack to miss. swords and steel, granting you these benefits: Master Swordsmith. You can craft magic swords CHANNEL DIVINITY: MIND OF STEEL and magic swordlike weapons in a quarter of the normal time and at half the gold cost. 2nd-level Sword Domain feature Master Swordsman. You ignore all requirements Your discipline and focus are as sharp as the edge of a on attuning to magic swords and magic swordlike steel sword. When you make a saving throw to weapons, and when you are wielding a sword or maintain your concentration, you can use your swordlike weapon its reach increases by 5 feet. Channel Divinity to gain a +10 bonus to the roll. You Master Sword-Priest. Add Blade Ward, Sequester, make this choice after you see the roll, but before the Mind Blank, and Blade of Disaster** to your list of DM says whether the saving throw succeeds or fails. domain spells. Like your other domain spells, they are always prepared and count as cleric spells for you. SORCEROUS SWORDMANSHIP 6th-level Sword Domain feature Knowledge of sword techniques that border on sorcery fills your mind. Add the Blade Ward and Sword Burst** cantrips to your cleric spell list, as well as any cantrips that use a melee weapon as a component (such as Booming Blade** and Green-Flame Blade**). When you gain this feature, you can replace a number of cantrips you know up to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of one) with these new cantrips. Additionally, when you prepare your spells you learn one of these cantrips without it counting against the number of cantrips you know. You can replace this cantrip with another from this feature whenever you prepare your spells. DIVINE STRIKE 8th-level Sword Domain feature You gain the ability to infuse your weapon strikes with divine energy. Once on each of your turns when you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can cause the attack to deal an extra 1d8 damage of the same type dealt by the weapon to the target. When you reach 14th level in this class, the extra damage CROSS-REFERENCING NOTES increases to 2d8. A single asterisk (*) denotes content from Xanathar's Guide to Everything. A double asterisk (**) denotes content from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. ART CREDITS (In Order of Appearance) "Page" (edited) from the DMs Guild Creator Resource— Eberron Scenes & Symbols Art pack. "Swordswoman—Female—Girl" by GDJ from Pixabay, 2020. "Woman—Sword—Fighter" by Samplependleburyannette from Pixabay,file 2020. "Sword—Celtic—Fantasy" by OpenClipart- Vectors from Pixabay, 2013. "Elf—Woman—Fantasy" by darksouls1 from Pixabay, 2017. 3 .