Cleric domains access question

[Wanda V'orcus]

Hi everyone,

I'm still adjusting to Pathfinder/3.5 rules, and have a question regarding clerics and their Domains...

According to the Core Rulebook, clerics get access to two of the Domains available through their deity.

Does this amount of accessible Domains ever increase as the cleric advances in levels? Or is (s)he stuck with those Domains for ever and ever?

And if the cleric's deity offers access to multiple Domains, can the cleric abandon one Domain in favor of a different Domain (i.e., Healing instead of Fire, let's say)? And if the cleric can do this, when can (s)he do this? (For instance, sorcerers can change up their spells at fourth level -- do clerics get to do this too?)

Thanks for your time and patience with a relative newbie!

Cheers, JohnH / Wanda

[Gorbacz]

RAW, you chose 2 domains when you gain your first Cleric level, and you're stuck with them. You don't get any extra domains (corner cases, such as a Cleric/Druid, excepted).

[Skylancer4]

Wanda V'orcus wrote:

Hi everyone,

I'm still adjusting to Pathfinder/3.5 rules, and have a question regarding clerics and their Domains...

According to the Core Rulebook, clerics get access to two of the Domains available through their deity.

Does this amount of accessible Domains ever increase as the cleric advances in levels? Or is (s)he stuck with those Domains for ever and ever?

And if the cleric's deity offers access to multiple Domains, can the cleric abandon one Domain in favor of a different Domain (i.e., Healing instead of Fire, let's say)? And if the cleric can do this, when can (s)he do this? (For instance, sorcerers can change up their spells at fourth level -- do clerics get to do this too?)

Thanks for your time and patience with a relative newbie!

Cheers, JohnH / Wanda

Once they are chosen those are it, there might be a PrC or something that increases the amount of domains (in 3.5 there were) but at this point, the most you'll be seeing is two from the cleric class for it's entire career.

No abandonment available, once chosen they stay that way. Basically have an idea of what you want to do with the character and plan accordingly.