New Feat Tree: The eldritch heritage's for Domains.


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I was curious to know what the paizo community would think about this.

We are actually discussing around it with our party, so if you have any idea, comments or balance issue to correct those, it would be really appreciated.

Divine Revelation
You had a divine revelation that shows you a new path and grant you a fraction of the diety's powers.
Prerequisites: Wis 13, Weapon Focus with the favored weapon of the selected domain's diety, character level 3rd, same alignement of the diety.
Benefit: Select one cleric domain. You must have Weapon Focus with the Diety's Favored Weapon. (for example, Greatsword for War domain of Gorum). This domain can't be a domain you already have access. Your alignement must match with the selected diety. For exemple, if you select Gorum's War Domain, you must be chaotic or neutral to fit with Gorum's alignement. You gain the granted domain power for the selected domain. For purposes of using that power, treat your cleric level as equal to your character level – 2, even if you have levels in cleric, oracle, druid or inquisitor. You do not gain any of the other domain abilities.

Divine Revelation, Improved
Your divine bond reaches higher limit.
Prerequisites: Wis 15, Divine Revelation, character level 3rd.
Benefit: You can have access to the first domain power. (IE: Battle Rage from War Domain) For purposes of using that power, treat your cleric level as equal to your character level – 2, even if you have levels in cleric, oracle, druid or inquisitor. You do not gain any of the other domain abilities.

Divine Revelation, Greater
Your divine bond reaches his maximum.
Prerequisites: Wis 17, Improved Divine Revelation, two level higher than the power.
Benefit: You can have access to the second domain power. (IE: Weapon Master from War Domain) Your character level must be equal to the granted power's level +2 (IE: 10 in the War domain case). For purposes of using that power, treat your character level as your cleric level for all your cleric domains powers granted by this feat, Divine Revelation, and Improved Divine Revelation.


It's not broken... but I still want to stab it repeatedly with a very dull and wide object. Though considering that most domains only have 2 powers I think I'm a bit confused.

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I am extremely uncomfortable with simply snagging domains that don't belong to your faith by use of feats. AT BEST, I would only allow this for a domain that belongs to the diety you worship.

And if someone is going ask me about non-diety clerics, I don't allow them at all.


SOME of them have an additional bonus ability, e.g. Darkness grants Blind-Fight, Glory boosts Channel DC by 2.
Since most don´t, I would just make 2 tiers of Feats here, those Domains with an extra ability/bonus should roll it into one of them... If there is balance questions, roll it into the 2nd Feat... or just ditch the un-named Power (or make it a choice between the un-named Power and the 1st named power). Regardless, you would need to clarify the language used to indicate these: ALL Domain Powers are ´Granted Power´ of that Domain, and ´the first granted power´ would be Blind-Fight for Darkness... Probably ´the first (second) named Granted Power´ would work to distinguish those.

You have the requirement that you can´t take Domains that you already have (good), but I´d also say if you have Domains from some source (Cleric, Inquisitor, etc), you could only choose additional Domains that would be a valid choice for you, i.e. granted by your Deity/Divine Power Source. I guess there´s nothing stopping a Cleric/Inquisitor multi-class from worshipping two different gods (???) but I don´t want to introduce that type of thing just via Feat. Non-Domain Class characters should actually have to be worshippers of the God who grants said Domain, and stay in good graces of said God as per Clerics normally.

Over-all, I am very ´MEH´ it just feels like checking off a box where-by all Class Features are equivalent.
I would rather see a Feat that allowed non-Domain-granting Class Levels to (partially?) count towards Domain advancement, but you actually have to gain the Domain via normal means, e.g. multi-class in Cleric/etc.


I'd see more favorably a feat giving oracle revelations. A revelation is something you RECEIVE, like a bloodline is something you're born with. But a domain is something you STUDY and PRAY to obtain.

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