Your animal companion stacks so you get one companion. Don't know if domains stack for powers or if it's three sets of uses. Best to ask your DM how he wants it handled.
Can I gain multiple "instances" or copies of the same domain from different classes? For example, if I multiclass into cleric, druid, and inquisitor - can I grab the Animal domain from all three, and gain three animal companions (and multiple activations of the speak with animals ability)?
I'm going to go ahead and say "No, except for the example you just supplied." Effects like Channel Energy have a specific errata that states that they do not stack if gained from different sources, which is where I think the Domain Powers fall.
That being said, Animal Companion levels specifically do stack, so even though you'd have the domain power from a bunch of different places, the power functions as an Animal Companion, so you'd add up your severely neutered levels together to determine your effective level with your companion.
Can I gain multiple "instances" or copies of the same domain from different classes? For example, if I multiclass into cleric, druid, and inquisitor - can I grab the Animal domain from all three, and gain three animal companions (and multiple activations of the speak with animals ability)?
Read inquisitor and cleric again and you'll find this (bolded is relevant):
Domain: Like a cleric's deity, an inquisitor's deity influences her alignment, what magic she can perform, and her values. Although not as tied to the tenets of the deity as a cleric, an inquisitor must still hold such guidelines in high regard, despite that fact she can go against them if it serves the greater good of the faith. An inquisitor can select one domain from among those belonging to her deity. She can select an alignment domain only if her alignment matches that domain. With the GM's approval, an inquisitor can be devoted to an ideal instead of a deity, selecting one domain to represent her personal inclination and abilities. The restriction on alignment domains still applies.Each domain grants a number of domain powers, depending on the level of the inquisitor. An inquisitor does not gain the bonus spells listed for each domain, nor does she gain bonus spell slots. The inquisitor uses her level as her effective cleric level when determining the power and effect of her domain powers. If the inquisitor has cleric levels, one of her two domain selections must be the same domain selected as an inquisitor. Levels of cleric and inquisitor stack for the purpose of determining domain powers and abilities, but not for bonus spells.
Cleric and Inquisitor levels would just stack together for the domain abilities, they don't add and you certainly don't get mulitples. I'd rule it to work the same with adding Druid (with the same domain) to the mix.
I do not believe you can gain multiple instances of the same domain.
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I would like to see this clarified as well. I am planning on running a Cleric/Palidin/Holy vindicator
Sacred Servant Palidan 4 with the protection domain (cleric 1 for domain)
Theologian Cleric 2 with the protection domain (cleric 4 for domain)
the rest holy vindicator incresing both channel energies
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I hadn't thought of it before seeing this thread, but in the same vain, could a cleric take the same domain twice instead of two different domains? I'm thinking they'd be giving up variety of domain spells, but get double uses per day of their domain abilities. Getting the luck domain twice would work well for my luck-themed halfling cleric of Lady Luck (Desna).
I hadn't thought of it before seeing this thread, but in the same vain, could a cleric take the same domain twice instead of two different domains?
Per the rules, possibly, but redundant domains would not stack together so in essence taking the same domain twice would equate to taking one domain.
You could look at the Exalted Domains rules of the Super Genius Games'series.^_^
I would like to see this clarified as well. I am planning on running a Cleric/Palidin/Holy vindicator
Sacred Servant Palidan 4 with the protection domain (cleric 1 for domain)
Theologian Cleric 2 with the protection domain (cleric 4 for domain)the rest holy vindicator incresing both channel energies
I'm not sure channel energy from the vindicator would stack with both classes. It's very unclear.
I hadn't thought of it before seeing this thread, but in the same vain, could a cleric take the same domain twice instead of two different domains? I'm thinking they'd be giving up variety of domain spells, but get double uses per day of their domain abilities. Getting the luck domain twice would work well for my luck-themed halfling cleric of Lady Luck (Desna).
No. "A cleric chooses two domains from among those belonging to her deity." You can no more choose the same one twice, than you can choose the same number on a powerball lottery ticket twice ("Choose 5 from 46" or whatever it is).
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If they do infact work like Channel Energy, then you would get two seperate pools of domain powers and each would be based on thier own individual classes.
Pros: multiple uses of abilities per each class
Cons: The level 8 domain powers will probably not be gained
if they work like Animal conpanions then they would have a single pool and the powers would be based on the total of classes that granted the domain
Pros: the level 8 domain powers will probably be gained
Cons: Only a single set of domain powers is gained
You can't take the same domain twice. First Bobson already pointed out that RAW say you take two domains. This is pretty Unambiguous. The plain meaning of the word "two" is clearly "more than one." Also think feats. You can only select a feat once unless it says otherwise, I would say it is the same for domains.
Personally, I'd let someone take the same domain in multiple classes and just have the class levels stack to determine the strength and availability of domain powers. This is already built into the Inquisitor. It's no huge leap to just extend that same functionality to the Druid or anything else that might get a domain.
You're a Druid 2/Cleric 4 both with the Plant domain? You're level 6 so far as your domain powers work.
That is the most sensible.
Seems the same situation as anything else that gives you the same ability from different sources, your levels from the multiple sources (that give the ability) stack to determine the power level of the single instance of the ability that you possess.
This especially goes for anything with the wording "Your effective X-level is equal to your Y-level (minus n)"
Such as cleric domains and animal companions...