Must have Cleric Domains

[Hassassin]

What is the pantheon like? Apart from the crunch considerations, I think each deity should have at least two domains that fit them.

 

[Gilladian]

After skimming through the lists and discussions other people have provided, I might suggest coming at your problem from the opposite direction.

Your purpose in creating these domains is to have 4-6 different "cleric types" for the PC to choose from. So,
1) create a base list of spells every cleric will have.
2) choose your cleric types. You mentioned Druid and Paladin, I think, earlier. Healer, War Priest, Elementalist, Summoner are a few other roles I can think of...
3)Pick and choose spells to add to your base list that create this type of cleric.
4) select a domain power (tweaked as needed) that fits with the spells you chose for each type of cleric.
4) come up with a name you like that goes with the list.

Don't try to squeeze the current domain lists into your thinking. They don't REALLY do what you are trying to accomplish, IMO.

 

[Meatboy]

What is the pantheon like? Apart from the crunch considerations, I think each deity should have at least two domains that fit them.

Not really a pantheon at all presently. This is for my own homebrew system I figure any gods that there will be or could be will have a minimum of two domains.

 

[Meatboy]

After skimming through the lists and discussions other people have provided, I might suggest coming at your problem from the opposite direction.

Your purpose in creating these domains is to have 4-6 different "cleric types" for the PC to choose from. So,
1) create a base list of spells every cleric will have.
2) choose your cleric types. You mentioned Druid and Paladin, I think, earlier. Healer, War Priest, Elementalist, Summoner are a few other roles I can think of...
3)Pick and choose spells to add to your base list that create this type of cleric.
4) select a domain power (tweaked as needed) that fits with the spells you chose for each type of cleric.
4) come up with a name you like that goes with the list.

Don't try to squeeze the current domain lists into your thinking. They don't REALLY do what you are trying to accomplish, IMO.

Your right about the current domains really don't but I want the names, themes whatever domains are then smoosh stuff around until something interesting comes out.

 

[steeldragons]

Add another voice to the "What's your pantheon going to be?"

If you're going for quicky/simple/bare bones just pick what people are likely to worship...sans elements or alignments confused: But, hey. Your game. Moving on...) and tack on what domains make sense to those deities.

I'd probably go with something like this:
God/Goddess of: suggested domains
Battle, Courage & Valor: War, Animal, Protection
The Sun, Inspiration & Light: Sun, Healing, Protection
The Moon, Secrets & Shadows: Magic, Healing, Knowledge
Nature, the Harvest & Weather: Animal, Plant, "Weather"?
Death, Insight & Judgement: Death, Knowledge, Magic
Pain, Fear & Domination: War, Death, Magic
Healing, Love & Beauty: Healing, Sun, Protection
Monsters, the Unknown & Destruction: Destruction, War, Death

Sooo, looks like, if you want a list of just 10 domains, I guess you go with:
Animal
Death
Destruction
Healing
Knowledge
Magic
Plant
Protection
Sun
War
...but then, without elemental domains, need to pick and choose the weather spells and clump them together for a Weather domain (like we used to have ...or just take Weather out of the deity's portfolio and make it just "Nature and Harvest".

Good luck and happy domaining.
--SD

 

[Meatboy]

Add another voice to the "What's your pantheon going to be?"

If you're going for quicky/simple/bare bones just pick what people are likely to worship...sans elements or alignments confused: But, hey. Your game. Moving on...) and tack on what domains make sense to those deities.

I'd probably go with something like this:
God/Goddess of: suggested domains
Battle, Courage & Valor: War, Animal, Protection
The Sun, Inspiration & Light: Sun, Healing, Protection
The Moon, Secrets & Shadows: Magic, Healing, Knowledge
Nature, the Harvest & Weather: Animal, Plant, "Weather"?
Death, Insight & Judgement: Death, Knowledge, Magic
Pain, Fear & Domination: War, Death, Magic
Healing, Love & Beauty: Healing, Sun, Protection
Monsters, the Unknown & Destruction: Destruction, War, Death

Sooo, looks like, if you want a list of just 10 domains, I guess you go with:
Animal
Death
Destruction
Healing
Knowledge
Magic
Plant
Protection
Sun
War
...but then, without elemental domains, need to pick and choose the weather spells and clump them together for a Weather domain (like we used to have ...or just take Weather out of the deity's portfolio and make it just "Nature and Harvest".

Good luck and happy domaining.
--SD

good list! I might fold animal and plant into nature, and perhaps destruction into death for the elemental one... fire might be mixable into Sun and I could make a new domain perhaps Storm (seriously RW pantheons always got a God of Storms) that can have air/water.

 

[RUMBLETiGER]

The Deities and Demigods book has a pantheon variation of a dualistic pantheon, only 2 deities, one good/light, one evil/dark. That'd slim things down.