Cleric Domains?

[Lensman]

Will Clerics have domains in 4e or will all Clerics do Radiant damage and have the same set of abilities to pick from?

 

[Victim]

It looks like Clerics will be able to pick up diety specific powers, but they'll all do radiant damage.

 

[Fiendish Dire Weasel]

There are deity specific feats clerics can take. So far it just seems these grant a deity specific Channel Divinity power.

All clerics deal Radiant damage, except for melee abilities I guess.

 

[Hawke]

Evil clerics? I wonder if there'll be anything in the book about that...

The whole thing is easily house ruled, but I'm just curious how they're going to take that.

 

[Victim]

Well, evil gods are generally gods still.

 

[Shroomy]

Dollars to donuts, they'll be a feat that allows you to turn radiant into necrotic damage.

 

[mhacdebhandia]

Evil clerics? I wonder if there'll be anything in the book about that...

Yeah. Vecna will misquote Wash from Firefly and say, "Mine is an evil light."

 

[Sojorn]

Dollars to donuts, they'll be a feat that allows you to turn radiant into necrotic damage.

Or perhaps other types as well.

And will probably be a cleric only feat. Since they seem to enjoy limiting things that are designed with a certain class in mind. As well they should.

 

[FireLance]

I also wonder if it will be possible to re-create the concept of domains by using the multiclassing rules.

Basically, spend a feat to get training in a domain-appropriate skill and another minor ability, or a more significant ability and no skill training. Then, additional feats could allow you to swap out class powers for domain powers.

 

[Hawke]

That might work pretty well... ignore the initial multiclass feat but allow you to spend a feat to swap a power with the proper keyword associated with your diety from another class. Give you a little domain power so to speak .