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<blockquote data-quote="Matthias" data-source="post: 5950899" data-attributes="member: 3625">It is efficient game design to have a single list of spells for a given domain. Thus any deity with the portfolio of fire, regardless of other domains or of alignment, will grant these spells:1st—burning hands2nd—produce flame3rd—fireball4th—wall of fire5th—fire shield6th—fire seeds7th—elemental body IV (fire only)8th—incendiary cloud9th—elemental swarm (fire spell only)But suppose different deities of fire granted different fire spells? An evil deity of fire might portray fire as a destructive and painful thing, while a good deity of fire would portray it as yielding life-giving warmth, as a tool of purification, and as useful for cooking nutiritious food. So might two deities of far different philosophies grant different domain spells to their clerics? One cleric of a fire deity might have Wall of Fire for a 4th level domain spell, while another might grant Fire Shield (warm shield). A fire deity whose favored weapon is a bow might prefer to grant Flame Arrow instead of Fireball for a 3rd-level domain spell.Out of the Core Rulebook, Advanced Player's Guide, and Ultimate Magic, there ought to be enough variety for unique spells at least half of each domain list for every Pathfinder list. And if there is not, then more could be created.Comments?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Matthias, post: 5950899, member: 3625"] It is efficient game design to have a single list of spells for a given domain. Thus any deity with the portfolio of fire, regardless of other domains or of alignment, will grant these spells: 1st—burning hands 2nd—produce flame 3rd—fireball 4th—wall of fire 5th—fire shield 6th—fire seeds 7th—elemental body IV (fire only) 8th—incendiary cloud 9th—elemental swarm (fire spell only) But suppose different deities of fire granted different fire spells? An evil deity of fire might portray fire as a destructive and painful thing, while a good deity of fire would portray it as yielding life-giving warmth, as a tool of purification, and as useful for cooking nutiritious food. So might two deities of far different philosophies grant different domain spells to their clerics? One cleric of a fire deity might have Wall of Fire for a 4th level domain spell, while another might grant Fire Shield (warm shield). A fire deity whose favored weapon is a bow might prefer to grant Flame Arrow instead of Fireball for a 3rd-level domain spell. Out of the Core Rulebook, Advanced Player's Guide, and Ultimate Magic, there ought to be enough variety for unique spells at least half of each domain list for every Pathfinder list. And if there is not, then more could be created. Comments? [/QUOTE]

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