Domains of Sol Invictus

Patrick Baldwin wrote:
> I'm thinking of building a cleric of Sol Invictus (yes,
> the Unconquered Sun from the Exalted setting, basically)
> for our upcoming Expedition to Castle Ravenloft game.
>
> Any thoughts on what domains I should be looking at?
>
> I mean, Sun, sure, but he's a pretty multi-facted sort
> of god.

Strength, Protection, Knowledge, Glory, Nobility, Courage come to mind.
War, Liberation, Competition could probably work too.


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In rec.games.frp.dnd Jasin Zujovic <jzujovic RemoveThis @inet.hr> wrote:
>Patrick Baldwin wrote:
>> I'm thinking of building a cleric of Sol Invictus (yes,
>> the Unconquered Sun from the Exalted setting, basically)
>> for our upcoming Expedition to Castle Ravenloft game.
>>
>> Any thoughts on what domains I should be looking at?
>>
>> I mean, Sun, sure, but he's a pretty multi-facted sort
>> of god.

>Strength, Protection, Knowledge, Glory, Nobility, Courage come to mind.
>War, Liberation, Competition could probably work too.

Those seem pretty reasonable to me; any thoughts
as to what weapon should be favored?

I guess "daiklave" might map to "longsword"?

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Patrick Baldwin wrote:
>
> Those seem pretty reasonable to me; any thoughts
> as to what weapon should be favored?
>
> I guess "daiklave" might map to "longsword"?

Maybe bastard sword or greatsword, too.

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In rec.games.frp.dnd Christopher Adams <mhacdebhandia.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Patrick Baldwin wrote:
>>
>> Those seem pretty reasonable to me; any thoughts
>> as to what weapon should be favored?
>>
>> I guess "daiklave" might map to "longsword"?

>Maybe bastard sword or greatsword, too.

I thought about bastard sword, but the War domain
would only give it as a two handed weapon, and
plain old daiklaves aren't.

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Patrick Baldwin wrote:

> In rec.games.frp.dnd Christopher Adams <mhacdebhandia.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Patrick Baldwin wrote:
>>
>>>Those seem pretty reasonable to me; any thoughts
>>>as to what weapon should be favored?
>>>
>>>I guess "daiklave" might map to "longsword"?
>
>
>>Maybe bastard sword or greatsword, too.
>
>
> I thought about bastard sword, but the War domain
> would only give it as a two handed weapon, and
> plain old daiklaves aren't.
>
> ~P.
>
>

Make it a cultural think like Dwarves and waraxes. Just say that Humans
treat bastardswords a Martial weapons rather than Exotic...

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"Tetsubo" <tetsubo RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Patrick Baldwin wrote:
>> I'm thinking of building a cleric of Sol Invictus (yes,
>> the Unconquered Sun from the Exalted setting, basically) for our upcoming
>> Expedition to Castle Ravenloft game.
>>
>> Any thoughts on what domains I should be looking at?
>>
>> I mean, Sun, sure, but he's a pretty multi-facted sort
>> of god.
>>
>> May go for Knight of the Raven prestige class. May multicass with
>> Warblade and go for Ruby Knight (after
>> filing off the serial numbers), in case that matters.
>>
>> ~P.
>>
>>
>
> I think Healing, Protection or Knowledge might all fit my image of a Sun
> god... Is there and anti-undead type of domain?

Yes. Sun.

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On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:14:54 -0400, Tetsubo <tetsubo.DeleteThis@comcast.net> scribed
into the ether:

>Patrick Baldwin wrote:
>> I'm thinking of building a cleric of Sol Invictus (yes,
>> the Unconquered Sun from the Exalted setting, basically)
>> for our upcoming Expedition to Castle Ravenloft game.
>>
>> Any thoughts on what domains I should be looking at?
>>
>> I mean, Sun, sure, but he's a pretty multi-facted sort
>> of god.
>>
>> May go for Knight of the Raven prestige class. May
>> multicass with Warblade and go for Ruby Knight (after
>> filing off the serial numbers), in case that matters.
>>
>> ~P.
>>
>>
>
> I think Healing, Protection or Knowledge might all fit my image of a
>Sun god... Is there and anti-undead type of domain?

The Sun domain has several anti-undead components...notably its granted
domain ability is a 1/day greater turn, where any undead who would normally
be turned are destroyed instead. A couple of the spells on the domain list
also do bonus damage when used against undead.
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On Nov 2, 11:14 am, Tetsubo <tets... RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote:
> Patrick Baldwin wrote:
> > I'm thinking of building a cleric of Sol Invictus (yes,
> > the Unconquered Sun from the Exalted setting, basically)
> > for our upcoming Expedition to Castle Ravenloft game.
>
> > Any thoughts on what domains I should be looking at?
>
> > I mean, Sun, sure, but he's a pretty multi-facted sort
> > of god.
>
> > May go for Knight of the Raven prestige class. May
> > multicass with Warblade and go for Ruby Knight (after
> > filing off the serial numbers), in case that matters.
>
> > ~P.
>
> I think Healing, Protection or Knowledge might all fit my image of a
> Sun god... Is there and anti-undead type of domain?
>

On Nov 2, 11:14 am, Tetsubo <tets... RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote:
> Patrick Baldwin wrote:
> > I'm thinking of building a cleric of Sol Invictus (yes,
> > the Unconquered Sun from the Exalted setting, basically)
> > for our upcoming Expedition to Castle Ravenloft game.
>
> > Any thoughts on what domains I should be looking at?
>
> > I mean, Sun, sure, but he's a pretty multi-facted sort
> > of god.
>
> > May go for Knight of the Raven prestige class. May
> > multicass with Warblade and go for Ruby Knight (after
> > filing off the serial numbers), in case that matters.
>
> > ~P.
>
> I think Healing, Protection or Knowledge might all fit my image of a
> Sun god... Is there and anti-undead type of domain?
>

Besides Sun, there's Good (holy weapons) & Repose. Protection to
protect against them, Heck even the Healing domain since healing does
damage to them.

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On Nov 2, 11:14 am, Tetsubo <tets....DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote:
> Patrick Baldwin wrote:
> > I'm thinking of building a cleric of Sol Invictus (yes,
> > the Unconquered Sun from the Exalted setting, basically)
> > for our upcoming Expedition to Castle Ravenloft game.
>
> > Any thoughts on what domains I should be looking at?
>
> > I mean, Sun, sure, but he's a pretty multi-facted sort
> > of god.
>
> > May go for Knight of the Raven prestige class. May
> > multicass with Warblade and go for Ruby Knight (after
> > filing off the serial numbers), in case that matters.
>
> > ~P.
>
> I think Healing, Protection or Knowledge might all fit my image of a
> Sun god... Is there and anti-undead type of domain?
>

Besides Sun, there's Good (holy weapons) & Repose

- Justisaur
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Tetsubo wrote:
>> I'm thinking of building a cleric of Sol Invictus (yes,
>> the Unconquered Sun from the Exalted setting, basically) for our
>> upcoming Expedition to Castle Ravenloft game.
>>
>> Any thoughts on what domains I should be looking at?
>>
>> I mean, Sun, sure, but he's a pretty multi-facted sort
>> of god.
>>
>> May go for Knight of the Raven prestige class. May multicass with
>> Warblade and go for Ruby Knight (after
>> filing off the serial numbers), in case that matters.
>
> I think Healing, Protection or Knowledge might all fit my image of a
> Sun god... Is there and anti-undead type of domain?

Glory gets +2 to turning checks and +1d6 to turning damage as a domain
power, some anti-undead spells, and some general anti-evil spells,
including bless weapon and holy sword.

Glory + Sun FTW.


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Matt Frisch <matuse73.TakeThisOut@yahoo.spam.me.not.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:14:54 -0400, Tetsubo <tetsubo.TakeThisOut@comcast.net> scribed
> into the ether:
>
>> I think Healing, Protection or Knowledge might all fit my image of a
>>Sun god... Is there and anti-undead type of domain?
>
> The Sun domain has several anti-undead components...notably its
> granted domain ability is a 1/day greater turn, where any undead who
> would normally be turned are destroyed instead. A couple of the spells
> on the domain list also do bonus damage when used against undead.

Incidentally, I'd probably change the Sun domain's Greater Turn to be
more like the feat (or actually grant the feat). Instead of greater
turn 1/day, have it allow greater turn for double cost.


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Patrick Baldwin <pax RemoveThis @osmium.mv.net> wrote:
>
> I think I'm actually going to pitch Turn Undead altogether for my
> cleric of Sol Invictus. We're doing the new Expedition to Castel
> Ravenloft module, and I think I'm going to use the substitution level
> that gets me Destroy Undead instead. I'm also going to swap out one
> of my Domain powers for the ability to make some of my light spells
> count as actual sunlight in a small area. I want to be all burny and
> hurtful to undead, not make them run away. It's much harder to
> destroy them when they're fleeing at full speed and you're stumping
> along in heavy armor.

Indeed. Replacing 'scare undead' with 'burn undead' is a viable
solution too, and rather appropriate for a cleric of the sun god.


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