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This is an original Cleric domain for 5A.

Darkness and night provide both rest and terror.

Subclass features

Twilight Domain Spells

**Twilight Domain Spells**
Cleric Level	Spells
1	Arms of Hadar, Cause Fear
3	Darkness, Shadow Blade
5	Catnap, Enemies Abound
7	Evard's Black Tentacles, Shadow of Moil
9	Dream, Enervation

Bonus Proficiencies

At 1st level, you gain proficiency with one of these skills: Intimidation, Perception, or Stealth.

Blurry Darkness

At 1st level, when you are attacked, you can take a reaction to cloak yourself in darkness. All attack rolls against you have disadvantage until the end of the current turn.

Night Sight

Starting at 1st level, You can see through the deepest gloom. You have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. In that radius, you can see in dim light as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can see in magical darkness within the range of your darkvision. If you already have darkvision, Night Sight gains a range equal to your previous darkvision plus 30 feet.

Gift of the Night

At 1st level, as a bonus action, you can grant darkvision to a creature within 60 feet of you. You can affect a total number of creatures equal to your Proficency Bonus. If the number of creatures gifted with darkvision is more than this, those furthest away from you lose their darkvision.

Targets gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. In that radius, they can see in dim light as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light.

Channel Divinity: Cloud of Night

At 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to cloak an area in darkness.

As an action, you present your holy symbol, and a cloud of night forms around you up to a radius of 200 feet. The area of darkness lasts 10 minutes but does not move as you move. It does spread around corners. It can be blocked by barriers, such as a wall or door. If a barrier is removed, the darkness with spread. Darkvision can see in this darkness.

Depending on the distance from the point of origin, this darkness can overcome different degrees of light. Within 10 ft. it can only be overcome by sunlight. Within 50 ft., it can overcome bright light. Within 200 ft. it can overcome dim light. This light is suppressed and returns when Cloud of Night ends. If your darkness meets a source of light it cannot overcome, that light prevails in the area.

Nightwalker

At 6th level, you gain the ability to step from one shadow into another. When you are in dim light or darkness, you can take a bonus action to teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you can see that is also in dim light or darkness. You then have advantage on the first melee attack you make before the end of the turn.

An area in bright light usually has shadows usable by this power as long as there is only one light source casting bright light in the area. If the light source is the sun, there are always shadows.

Blessed Strikes

When you reach 8th level, you are blessed with divine might in battle. When a creature takes damage from one of your cantrips or weapon attacks, you can also deal 1d8 radiant damage to that creature. Once you deal this damage, you can't use this feature again until the start of your next turn.

Night Shroud

At 17th level, you become adept at evading creatures that rely on darkvision. While in darkness, you are invisible to any creature that relies on darkvision to see you in that darkness.

Editor's 's Notes

A darkness domain that isn't necessarily evil, this is built from the Twilight domain. I made the area of darkness that can be generated much larger that other similar effects, but the darkness is not magical, meaning anyone can see in it with darkvision. Nightwalker is from the shadow monk and Dark Shroud from the gloomstalker ranger.

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-This is a [[Cleric (5A)|Cleric]] domain for [[5A]].
+This is an original [[Cleric (5A)|Cleric]] domain for [[5A]].
 ''Darkness and night provide both rest and terror.
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-|valign="top" align=center | 1  ||valign="top"|  [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:cause-fear Cause Fear], [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:fog-cloud Fog Cloud]
+|valign="top" align=center | 1  ||valign="top"|  [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:arms-of-hadar Arms of Hadar], [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:cause-fear Cause Fear]
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-|valign="top" align=center | 3  ||valign="top"|  [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:darkness Darkness], [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:darkvision Darkvision]
+|valign="top" align=center | 3  ||valign="top"|  [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:darkness Darkness], [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:shadow-blade Shadow Blade]
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 |valign="top" align=center | 5  ||valign="top"|   [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:catnap Catnap], [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:enemies-abound Enemies Abound]
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 === Bonus Proficiencies ===
-At 1st level, you gain proficiency with martial weapons and
+At 1st level, you gain proficiency with one of these skills: Intimidation, Perception, or Stealth.
-<span style="background-color:yellow">the Stealth skill. If you are already proficient in Stealth, you can select any other skill to gain proficiency with.</span>
-<span style="text-decoration: line-through;background-color:coral">heavy armor.</span>
+=== Blurry Darkness ===
+At 1st level, when you are attacked, you can take a reaction to cloak yourself in darkness. All attack rolls against you have disadvantage until the end of the current turn.
 === Night Sight===
-Starting at 1st level, You can see through the deepest gloom. You have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. In that radius, you can see in dim light as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can see in magical darkness.
+Starting at 1st level, You can see through the deepest gloom. You have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. In that radius, you can see in dim light as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light.
-If you already have darkvision, Eyes of Night adds 30 ft. to the existing darkvision.
+You can see in magical darkness within the range of your darkvision.
+If you already have darkvision, Night Sight gains a range equal to your previous darkvision plus 30 feet.
+=== Gift of the Night ===
+At 1st level, as a bonus action, you can grant darkvision to a creature within 60 feet of you. You can affect a total number of creatures equal to your Proficency Bonus. If the number of creatures gifted with darkvision is more than this, those furthest away from you lose their darkvision.
+Targets gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. In that radius, they can see in dim light as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light.
-=== Vigilant Blessing ===
+=== Channel Divinity: Cloud of Night===
-At 1st level, the night has taught you to be vigilant. As an action, you give one creature you touch (including possibly yourself) advantage on the next initiative roll the creature makes. This benefit ends immediately after the roll or if you use this feature again.
+At 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to cloak an area in darkness.
-=== Channel Divinity: Twilight Sanctuary ===
+:As an action, you present your holy symbol, and a cloud of night forms around you up to a radius of 200 feet.  The area of darkness lasts 10 minutes but does not move as you move. It does spread around corners.  It can be blocked by barriers, such as a wall or door. If a barrier is removed, the darkness with spread. Darkvision can see in this darkness.
-At 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to refresh your allies with soothing twilight.
-As an action, you present your holy symbol, and a sphere of twilight emanates from you. The sphere is centered on you, has a 30-foot radius, and is filled with dim light.
+:Depending on the distance from the point of origin, this darkness can overcome different degrees of light.  Within 10 ft. it can only be overcome by sunlight. Within 50 ft., it can overcome bright light.  Within 200 ft. it can overcome dim light. This light is suppressed and returns when Cloud of Night ends. If your darkness meets a source of light it cannot overcome, that light prevails in the area.
-<span style="background-color:yellow">This dim light replaces any magical light or darkness, but does not dispel them—when you move away the previous light level returns.</span>
-The sphere moves with you, and it lasts for 1 minute or until you are incapacitated or die. Whenever a creature (including you) ends its turn in the sphere, you can grant that creature
-<span style="text-decoration: line-through;background-color:coral">one of</span>
-these benefits:
-* You grant it temporary hit points equal to <span style="text-decoration: line-through;background-color:coral">1d6 plus</span> <span style="background-color:yellow">half</span> your cleric level.
+=== Nightwalker ===
-* You end one effect on it causing it to be charmed or frightened.
+At 6th level, you gain the ability to step from one shadow into another. When you are in dim light or darkness, you can take a bonus action to teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you can see that is also in dim light or darkness. You then have advantage on the first melee attack you make before the end of the turn.
-=== Steps of Night ===
+''An area in bright light usually has shadows usable by this power as long as there is only one light source casting bright light in the area. If the light source is the sun, there are always shadows.
-Starting at 6th level, you can draw on the mystical power of night to rise into the air. As a bonus action when you are in dim light or darkness, you can magically give yourself a flying speed equal to your walking speed for 1 minute. You can use this bonus action a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
-=== Divine Strike ===
+=== Blessed Strikes ===
-At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon strikes with divine energy. Once on each of your turns when you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can cause the attack to deal an extra 1d8 radiant damage. When you reach 14th level, the extra damage increases to 2d8.
+When you reach 8th level, you are blessed with divine might in battle. When a creature takes damage from one of your cantrips or weapon attacks, you can also deal 1d8 radiant damage to that creature. Once you deal this damage, you can't use this feature again until the start of your next turn.
-=== Twilight Shroud ===
+=== Night Shroud ===
-At 17th level, the twilight that you summon offers a protective embrace: you and your allies have half cover (+2 bonus to AC and Dexterity saving throws) while in the sphere created by your Twilight Sanctuary.
+At 17th level, you become adept at evading creatures that rely on darkvision. While in darkness, you are invisible to any creature that relies on darkvision to see you in that darkness.
 == Editor's 's Notes ==
-The twilight domain needed to be cut back, but also to be made less complicated by removing non-essential choices and random rolls.
+A darkness domain that isn't necessarily evil, this is built from the Twilight domain.
-I am talking about you, Twilight Sanctuary.
+I made the area of darkness that can be generated much larger that other similar effects, but the darkness is not magical, meaning anyone can see in it with darkvision.
+Nightwalker is from the shadow monk and Dark Shroud from the gloomstalker ranger.