What background is best for a cleric?

Backgrounds

• Acolyte. Most builds take this background, as it’s the most obvious choice.
• Cloistered Scholar. An easy fit for a Cleric’s backstory, this character has increased knowledge of either Nature, Arcana, or Religion along with any two languages the player chooses.
• Faction Agent.
• Criminal.
• Hermit.
• Courtier.

What is the best cleric build 5e?

Dungeons & Dragons: 12 Best Cleric Builds To Run

1. 1 Knowledge Domain/Bard. When a Bard is in the party, they are usually the spokesperson for the group.
2. 2 Grave Domain.
3. 3 Nature Domain/Ranger.
4. 4 Death Domain/Monk.
5. 5 Forge Domain/Artificer.
6. 6 Light Domain/Monk.
7. 7 Tempest Domain.
8. 8 Trickery Domain.

Are Grave Clerics fun?

As Life, when you take healing out of the equation, you can’t do anything else interesting exclusively. Grave Cleric is fun and I like the Domain spells and features better.

Should you multiclass a cleric?

It can get tricky– but if you do it right, there’s a lot you can pull off. Clerics make for some of the best classes to multiclass, and a big part of this is because clerics get a lot of proficiencies and bonus spells even at level 1. A level or two of cleric can make a huge difference for any class.

Why is Twilight cleric so good?

Twilight cleric pumps out temporary hp every round, while peace cleric buffs the party with pseudo-bless that stacks with real bless and allows them to decide who’s best suited to take the damage from a given source at any given time during the combat.

What class works well with cleric?

Clerics and fighters work exceptionally well together. Everyone loves Action Surge, and as a cleric you’ll have a number of amazing spells to benefit from that extra action. But fighters work even better when paired with a melee cleric-build like War or Forge Domain.

What God do Grave Clerics worship?

Deities of the grave include Kelemvor, Wee Jas, the ancestral spirits of the Undying Court, Hades, Anubis, and Osiris. These deities teach their followers to respect the dead and pay them due homage.

Should I multiclass Twilight cleric?

Multiclassing. While multiclassing is a great option to make a more versatile character, I wouldn’t suggest multiclassing outside of the twilight cleric. Unlike some classes or subclasses where higher level abilities have little effect on the overall character, this subclass consistently gets better as we level up.

Do twilight Clerics get turn undead?

Level 2: Cleric. Channel Divinity (1/Rest) – Like all Clerics, we can use our Channel Divinity to Turn Undead, forcing all Undead within 30 feet who can see or hear us to make a Wisdom saving throw or have to use their action each turn for ten rounds to get as far away from us as possible.

Can a cleric be a knight?

The cleric is a militant priest; a preacher of the faith who is also a holy warrior or knight, dedicating himself to both his god and to martial prowess.

Do clerics get smite?

Meanwhile, the cleric has a 4th Level Feat called Channel Smite that allows them to deal Positive Energy damage on top of a weapon attack, and that damage scales up quite well.

Is Twilight cleric broken?

It’s not necessarily broken, but it’s extremely strong (especially at lower levels) and can be a lot for the DM to adjust to, and strong party composition can exacerbate the issue even more. Where it really gets broken is when you have a twilight cleric and a peace cleric in the same party at level 6+.

Can a priest be knighted?

By tradition, clergy receiving a knighthood are not dubbed, as the use of a sword is thought inappropriate for their calling. They are not able to use the title ‘Sir’. Foreign citizens occasionally receive honorary knighthoods; they are not dubbed, and they do not use the style ‘Sir’.

What is a cleric?

Clerics are intermediaries between the mortal world and the distant planes of the gods. As varied as the gods they serve, clerics strive to embody the handiwork of their deities. No ordinary priest, a cleric is imbued with divine magic.

Is it possible to play a weapon-based cleric?

A weapon-based cleric is playable, but a well-built weapon-using cleric will struggle to be just barely as effective as a cleric who is using cantrips. Your racial traits won’t fix that no matter how good they are.

What are the optional class features of a cleric?

Cleric Class Features Optional Class Features are detailed below under Optional Class Features. Hit Points: d8 hit points is good for a full caster, but it can be problematic since many Clerics fight on the front lines. Fortunately, Clerics have the best healing abilities in the game, so they can easily compensate for a small pool of hit points.

How does the cleric table work?

The Cleric table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of lst level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.