Life Domain (One)

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UA 2023 Player's Handbook Playtest 6

Unearthed Arcana

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Design Note: Life Domain Updates

 Here are the main updates in this subclass since its last playtest version:

• Domain Spells once again includes 1st-level spells, and Prayer of Healing has been replaced by Aid.
• Disciple of Life is now clearer that its extra Hit Points are based on the spell slot expended.
• Preserve Life has been redesigned to give more flexibility in how you protect yourself and others. Healing spells are almost all Abjuration spells now, so the revised feature applies to almost all defensive and healing spells on the Divine list.
• Blessed Healer is now clearer that its extra Hit Points are based on the spell slot expended.
• Divine Strike has been replaced by Blessed Strikes in the base class.
• Supreme Healing now applies to Channel Divinity as well to spells.

Life Domain  subclass
Life Domain is a subclass of the Cleric class.

The Life Domain focuses on the vibrant positive energy — one of the fundamental forces of the universe — that sustains all life. The Clerics who tap into this domain are masters of healing, using that force of life to cure many hurts.

Existence itself relies on the positive energy associated with this domain, so a Cleric of any religious tradition might choose it. This domain is associated with agricultural deities, sun gods, gods of healing or endurance, and gods of home and community. Religious orders of healing also seek the powers of this domain.

Life Domain Features

Cleric Level	Features
3rd	Domain Spells, Disciple of Life, Preserve Life
6th	Blessed Healer
17th	Supreme Healing

 

Subclass Features

Domain Spells

3rd Feature
Summary: At 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th levels you gain additional spells that you always have prepared. 

Disciple of Life

3rd Feature
Your healing Spells are empowered by life itself. When a spell you cast with a spell slot restores Hit Points to a creature, that creature regains additional Hit Points on the turn you cast the Spell. The additional Hit Points equal 2 plus the Spell’s level. 

Preserve Life

3rd Feature
Summary: You may cast Divine Abjuration spells without spending a Spell Slot by expending uses of Channel Divinity equal to the spell slot level. 

Blessed Healer

6th Feature
Summary: When you heal other creatures, you also heal. 

Supreme Healing

17th Feature
Summary: Dice rolls for healing are maximized.

End of the source material

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Life Domain Deities

Life Deities
(65 official and unofficial deities)

Deity	Deific Type	Portfolio	Alignment	Suggested Domains	Plane	Symbol	Pantheon	Source
Aberro	Deity	the Wandering Giver of Life	Chaotic Neutral	Life, Trickery	The Demiplane of the Forgotten	A cross splitting a grinning mask, with curved mischievous eyes. Gleaming with elegant rays.	The Forgotten Pantheon	Ghostie
Aerdrie Faenya	Deity	Air, Sky, Rain, Fertility, Birth	Chaotic Good	Life, Tempest, Trickery	Arborea, Ysgard	Bird silhouetted against a cloud	Seldarine, Elven	Varied, MM5, MToF
Alobal Lorfiril	Deity	Revelry, mirth	Chaotic Good	Life, Trickery	Arborea (Arvandor)	Wine Glass	Elven, Seldarine	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Angharradh	Deity	Wisdom, growth, protection	Chaotic Good	Knowledge, Life, War, Peace, Unity		Three interlocking circles	Seldarine, Elven	Varied, MToF, TCoE
Anoikh	Deity	Reincarnation and the Order of Life	Lawful Neutral	Life, Grave, Death	The Demiplane of the Forgotten	An upside down ankh with three crosses intersecting at the loops end, near the end of the shaft and inbetween the two.	The Forgotten Pantheon	Ghostie
Apollo	Deity	Light, music, and healing	Chaotic Good	Knowledge, Life, Light	Arborea	Lyre	Greek	SRD5
Arawai	Deity	Fertility	Neutral Good	Life, Nature		Sheaf of wheat tied with green ribbon	The Sovereign Host, Eberron	Player's Handbook (5e)
Arawn	Deity	Life, Death	Neutral Evil	Life, Death		Black star on gray background	Celtic	SRD5
Artemis	Deity	Hunting and childbirth	Neutral Good	Life, Nature	Arborea	Bow and arrow on lunar disk	Greek	SRD5
Bahamut	Deity	Good Dragons, Metallic Dragons, Justice Courage	Lawful Good	Life, War	Mount Celestia	Dragon head in profile	Dragon	Varied
Balder	Deity	Beauty and poetry	Neutral Good	Life, Light	Ysgard (Asgard)	Gem-­encrusted silver chalice	Norse	SRD5
Balinor	Deity	Beasts and the hunt	Neutral	Life, Nature		Pair of antlers	Eberron, The Sovereign Host	Player's Handbook (5e)
Berronar Truesilver	Deity	Hearth, home, truth	Lawful Good	Life, Light		Intertwined silver rings	Dwarven, Mordinsamman	Varied, SCAG, MToF
The Blood of Vol	Philosophy	Immortality and undeath	Lawful Neutral	Death, Life		Stylized dragon skull on red teardrop gem	Eberron	Varied, PHB5, ERftLW
Boldrei	Deity	Community and home	Lawful Good	Life, Peace, Twilight, Unity		Fire in a stone hearth	Eberron, The Sovereign Host	Player's Handbook (5e)
Brigantia	Deity	Rivers and livestock	Neutral Good	Life		Footbridge	Celtic	SRD5
Chauntea	Deity	Agriculture	Neutral Good	Life		Sheaf of grain or a blooming rose over grain	Forgotten Realms	Player's Handbook (5e)
Corellon Larethian	Deity	Elves, Art, and Magic	Chaotic Good	Light, Arcana, Life, War		Quarter moon or starburst	Elven, Seldarine	Varied, PHB5, SCAG, MToF
Cyrrollalee	Deity	Hearth, home	Lawful Good	Life, Peace, Unity		An open door	Halfling	Varied, SCAG, MToF
Demeter	Deity	Agriculture	Neutral Good	Life	Arborea	Mare's head	Greek	SRD5
Diancecht	Deity	Medicine and healing	Lawful Good	Life		Crossed oak and mistletoe branches	Celtic	SRD5
Dionysus	Deity	Mirth and wine	Chaotic Neutral	Life	Arborea	Thyrsus (staff tipped with pine cone)	Greek	SRD5
Ehlonna	Deity	Woodlands	Neutral Good	Life, Nature		Unicorn horn	Greyhawk	Player's Handbook (5e)
Eilistraee	Deity	Freedom, moonlight, song	Chaotic Good	Life, Light, Nature		Sword-wielding, dancing female drow silhouetted against the full moon	Elven, Dark Seldarine	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Eldath	Deity	Peace	Neutral Good	Life, Nature		Waterfall plunging into still pool	Forgotten Realms	Player's Handbook (5e)
Elebrin Liothiel	Deity	Abundance, gardens, the harvest	Chaotic Good	Life, Nature		Acorn	Elven, Seldarine	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Frey	Deity	Fertility and the sun	Neutral Good	Life, Light	Ysgard (Asgard)	Ice-­blue greatsword	Norse	SRD5
Freya	Deity	Fertility and love	Neutral Good	Life	Ysgard (Asgard)	Falcon	Norse	SRD5
Frigga	Deity	Birth and fertility	Neutral	Life, Light	Ysgard (Asgard)	Cat	Norse	SRD5
Goibhniu	Deity	Smiths and Healing	Neutral Good	Knowledge, Life		Giant mallet over sword	Celtic	SRD5
Hanali Celanil	Deity	Love, beauty, the arts	Chaotic Good	Life	Arborea (Arvandor, Evergold)	Golden heart	Seldarine, Elven	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Hathor	Deity	Love, music, and motherhood	Neutral Good	Life, Light		Horned cow's head with lunar disk	Egyptian	SRD5
Helm	Deity	Protection	Lawful Neutral	Life, Light		Staring eye on upright left gauntlet	Forgotten Realms	Player's Handbook (5e)
Hestia	Deity	Home and family	Neutral Good	Life	Arborea	Hearth	Greek	SRD5
Ilmater	Deity	Endurance	Lawful Good	Life		Hands bound at the wrist with red cord	Forgotten Realms	Player's Handbook (5e)
Isis	Deity	Fertility and magic	Neutral Good	Arcana, Knowledge, Life		Ankh and star	Egyptian	SRD5
Karametra	Deity	harvests	Neutral Good	Life, Nature		Cornucopia	Theros	Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Labelas Enoreth	Deity	Time, history, memory	Chaotic Good	Arcana, Knowledge, Life		Setting sun	Elven, Seldarine	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Lathander	Deity	Birth and renewal	Neutral Good	Life, Light		Road traveling into a sunrise	Forgotten Realms	Player's Handbook (5e)
Lliira	Deity	Joy	Chaotic Good	Life		Triangle of three six-pointed stars	Forgotten Realms	Player's Handbook (5e)
Lugh	Deity	Arts, travel, and commerce	Chaotic Neutral	Knowledge, Life		Pair of long hands	Celtic	SRD5
Luthic	Deity	Fertility	Lawful Evil	Life, Nature		Orcish rune meaning "cave entrance"	Orc	Varied, MM5
Melira Taralen	Deity	Poetry, songs	Chaotic Good	Knowledge, Life, Trickery	Arborea (Arvandor)	Lute	Elven, Seldarine	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Mishakal	Deity	Healing	Lawful Good	Knowledge, Life, Twilight		Blue infinity sign	Dragonlance	Player's Handbook (5e)
Mya	Deity	Clan, family, wisdom	Neutral Good	Knowledge, Life		A faceless mother figure	Dwarven, Mordinsamman	Varied, MToF
Naralis Analor	Deity	Healing, suffering, death	Neutral Good	Grave, Life		White dove	Elven, Seldarine	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Olladra	Deity	Good fortune	Neutral Good	Life, Trickery		Domino	Eberron, The Sovereign Host	Player's Handbook (5e)
Osiris	Deity	Nature and the underworld	Lawful Good	Life, Nature, Grave		Crook and flail	Egyptian	SRD5
The Path of Light	Philosophy	Light and self-improvement	Lawful Neutral	Life, Light		Brilliant crystal	Eberron	Varied, PHB5, ERftLW
Pelor	Deity	Sun and healing	Neutral Good	Life, Light		Sun	Greyhawk	Player's Handbook (5e)
Pharika	Deity	affliction	Neutral Evil	Death, Knowledge, Life		Snakes	Theros	Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Raven Queen	Deity	Death, Memories	Lawful Neutral	Life, Death	Shadowfell	Raven's head, in profile, facing left	Elven	Varied
Re-Horakhty	Deity	The sun	Lawful Good	Life, Light		Solar disk encircled by serpent	Egyptian	SRD5
Selune	Deity	Moon	Chaotic Good	Knowledge, Life, Twilight		Pair of eyes surrounded by seven stars	Forgotten Realms	Player's Handbook (5e)
Semuanya	Deity	Survival	Neutral	Life		Egg	Lizardfolk	Player's Handbook (5e)
Sharindlar	Deity	Healing, love	Chaotic Good	Life		Burning needle	Dwarven, Mordinsamman	Varied, SCAG, MToF
The Silver Flame	Deity	Protection and good	Lawful Good	Life, Light, War		Flame drawn on silver or molded from silver	Eberron	Varied, PHB5, ERftLW
Sune	Deity	Love and beauty	Chaotic Good	Life, Light		Face of a beautiful read-haired woman	Forgotten Realms	Player's Handbook (5e)
The Mana	Deity	Death, Magic, Enlightenment, Virtue	Lawful Good	Life, Death, Virtue		An intricate tattoo		Max7238
Ulaa	Deity	Hills, mountains, mining, quarring	Lawful Good	Life, War, Forge		Mountain with a circle at its heart, A miner's pick	Greyhawk, Dwarven, Mordinsamman	Varied, PHB5, MToF
The Undying Court	Ancestral Spirits (group)	Elven ancestors	Neutral Good	Grave, Knowledge, Life		Golden mask, Varies	Eberron, Elven	Varied, PHB5, ERftLW
Valkauna	Deity	Oaths, birth, aging, death	Lawful Neutral	Grave, Life		A silver ewer	Dwarven, Mordinsamman	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Ye'Cind	Deity	Music, enchantment	Chaotic Good	Life, Trickery		Recorder	Elven, Seldarine	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Yondalla	Deity	Halflings, Fertility, Protection	Lawful Good	Life, Twilight		Cornucopia, cornucopia on a shield, shield	Halfling	Varied, PHB5, SCAG, MToF
Zandilar	Deity	Romance, lust, dance	Chaotic Neutral	Life	Arborea (Arvandor)	Lips	Elven, Seldarine, Yuir	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Sources and Notes

• a deprecated version of this subclass was published in UA 2022 Cleric and Revised Species.

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