Cleric Domain: Messenger

Hermes by Zelda C Wang

"Speaking with the elemental voice of clarity, those who follow the messenger domain wish to spread news far and wide. You are unrestricted by the petty grievances of the receiver for all you care about is that the message is clearly communicated and received regardless of its outcome. And while you may find yourself in perilous situations due to the recipients ire you always find that your purpose fulfilled is a high calling indeed. As the saying goes: 'These [clerics] are stayed neither by snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness from accomplishing their appointed course with all speed.'"

 

Messenger Domain Spells

Level  Spells
1st      Comprehend Languages, Marathon*
3rd      Collect Call**, Skywrite
5th      Fly, Haste
7th      Here and There***, Galder's Speedy Courier
9th      Dream, Passwall
 
Bringing the News

Beginning at 1st level, you can speak psychically to anyone you have met if they are within 20 feet of you. The range of this feature improves at 2nd level to 40 feet, at 6th level to 1 mile, 8th level if you're both on the same plane of existence, and has no restrictions on distance or planar existence at 17th level.

 

In addition, you learn the message cantrip.

Channel Divinity: The Message

You can use a your Channel Divinity to heal any creature who can hear and understand your message for 1d6 + half your cleric level (rounded up). Alternatively, you can speak a message using your Channel Divinity to deal 1d6 + half your cleric level (rounded up) psychic damage to any creature that can hear and understand you (except for yourself).

 

Candor

At 6th level, when you speak a truthful statement you may make it magically known to be truthful to the creature(s) that you are communicating with at will. As well, you can determine the veracity of a spoken statement by any creature not affected by the spell glibness up to thrice per long rest.

Unrestricted Passage

Starting at 8th level, you are always affected by the spell freedom of movement so long as you have at least one remaining spell slot.

Inter-Planar Hotline

Beginning at 17th level, you may communicate between planes with ease. Therefore, if a spell has a particular range or limitation on requiring the same plane of existence between targets you instead ignore that limitation. The spell must be of the Divination, Illusion, or Transmutation schools to be a valid spell for this feature.

Spells

*Marathon

1st Level Transmutation (ritual)

Range: Self

Components: V, S, M (a pair of shoes)

Duration: 1 day

You gain 100 feet of land based movement speed towards a particular target. You must have a message for the target, and must speak the message to that particular target at the point of arrival within an hour. Otherwise, you take 2d20 magical psychic damage.

**Collect Call
2nd Level Divination

Range: Up to 1 mile
Components: V, S, M (a copper coin)

Duration: 1 round
Send a brief message of one sentence to a known target. The recipient must be aware of the caster and anticipating the message. Upon receipt, a similarly brief response may be sent along with a single object up to one pound in weight. This object must fit cleanly in the palm of the sender.

 

***Here and There
4th level Transmutation
Range: Up to 300 ft
Components: V, S, M (a gold gilded feather worth at least 50g)
Duration: 2 rounds
You can teleport within 300 feet of your current location. You can, within the next round, teleport back to your first location as a bonus action.