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About this mod
Adds a Frost Domain Cleric to BG3.
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Version 2.0 UPDATE - Patch 8 Compatible
IMPORTANT Due to the core changes in this update I HIGHLY recommend respeccing before you update.
After collecting feedback over the last couple months I've made some fairly substantial changes - balancing adjustments, new features, etc. - to solve a few issues:
- Overpowered early game levels from Ray of Frost twin cast.
- Lackluster mid game features and power budget.
- More player agency in feature choices to provide more versatility.
- Winter's Embrace
- You now select 2 cold cantrips of your choice. Ray of Frost is no longer a twin cast to avoid being overpowered at lower levels.
- Chilling Blast has been added as an option which is an Eldritch Blast like cold cantrip. This cantrip scales very close in damage to twin cast ray of frost in mid to late game.
- New Subclass Feature - Glacial Ward
- When an enemy attacks you or an ally within 9m you can use your reaction to summon a divine-empowered barrier of freezing energy. The ward absorbs incoming damage up to your Level + Wisdom Modifier, and then immediately dissipates.
- Winter's Embrace felt a bit lackluster on its own. Additional spells and cantrips are nice but don't really add anything signature about the subclass. Glacial Ward is meant to fill that gap and bolster the support and defensive capability of the Frost Domain. And also add a distinct but strong alternative feature to the twin cast Ray of Frost that has been removed.
- Level 6 Subclass Feature - Renamed from Glacial Heart -> Heart of the Everfrost
- No longer grants resistance to cold damage. While thematically appropriate, it was rarely useful.
- Instead, your cold damaging spells and abilities now ignore resistance to cold damage. This is likely to be much more useful than the previous iteration.
- Level 8 Subclass Feature - Blessed Strikes
- Based on the 2024 PHB, Blessed Strikes is a selectable passive as level 8. You can now select either
- Potent Spellcasting
- Divine Strike
- This grants the player a lot more freedom in how to play their cleric. You can now lean more martial or spell caster as you prefer.
- Based on the 2024 PHB, Blessed Strikes is a selectable passive as level 8. You can now select either
- Freezing Smite
- Changed to use your spellcasting modifier for attack rolls. For players who don't like playing this as a martial class, you may not want to put stats into Strength or Dexterity. This change alleviates that concern. And frankly, given that it's a Channel Divinity, using your Wisdom for attack rolls just makes sense for this.
- Changed to use your spellcasting modifier for attack rolls. For players who don't like playing this as a martial class, you may not want to put stats into Strength or Dexterity. This change alleviates that concern. And frankly, given that it's a Channel Divinity, using your Wisdom for attack rolls just makes sense for this.
- Winter's Shroud
- Damage has been increased: 1d6 -> 1d8 + Wisdom Modifier.
- In addition, the Chilled condition can no longer be saved against and will automatically apply to enemies within the aura.
- Some minor VFX changes.
- Notes and Considerations:
- Ultimately, these changes were designed to balance the power budget of the class a bit more. Early game was too strong in some ways and mid game was lackluster. I also felt that this domain lacked that signature feature(s) that others have. Hence the addition of Glacial Ward.
- Future updates will include:
- Additional VFX adjustments to abilities like Winter's Shroud.
- More Cold Cantrips you can select from at level 1.
- Overhaul of the icons. Note: Chilling Blast reuses existing assets and uses the Ice Knife icon. This will be changed in a future update.
- Lastly, I will, as always be monitoring feedback and making further adjustments as needed if anything feels out of balance.
Overview
I have always loved cold flavored builds and spells so I decided to make a cold-themed cleric domain inspired from various materials across the internet. My goal was to make a subclass that could hold its own with respect to both martial combat and spells as you'll see from the subclass features below.
Proficiencies
- Martial Weapons
- Heavy Armor
- Armour of Agathys, Ice Knife
- Misty Step, Chilling Gust
- Sleet Storm, Slow
- Fire Shield: Chill, Ice Storm
- Cone of Cold, Hold Monster
Level 1
Winter's Embrace
You learn two cold cantrips of your choice. These count as Cleric cantrips for you and do not count against the number of cantrips you can learn. In addition, at level 11 Otiluke's Freezing Sphere and Wall of Ice are added to your list of available spells.
Glacial Ward
When an enemy attacks you or an ally within 9m you can use your reaction to summon a divine-empowered barrier of freezing energy. The ward absorbs incoming damage up to Level + Wisdom Modifier and then immediately dissipates.
Level 2
Channel Divinity: Freezing Smite
Channel your divine power to unleash a chilling strike. Targets must succeed a Constitution Saving Throw or be instantly Frozen in place. Uses your Wisdom Modifier for attack rolls.
Level 6
Heart of the Everfrost
Your mastery of the cold grants you enhanced abilities. Your cold spells and abilities overcome Resistance to cold damage, and you cannot fall Prone while traversing icy terrain.
Channel Divinity: Winter's Shroud
A swirling cloud of icy mist and frost erupts around you blinding enemies and reducing their movement speed. In addition, enemies within range are Chilled. Deals 1d8 + Wisdom Modifier Cold damage per turn.
Level 8 Blessed Strikes
You can select one of the following:
- Divine Strike: Cold
- Potent Spellcasting
Credits and Special Thanks
Huge thanks to TheCeruleanWitch for the awesome subclass icon!
I want to give a shout out to Shivero over on Nexus. While there are no actual dependencies here, I did consider using some their VFX libraries and was very inspired by some of the VFX work they did. Please go check out their work!
Also shout out to DiZ91891 (5E Spells on Nexus). Booming Blade provided the inspiration for Frostbite Blade.