Dark Apostate

Alchemist	Artificer	Barbarian	Fighter Dragon Lord	Monk	Rogue	Sorcerer Wild Mage	Wizard
Favored Soul		Bard Stormsinger	Cleric Dark Apostate	Druid Blightcaster	Paladin Sacred Fist	Ranger Dark Hunter	Warlock Acolyte of the Skin

Dark Apostate is a variant Cleric archetype that embraces negative energy and has the ability to turn Undead. Introduced in Update 56.

Changes from base class

Lose

• Automatically prepare Cure Wounds spells
• Radiant Servant enhancements

Gain

• Automatically prepare Inflict Wounds spells
• Dark Apostate enhancements

Class Summary

Alignment: Any Hit dice: d8

Class Skills

Skill points at 1st level: (2 + Intelligence modifier) x4

Skill points at each additional level: 2 + Intelligence modifier

Concentration (Constitution)
Diplomacy (Charisma)
Spellcraft (Intelligence)
Heal (Wisdom)

Weapon and Armor Proficiencies

	Simple weapons
	Light armor
	Medium armor
	Heavy armor
	Shields (except tower shields).

Past life

Past Life: Dark Apostate

You were a Dark Apostate in a past life. You occasionally feel the presence of the divine. Each time you acquire this feat you gain +5% Negative Healing Amplification and +5 Negative Spell Power. This feat can be stacked up to three times. Note: This class counts as a Cleric for the purposes of Completionist. Past Life: Dark Apostate is a Free Feat, which means it is permanently added to the character that unlocks it and you won't need to choose it, neither at new life nor at level up.

Enhancement trees

• Divine Disciple
• Warpriest
• Dark Apostate enhancements

Advancement table

Dark Apostates gain additional spell points when they increase level or by having high wisdom, check the tables here. Note that the bonus spell slot granted for spontaneous casting is included in the following table: one spell slot of each level is always reserved for the Inflict spell of that level (except for the L9 slots).

Table: The Cleric							Preparable Spells
Level	Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Ref Save	Will Save	Special	Spell points*	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1st	+0/+0	+2	+0	+2	Turn Undead, Follower of (your faith)	130	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2nd	+1/+1/+6	+3	+0	+3	Select a Domain	155	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3rd	+2/+2/+7	+3	+1	+3	-	180	4	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4th	+3/+3/+8	+4	+1	+4	-	205	5	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5th	+3/+3/+8	+4	+1	+4	Domain ability	230	5	4	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
6th	+4/+4/+9	+5	+2	+5	Deity-based feat	260	5	5	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
7th	+5/+5/+10/+15	+5	+2	+5	-	295	6	5	4	3	-	-	-	-	-
8th	+6/+6/+11/+16	+6	+2	+6	-	335	6	5	5	4	-	-	-	-	-
9th	+6/+6/+11/+16	+6	+3	+6	Domain ability	380	6	6	5	4	3	-	-	-	-
10th	+7/+7/+12/+17	+7	+3	+7	-	430	6	6	5	5	4	-	-	-	-
11th	+8/+8/+13/+18	+7	+3	+7	-	485	6	6	6	5	4	3	-	-	-
12th	+9/+9/+14/+19	+8	+4	+8	-	545	6	6	6	5	5	4	-	-	-
13th	+9/+9/+14/+19	+8	+4	+8	-	610	6	6	6	6	5	4	3	-	-
14th	+10/+10/+15/+20	+9	+4	+9	Domain ability	680	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	-	-
15th	+11/+11/+16/+21	+9	+5	+9	-	755	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	3	-
16th	+12/+12/+17/+22	+10	+5	+10	-	835	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	-
17th	+12/+12/+17/+22	+10	+5	+10	-	920	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	2
18th	+13/+13/+18/+23	+11	+6	+11	-	1010	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	3
19th	+14/+14/+19/+24	+11	+6	+11	-	1105	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	4
20th	+15/+15/+20/+25	+12	+6	+12	-	1205	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5

• Includes Base SP from Spell point table plus 80 SP from Magical Training free feat.

Class feats

Level 1

• Turn Undead (active and passive): This feat allows the character to halt, or at higher levels destroy, undead creatures. The character can do this (3 + their charisma modifier) times per day. While turning undead is an active skill, this feat is passive as it adds to the total amount of turns per day. While enhancements from both Dark Apostate and Paladin stack, as far as number and power of turns, the base number of turns do not stack with each other.

• Religious Lore (passive): This feat grants represents your knowledge of religion. This feat is received once for every Dark Apostate level.

Deity Based Feats

• °Favored Soul at levels 1, 3, 6, 12 and 20 select one additional Deity-based feat from the list below.
• * Clerics and Paladins at levels 1 and 6 select one additional Deity-based feat from the list below. Clerics and Paladins can also use their standard feat slot for Deity-based feats.
• Your choice at level 1 determines your favored weapon, and type of Damage Reduction^†. ^† Damage Reduction applies only to Favored Soul.

Starting World	Religion	Favored weapon	Level 1 feat°*	Level 3 feat°	Level 6 feat°*	Level 12 feat°	Level 20 feat°†
			Fav Weapon: Proficiency & +1 To Hit	Fav Weapon: +1 Attack & Damage (exotic); +2 Attack & Damage (simple/martial)	Unique Active Ability	Fav Weapon: +1 Attack & Damage (exotic); +2 Attack & Damage (martial); +3 Attack & Damage (simple)	Damage Reduction 10, bypassed by named material
Eberron	Aureon (excluding Bladeforged)	Quarterstaff	Follower of Aureon	Child of Faith	Aureon's Instruction	Beloved of Aureon	Damage Reduction: Cold Iron
	Blood of Vol (excluding Bladeforged)	Dagger	Follower of the Blood of Vol	Child of Faith	The Blood is The Life	Beloved of the Blood of Vol	Damage Reduction: Good
	Lord of Blades (Bladeforged, Warforged only)	Greatsword	Follower of the Lord of Blades	Child of Faith	Bladesworn Transformation	Beloved of the Lord of Blades	Damage Reduction: Adamantine
	Olladra (excluding Bladeforged)	Sickle	Follower of Olladra	Child of Faith	Luck of Olladra	Beloved of Olladra	Damage Reduction: Cold Iron
	Onatar (excluding Bladeforged)	Warhammer	Follower of Onatar	Child of Faith	Onatar's Forge	Beloved of Onatar	Damage Reduction: Cold Iron
	Silver Flame (excluding Bladeforged)	Longbow	Follower of the Silver Flame	Child of Faith	Silver Flame Exorcism	Beloved of the Silver Flame	Damage Reduction: Silver
	Sovereign Host (excluding Bladeforged)	Longsword	Follower of the Sovereign Host	Child of Faith	Unyielding Sovereignty	Beloved of the Sovereign Host	Damage Reduction: Cold Iron, Silver
	Undying Court (Elf, Half-Elf, Wood Elf only)	Scimitar	Follower of the Undying Court	Child of Faith	Undying Call	Beloved of the Undying Court	Damage Reduction: Cold Iron
	Vulkoor (Drow only)	Shortsword	Follower of Vulkoor	Child of Faith	Vulkoor's Avatar	Beloved of Vulkoor	Damage Reduction: Good
Forgotten Realms	Amaunator	Heavy Mace	Favored by Amaunator	Child of Faith	Amaunator's Brilliance	Beloved of Amaunator	Damage Reduction: Silver
	Helm (excluding Morninglord)	Bastard Sword	Favored by Helm	Child of Faith	Ever Watchful	Beloved of Helm	Damage Reduction: Adamantine
	Silvanus (excluding Morninglord)	Maul	Favored by Silvanus	Child of Faith	Blessing of Silvanus	Beloved of Silvanus	Damage Reduction: Silver

Level 2

Dark Apostate must select one domain at Dark Apostate level 2. They gain additional feats from that domain at levels 5, 9, and 14.

Gallery

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  Dark Apostate in Shadow Form

Spells

See also: Dark Apostate spells

• A Dark Apostate casts divine spells, which are drawn from the cleric spell list.
• A Dark Apostate must choose and prepare his spells in advance (see below).
• A Dark Apostate automatically prepare Inflict spells at their normal levels in addition to spells prepared normally. This does not take up a spell slot.
• To prepare or cast a spell, a Dark Apostate must have a Wisdom score equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a Dark Apostate's spell is 10 + the spell level + the Dark Apostate's Wisdom modifier.
• Like other spellcasters, a Dark Apostate can prepare only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day.
• His base daily spell allotment is given on Table: The Cleric.
• The efficiency of the different healing spells is discussed at Healing Spells.
• See also spell usefulness.

External links

• A Cleric's Spell Book - Read Only
• A Cleric's Spell Book - Open Edit