Athena — Goddess of Wisdom, Strategy, Crafts and Civic Order

Athena — D&D 2024

Athena, Greater Deity — Medium Celestial, Lawful Neutral; suggested CR 33.

Saving Throws Str +18, Dex +18, Int +19, Wis +19. Damage Resistances force, psychic, radiant. Damage Immunities bludgeoning, piercing and slashing from nonmagical attacks. Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, surprised. Senses truesight 300 ft., passive Perception 29. Languages all languages she chooses, telepathy 300 ft.

Legendary Resistance (5/Day). If Athena fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.

Perfect Read of the Battlefield. Athena cannot be surprised. At the start of each round, she chooses up to three allies she can see within 120 feet; each may immediately move up to half its Speed without provoking opportunity attacks.

Aegis of the City. Athena and allies within 60 feet gain a +2 bonus to Armor Class against ranged attacks and advantage on saving throws against being Frightened.

Multiattack. Athena makes three Spear of the Grey-Eyed Goddess attacks: +18 to hit, reach 15 ft. or range 60/180 ft.; 31 (4d10 + 9) piercing plus 22 (4d10) radiant damage.

Strategic Reversal (Recharge 5–6). Athena chooses up to three creatures she can see within 120 feet. Each willing target can move up to its Speed and make one weapon attack. Each hostile target instead makes a DC 27 Wisdom saving throw; on a failure it loses its reaction and Athena may move it up to 20 feet to an unoccupied space it could normally occupy.

Craft of Necessity (1/Day). Athena instantly creates one non-artifact non-consumable object of Huge size or smaller made from mundane wood, stone, bronze, iron, cloth or leather. It lasts until the next dawn unless she chooses to make it permanent.

Mythic Trait — No Plan Dies Unanswered. The first time Athena is reduced to 0 hit points, she instead regains 330 hit points. She immediately ends one effect on herself, moves up to her Speed and uses Strategic Reversal without requiring a recharge roll.

Divine Spellcasting (original encounter rule). Wisdom is Athena’s spellcasting ability (spell save DC 27, +19 to hit with spell attacks). She casts any spell from her personal list below without material components. Cantrips and spells of levels 1–5 are at will; each named spell of levels 6–9 can be cast 3/day. Casting times and Concentration use this edition’s normal rules.

Athena’s Spell List — 2024

The following is Athena’s personal divine repertoire in this edition, not a list of cleric domains or the spells automatically granted to her worshippers. This complete campaign spell selection is original encounter material, not an official published Athena statblock. Spell links open site entries where an established matching entry is available.

Athena — D&D 5e / 2014 (original epic deity)

Medium celestial, lawful neutral; epic campaign deity, suggested CR 33. No official 2014 Athena statblock is claimed. This is a distinct original conversion for encounters with the goddess herself.

Saving Throws Str +18, Dex +18, Int +19, Wis +19. Damage Resistances force, psychic, radiant. Damage Immunities bludgeoning, piercing and slashing from nonmagical attacks. Condition Immunities charmed, frightened. Senses truesight 300 ft., passive Perception 29. Languages all, telepathy 300 ft.

Legendary Resistance (5/Day). If Athena fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.

Aegis of the Polis. Athena and allies within 60 feet receive +2 AC against ranged attacks and have advantage on saving throws against fear.

Actions — Multiattack. Athena makes three spear attacks. Divine Spear: melee weapon attack +18 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target; 31 (4d10 + 9) piercing plus 22 (4d10) radiant damage.

Strategic Reversal (Recharge 5–6). Up to three allies Athena can see within 120 feet each move up to their speed and make one weapon attack. Up to three hostile targets instead make a DC 27 Wisdom saving throw, losing their reactions on failure and being moved up to 20 feet to legal unoccupied spaces by Athena.

Legendary Actions (3/Round). Athena may use one option at the end of another creature’s turn: Step Ahead (move up to half her speed without provoking opportunity attacks); Spear Thrust (make one Divine Spear attack, costs 2 actions); or Command the Line (one ally within 60 feet moves up to half its speed without provoking opportunity attacks).

Divine Spellcasting (original encounter rule). Wisdom is Athena’s spellcasting ability (spell save DC 27, +19 to hit with spell attacks). She casts any spell from her personal list below without material components. Cantrips and spells of levels 1–5 are at will; each named spell of levels 6–9 can be cast 3/day. Casting times and Concentration use this edition’s normal rules.

Athena’s Spell List — 2014

The following is Athena’s personal divine repertoire in this edition, not a list of cleric domains or the spells automatically granted to her worshippers. This complete campaign spell selection is original encounter material, not an official published Athena statblock. Spell links open site entries where an established matching entry is available.

Athena — Pathfinder 1e

Greater deity; alignment LN. Suggested divine encounter CR 32. Cleric traditions (campaign options): Artifice, Community, Knowledge, Law, War, Weather. Subdomains: Construct, Memory, Tactics, Leadership. Favoured weapon: spear.

Strategic Omniscience (Su). Athena is never flat-footed and cannot be flanked except by a deity of equal or greater rank. Allies within 60 feet gain a +4 insight bonus on initiative and combat manoeuvre defence.

Aegis of the Polis (Su). Three times per day Athena creates a 60-foot-radius defensive aura for 10 rounds. Allies gain a +4 deflection bonus to AC and immunity to fear; hostile summoned creatures must succeed on a Will save to enter.

Divine Craft (Su). Athena may use fabricate at will and treats every Craft and Knowledge skill as though she possessed maximum ranks.

Divine Spellcasting (original encounter rule). Athena is a 27th-level divine spellcaster for her personal spell list below. She casts spells of levels 0–5 at will and each listed spell of levels 6–9 three times per day; save DC 27 + spell level and caster level 27. Use the normal spell effects and casting rules of PF1e. This is not a cleric’s prepared-domain-spell allotment.

Athena’s Spell List — PF1e

The following is Athena’s personal divine repertoire in this edition, not a list of cleric domains or the spells automatically granted to her worshippers. This complete campaign spell selection is original encounter material, not an official published Athena statblock. Spell links open site entries where an established matching entry is available.

Athena — D&D 3.5e

Greater deity; Divine Rank 17; alignment LN. Portfolio: wisdom, strategy, defensive war, crafts, civic order and invention. Cleric traditions (legacy setting): Artifice, Community, Knowledge, Law, War, Weather. Favoured weapon: spear.

Appropriate salient divine abilities include Alter Reality, Battlesense, Divine Battle Mastery, Divine Shield and Supreme Initiative.

Perfect Strategy. Within her divine aura, Athena knows the position and condition of every ally she can perceive and cannot be surprised, flanked or deceived by ordinary feints.

Divine Spellcasting (original encounter rule). Athena is a 27th-level divine spellcaster for her personal spell list below. She casts spells of levels 0–5 at will and each listed spell of levels 6–9 three times per day; save DC 27 + spell level and caster level 27. Use the normal spell effects and casting rules of 3.5e. This is not a cleric’s prepared-domain-spell allotment.

Athena’s Spell List — 3.5e

The following is Athena’s personal divine repertoire in this edition, not a list of cleric domains or the spells automatically granted to her worshippers. This complete campaign spell selection is original encounter material, not an official published Athena statblock. Spell links open site entries where an established matching entry is available.

Recovered Legacy d20 Spell-Like Repertoire

In Athena’s earlier d20-era record, these were spell-like powers of the goddess, separate from her prepared cleric spells and from the domains she granted worshippers. This historical repertoire is preserved as a reference rather than imported into modern D&D or Pathfinder without conversion. Legacy divine spell-like effects use the original ruleset’s own caster-level and frequency rules, not the modern spellcasting allowance above.

War, wards and authority: Blade Barrier, Bless, Calm Emotions, Dictum, Dispel Chaos, Divine Power, Flame Strike, Hold Monster, Magic Circle against Chaos, Magic Vestment, Magic Weapon, Order’s Wrath, Power Word Blind, Power Word Kill, Power Word Stun, Prayer, Protection from Chaos, Refuge, Shield of Law, Spiritual Weapon, Summon Monster IX.

Sight, counsel and movement: Clairaudience/Clairvoyance, Detect Secret Doors, Detect Thoughts, Discern Location, Divination, Find the Path, Foresight, Greater Status, Legend Lore, Status, Sympathy, Telepathic Bond, True Seeing.

Craft, weather and great workings: Call Lightning, Call Lightning Storm, Control Weather, Control Winds, Dismantle, Fog Cloud, Forge of Air, Hephaestus’ Blessing, Heroes’ Feast, Hone, Major Creation, Mass Heal, Minor Creation, Obscuring Mist, Sleet Storm, Stone Shape, Stone Warriors, Storm of Vengeance, True Creation, Whirlwind.

Earlier d20 supplementary spells: The older Athena entry also named Athena’s Battle Guidance, Athena’s Blessing, Athena’s Protective Shield, Athena’s Grace, Mark of Athena, Arcane Prohibition, Mend Fortifications, Eye of the Storm, Greater Status. These are legacy and third-party additions, not automatically official Pathfinder, 3.5e, 2014 or 2024 spells. Their individual pages describe their provenance. Use only with GM approval and do not silently add them to another edition’s spell levels.