Balance Domain
The Balance Domain represents equilibrium, impartial judgement and the correction of extremes. The version preserved here is third-party D&D 3.x material from The Lore of the Gods, Book One: The Greek Gods, not an official SRD, Pathfinder or modern D&D domain.
At a Glance
| Divine Sphere | Balance, neutrality, arbitration and resistance to ideological extremes |
|---|---|
| Rules Origin | Third-party D&D 3.x material |
| Source | The Lore of the Gods, Book One: The Greek Gods |
| Typical Role | Defensive support, arbiter and anti-extremity caster |
| Other Editions | No official same-named Pathfinder 1e, 5e/2014 or 2024 Cleric domain |
Edition Applicability
The mechanics below belong to a third-party D&D 3.x rules tradition. No later-edition panels are added because they would be adaptations rather than published versions.
Balance Domain — D&D 3.x Third-Party
Rules status: third-party d20 material.
Granted Power
Once per day, you can invoke protection against each of the four alignment extremes—Law, Chaos, Good and Evil—as free-action defensive effects, following the source’s domain power.
Balance Domain Spells
| 1st | Weighing the Balance |
|---|---|
| 2nd | Calm Emotions |
| 3rd | Prayer |
| 4th | Dismissal |
| 5th | Divine Arbitration |
| 6th | Shared Fate |
| 7th | Banishment |
| 8th | Equalization |
| 9th | Antipathy |
How the Balance Domain Plays
Balance is a support-and-control domain. Its spell list starts by identifying and calming extremes, then moves into judgement, shared consequences and effects that push creatures or situations back toward equilibrium.
Who Should Grant the Balance Domain?
Use it for powers whose established portfolios genuinely centre on equilibrium, impartial arbitration, cycles or the restraint of extremes. Do not infer it from a deity merely being calm, wise or politically neutral.
What Are Balance Priests Doing Now?
Balance priests are arbitrating disputes, containing planar incursions, judging whether one faction has gained dangerous dominance and intervening when magical forces push a region too far toward one cosmic extreme.
Related Domains and Character Options
Rules Sources and Licensing
The granted power and spell list follow the third-party Balance Domain in The Lore of the Gods, Book One: The Greek Gods. The page no longer presents the material without provenance.