Pact Domain
The Pact Domain is an official D&D 3.5 sphere of binding agreements, obligations, negotiated power and bargains that endure until their conditions are met. It rewards social judgement and gives clerics a spell list built around commands, divination and magically enforced promises.
At a Glance
| Divine Sphere | Pacts, bargains, oaths, negotiated obligations and binding agreements |
|---|---|
| Published Rules | D&D 3.5e |
| Granted Power | Appraise, Intimidate and Sense Motive become cleric class skills |
| Play Style | Social negotiation, information, protective bargains and contingency magic |
Edition Applicability
The Pact Domain is an official D&D 3.5 domain appearing in Complete Divine and collected in Spell Compendium. No Pathfinder or 5e tab is added without a deliberate conversion.
Pact Domain — D&D 3.5e
Granted Power
Add Appraise, Intimidate and Sense Motive to your list of cleric class skills.
Pact Domain Spells
| 1st | Command |
|---|---|
| 2nd | Shield Other |
| 3rd | Speak with Dead |
| 4th | Divination |
| 5th | Stalwart Pact |
| 6th | Zealot Pact |
| 7th | Renewal Pact |
| 8th | Death Pact |
| 9th | Gate |
How the Pact Domain Plays
Pact gives a cleric strong social tools before magic is even cast. Its spells then turn obligations into real mechanical consequences: allies can share harm, dead witnesses can answer questions, future conditions can trigger powerful benefits and the highest-level magic can cross planar boundaries.
Pacts, Law and Trade
Pacts overlap with law and commerce but are not identical to either. Law represents cosmic order; Trade concerns exchange. Pact concerns the binding promise itself.
Priests, Temples and Sacred Duties
Pact priests witness agreements, investigate breaches, negotiate terms and preserve records of promises whose force extends beyond ordinary custom. Their temples can function as neutral ground for difficult bargains.
Related Domains and Character Options
Rules Sources and Licensing
D&D 3.5e: Pact Domain, published in Complete Divine and collected in Spell Compendium. The granted class skills and nine-level spell list above follow the published rules.