Satire Domain

The Satire Domain weaponises reputation, ridicule and bardic curse-magic. It is third-party D&D 3.x material from Dominique Crouzet’s Celtic Druids and the Tuatha de Dannan, built around the legendary destructive power of the satirist.

At a Glance

Divine Sphere	Satire, public reputation, ridicule, exposure and magical criticism
Rules Origin	Third-party D&D 3.x netbook material
Source	Celtic Druids and the Tuatha de Dannan, Dominique Crouzet
Campaign Patron	Cairbre
Typical Role	Social control, curses, humiliation and revelation
Other Editions	No official same-named Pathfinder 1e or modern D&D domain is presented here

Edition Applicability

This page preserves the original third-party D&D 3.x Satire Domain. Its mechanics are not official Wizards of the Coast or Paizo material and are not copied into later editions without a separately labelled adaptation.

How the Satire Domain Plays

Satire is a social weapon first and a combat tool second. The progression ruins credibility, encourages suspicion, creates false perceptions and eventually exposes or reshapes a target in ways that can destroy status as effectively as hit-point damage destroys a body.

Cairbre and the Satire Domain

Cairbre is the established campaign patron. The domain suits priests and sacred poets whose words carry supernatural consequences.

What Are Satire Priests Doing Now?

They are humiliating corrupt patrons, defending poets from retaliation, exposing false reputations and deciding whether a magically effective satire is justified criticism or an abuse of sacred power.

Related Domains and Character Options

• Bard
• Eloquence Domain
• Trickery Domain
• Cleric Domains

Rules Sources and Licensing

The granted power and spell progression derive from Dominique Crouzet’s third-party D&D 3.x netbook Celtic Druids and the Tuatha de Dannan.