The holy symbol is a spellcasting focus. Spellcasting foci by design are only used to replace non-costly, non-consumed material components. If your player is casting a spell without material components, they do not need their holy symbol at all and can cast it normally.
Can clerics be neutral evil?
A cleric who is neither good nor evil and whose deity is neither good nor evil can convert spells to either cure spells or inflict spells (player’s choice). A good cleric (or a neutral cleric who worships a good deity) can turn or destroy undead creatures.
What is an evil cleric?
Your evil cleric could be a cult leader, for instance. Or a DnD version of someone who preaches the prosperity gospel. He believes, truly believes, that his god will make him rich or powerful, and that is his motivation.
Can clerics get wish?
Wish is not a valid Cleric spell, nor do any other spells on that list have a means to undo the stress of Wish (although a very loose interpretation of Regenerate may). Allowing the Divine Intervention to relieve the stress would be completely up to the DM.
Can clerics be chaotic neutral?
1 Answer. A cleric cannot cast spells opposed to his (or his deity’s) alignment: a good cleric cannot cast evil spells and vice versa, and likewise a lawful cleric cannot cast chaotic spells and vice versa.
Are clerics lawful?
Your cleric would have to be either Neutral Good or Lawful Neutral. But to answer your question, no. A cleric, by no means, has to be lawful good. That would be a paladin, and even then (in 3.5e) there are variants that allow a paladin to be a different alignment.
Can a cleric cast both good and evil spells?
There is no alignment opposite neutral, so a cleric neutral with respect to good and evil can cast both good and evil spells, and a cleric neutral with respect to law and chaos can cast both lawful and chaotic spells.
Are there abilities for evil clerics and undead?
Are there other abilities said cleric could gain to have a more favorable relationship with undead (that they may have themselves made), say if they serve Velsharoon, Kiaranselee, or another God of Undeath? Perhaps they have another option for Domains that is not in the PHB?
Are there any evil clerics in DND 5e?
Evil Clerics and Undead? Do 5e clerics of an evil bent have many options regarding undead? Are there other abilities said cleric could gain to have a more favorable relationship with undead (that they may have themselves made), say if they serve Velsharoon, Kiaranselee, or another God of Undeath?
Is there a death domain for clerics in DND?
The DMG has a “Death Domain” for clerics. See pp.96-97. It includes expanded targeting for necromancy cantrips, and added necrotic damage onto melee attacks. It does not particularly tie into undead thralls, aside from granting some undead-centric spells through domain spells.
