As an action, you present your holy symbol and speak a prayer censuring the undead. If the player has any non-spell action such as turn undead, they need their holy symbol to use it. In this case, your cleric cannot turn undead until they have a replacement holy symbol, since they have no holy symbol to present.
Do clerics hold their holy symbol?
A holy symbol is a representation of a god or pantheon. A cleric or paladin can use a holy symbol as a spellcasting focus, as described in the Spellcasting section. To use the symbol in this way, the caster must hold it in hand, wear it visibly, or bear it on a shield.
Why did the party cleric lose her holy symbol?
Yesterday the party cleric lost her holy symbol (a golden sword-cross of a homebrew deity), which was also her spellcasting focus, due to a random adventure mishap.
Can a cleric use a holy symbol as a focus?
To use the symbol in this way, the caster must hold it in hand, wear it visibly, or bear it on a shield. These are the only rules as far as the book is concerned. Clerics and paladins can use a holy symbol as a spellcasting focus to replace the non-costly, non-consumed material components of their spells.
Can a cleric turn undead without a holy symbol?
If the player has any non-spell action such as turn undead, they need their holy symbol to use it. In this case, your cleric cannot turn undead until they have a replacement holy symbol, since they have no holy symbol to present. Additionally, these options are not spells, so the component pouch cannot be used as a substitute in these instances.
Can a cleric cast a spell without their holy symbol?
If your player is casting a spell without material components, they do not need their holy symbol at all and can cast it normally. If the player can provide the actual material component, they can also cast it normally, even without the spellcasting focus. speaking of material components…
