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You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Wisdom modifier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Death&#8217;s Embrace (Ex)<\/em>: At 8th level, you heal damage instead of taking damage from channeled negative energy. If the channeled negative energy targets undead, you heal hit points just like undead in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Domain Spells<\/strong>: 1st\u2014<em>cause fear<\/em>, 2nd\u2014<em>death knell<\/em>, 3rd\u2014<em>animate dead<\/em>, 4th\u2014<em>death ward<\/em>, 5th\u2014<em>slay living<\/em>, 6th\u2014<em>create undead<\/em>, 7th\u2014<em>destruction<\/em>, 8th\u2014<em>create greater undead<\/em>, 9th\u2014<em>wail of the banshee<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Murder Subdomain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Associated Domain(s)<\/strong>: Death<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Replacement Power<\/strong>: The following granted power replaces the death\u2019s embrace power of the Death domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Killing Blow (Su)<\/em>: At 8th level, weapons you use become infused with the power of death. Whenever you confirm a critical hit with a melee or ranged weapon, your attack deals an additional amount of bleed damage equal to half your cleric level. You can use this ability once per day at 8th level, plus one additional time per day for every four levels beyond 8th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Replacement Domain Spells<\/strong>: 3rd\u2014<em>keen edge<\/em>, 5th\u2014<em>suffocation<\/em>, 9th\u2014<em>suffocation (mass)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plague Subdomain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Associated Domain(s)<\/strong>: Death, Evil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Replacement Power<\/strong>: The following granted power replaces the death\u2019s embrace power of the Death domain or the touch of evil power of the Evil domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Touch of Virulence (Su)<\/em>: As a standard action, you can touch a diseased creature and exacerbate its condition. If it fails a Fortitude save (DC = 10 + 1\/2 your cleric level + your Wisdom modifier), the creature takes damage as though it had failed its Fortitude save against the disease and any remaining onset time for the disease ends. You can use this ability once per day at 8th level, plus one additional time per day at 14th level and 20th level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Replacement Domain Spells<\/strong>: 1st\u2014<em>ray of sickening<\/em><sup>UM<\/sup>, 3rd\u2014<em>contagion<\/em>, 6th\u2014<em>plague storm<\/em><sup>UM<\/sup>, 8th\u2014<em>horrid wilting<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Psychopomp (Death) Subdomain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Associated Domain(s)<\/strong>: Death<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Replacement Power<\/strong>: The following granted power replaces the death\u2019s embrace ability of the Death domain or the ward against death ability of the Repose domain. Psychopomps are a race of neutral outsiders (<em>Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 4&nbsp;<\/em>217).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Spirit Touch (Su)<\/em>: At 6th level, as a swift action, you can give your natural weapons or any weapons you wield the&nbsp;<em>ghost touch&nbsp;<\/em>weapon special ability. You can use this power a number of rounds per day equal to your cleric level. These rounds need not be consecutive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Replacement Domain Spells<\/strong>: 3rd\u2014<em>chain of perdition<\/em><sup>UC<\/sup>, 6th\u2014<em>planar ally&nbsp;<\/em>(psychopomps only), 8th\u2014<em>trap the soul<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shadow Subdomain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Associated Domain(s)<\/strong>: Darkness, Death<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Replacement Power<\/strong>: The following granted power replaces the touch of darkness ability of the Darkness domain or the bleeding touch ability of the Death domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Whispering Shadows (Su)<\/em>: You can darken the shadows around you and cause them to hiss, confounding and distracting your enemies. As an immediate action, you can force a target within 30 feet to reroll a miss chance due to concealment or a saving throw against an illusion or necromancy spell. The target of this ability must keep the result of the second roll, even if it is worse than the original roll. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Wisdom modifier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Replacement Domain Spells<\/strong>: 1st\u2014<em>ray of enfeeblement<\/em>, 4th\u2014<em>phantasmal killer<\/em>, 8th\u2014<em>orb of the void<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undead Subdomain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Associated Domain(s)<\/strong>: Death<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Replacement Power<\/strong>: The following granted power replaces the bleeding touch power of the Death domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Death\u2019s Kiss (Su)<\/em>: You can cause a creature to take on some of the traits of the undead with a melee touch attack. Touched creatures are treated as undead for the purposes of effects that heal or cause damage based on positive and negative energy. This effect lasts for a number of rounds equal to 1\/2 your cleric level (minimum 1). It does not apply to the Turn Undead or Command Undead feats. 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