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Is it okay for a cleric of life to use spells like Animate Dead and/or Contagion?

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Is it okay for a cleric of life to use spells like animate dead and/or contagion?

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I'm a returning player that's new to 5th edition, but I have played AD&D and 3.5e. I've read the core material for 5th. I'm wondering if it's against the class / sub-class make up to use these spells.

Is it okay for a cleric of life to use spells like animate dead and/or contagion?

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I'm a returning player that's new to 5th edition, but I have played AD&D and 3.5e. I've read the core material for 5th. I'm wondering if it's against the class / sub-class make up to use these spells.

Is it okay for a cleric of life to use spells like animate dead and/or contagion?

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There is nothing in the rules that prevents it

Whether its "okay" is an ethical and moral decision for each table/player - the rules leave those up to you.

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If it's on your spell list you can cast it

Unlike previous editions, 5e has no alignment restrictions on spells or classes. If you wanted to you could play a Life Domain cleric who solely focused on casting Inflict Wounds.

From a roleplaying perspective you may choose to avoid spells that don't align with your character. However there are no rules that force you to do so.

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There is nothing in the rules that prevents it

Whether its "okay" is an ethical and moral decision for each table/player - the rules leave those up to you.

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There is nothing in the rules that prevents it

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There is nothing in the rules that prevents it

Whether its "okay" is an ethical and moral decision for each table/player - the rules leave those up to you.

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If it's on your spell list you can cast it

Unlike previous editions, 5e has no alignment restrictions on spells or classes. If you wanted to you could play a Life Domain cleric who solely focused on casting Inflict Wounds.

From a roleplaying perspective you may choose to avoid spells that don't align with your character. However there are no rules that force you to do so.

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If it's on your spell list you can cast it

Unlike previous editions, 5e has no alignment restrictions on spells or classes. If you wanted to you could play a Life Domain cleric who solely focused on casting Inflict Wounds.

From a roleplaying perspective you may choose to avoid spells that don't align with your character. However there are no rules that force you to do so.

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If it's on your spell list you can cast it

Unlike previous editions, 5e has no alignment restrictions on spells or classes. If you wanted to you could play a Life Domain cleric who solely focused on casting Inflict Wounds.

From a roleplaying perspective you may choose to avoid spells that don't align with your character. However there are no rules that force you to do so.

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