as comrades in arms against the forces that seek to destroy the world and the gods. That’s not to say

that you can’t oppose the evil schemes of Lolth’s followers if you’re dedicated to Corellon, only that you shouldn’t lose sight of the grander scheme of things.

Choice of Alignment: Invokers don’t gain their power through rites of investiture or ordination, as avengers, clerics, and paladins do. You bear the touch of your god’s own hand on your soul, a direct channel through which divine power can flow into the world, shaped by your will. Because you strive to bring your will into perfect accordance with your deity’s, your alignment must match your deity’s. For instance, an invoker of Moradin must be lawful good, an invoker of Pelor must be good, and an invoker of Ioun must be unaligned.

Creating an Invoker

Invokers rely on Wisdom—as an expression of their link to the divine will—for the accuracy and potency of their attacks. Each invoker enters into a covenant with a god, a sworn pact in which the invoker agrees to fulfill certain duties in exchange for the divine power he or she will use to carry out those duties. The two most common covenants—the Covenant of Preservation and the Covenant of Wrath—lend themselves to two common invoker builds. Even though you must choose a covenant, you can choose any powers you like to help you fulfill it.

Preserving Invoker

You defend your allies, combining defensive magic with prayers that hinder or prevent your enemies’ attacks. Wisdom should be your highest ability score, followed by Intelligence, since you need foresight and cunning to protect your allies. Choose powers that grant defensive benefits to your allies or penalties to your enemies. The preserving invoker leans toward leader as a secondary role.

Suggested Class Feature: Covenant of Preservation

Suggested Feat: Insightful Preservation Suggested Skills: Arcana, Diplomacy, History,

Religion

Suggested At-Will Powers: sun strike, vanguard’s lightning

Suggested Encounter Power: blades of astral fire Suggested Daily Power: binding invocation of

chains

Wrathful Invoker

You are an instrument of divine wrath, smiting those who have the temerity to doubt the reach of your god’s power. Make Wisdom your highest ability score, followed by Constitution, since your physical durability allows you to withstand and channel

divine wrath. Focus on powers that bring ruin to your foes. The wrathful invoker leans toward striker as a secondary role.

Suggested Class Feature: Covenant of Wrath Suggested Feat: Invoker Defense

Suggested Skills: Endurance, Insight, Intimidate, Religion

Suggested At-Will Powers: avenging light, grasping shards

Suggested Encounter Power: thunder of judgment Suggested Daily Power: purging flame

Invoker Powers

Your invoker powers are called prayers, but they are not as much supplications to the gods as direct manifestations of divine power.

Class Features

Each invoker has the Channel Divinity power rebuke undead. Your choice of Divine Covenant determines the other Channel Divinity power you start with.

As your foe strikes, you invoke the gods’ power to encase yourself

in a burning aura of radiant energy.

Encounter Divine, Radiant Immediate Reaction Close burst 5

Trigger: An enemy within 5 squares of you hits you Target: The triggering enemy in burst

Effect: The target takes radiant damage equal to your Con-

stitution modifier, and you push the target 2 squares. Level 11: 1d6 + Constitution modifier radiant damage. Level 21: 2d6 + Constitution modifier radiant damage.

You call upon the gods to punish the enemy that dares harm

those entrusted to your care.

Encounter Divine

Immediate Reaction Personal

Trigger: An enemy within 10 squares of you hits your ally Effect: Before the end of your next turn, you gain a bonus to your next attack roll against the triggering enemy

equal to your Intelligence modifier.