It makes sense that this death domain, designed for NPCs, focuses on damage rather than raising undead, much like the oathbreakers aura only affecting demons and undead.

But I must say I am a little unimpressed with the death domain.

The features to me feel quite generic, with the only thing relating them to their respective themes being flavor text and damage types.

It doesnt even have any interactions with undead apart from domain spells that are for the most part already on the cleric spell list.

I really want to see the rules for adding class abilities to monsters now.

I mean, I can kludge it up, but Id like to know how the official rules roll.

Im actually not getting why the heck this option (death cleric) is in the DMG.

It seems that they have made it more generic and less undead focused to accommodate a larger number of death or death-oriented deities.

You could replace animate dead with some other spell and you can get a cleric of Kelemvor or Raven Queen.

Itll be fun to see how his immunity to fear neuters one of her most potent weapons.

And thats coming from a guy who 9 times out of 10 just cant stand the magic classes.

The Oathbreakers fear is more useful against monsters and NPCs than a party.

Oathbreaker Paladin Dmg