Cleric Extra Channel Feat

[Minous]

Would it be possible to just bump the channel tracker up 2 instead of adding a second tracker? Having to remember to look in multiple places can get frustrating when it should be unified.

 

[ShadowChemosh]

Except in Pathfinder each Channel Energy is a separate ability. In example a Life Oracle with Channel Energy with Cleric levels give two separate Channel Energy abilities. Each with there own set of uses per day. The feat gives the ability to use Channel Energy from "any" source 2 additional times per day.

For a Paladin it works out better as you get 4 more uses of Lay on Hands but only for channel energy. Much easier to have a separate tracker from Extra Channel.

That is why its setup the way it is...

 

[Mathias]

What we want to add is the ability for extra channel, and all the other extra whatever feats to detect if you only have one ability they can improve, and in that case, just add to the uses of that ability, but leave themselves as a separate thing if you have more than one class that offers the same ability. But we have not had the chance to work out the implementation of that for all the various feats that need it.

 

[Farling]

What we want to add is the ability for extra channel, and all the other extra whatever feats to detect if you only have one ability they can improve, and in that case, just add to the uses of that ability, but leave themselves as a separate thing if you have more than one class that offers the same ability.

A new record for the longest sentence on the forums?

 

[Krothos]

Possible to add a drop-down select to the Extra Channel feat, in the same way that Weapon Focus or Spell Specialization? Then you can select which you are adding the feat to if you have multiple selections. I don't think the feat adds 2 extra channels to EACH ability if you have multiple instances. Or set it so that if the drop-down is blank or "general", then the feat works as it does now, but if a specific ability is selected then it adds 2 to that ability counter. My $.02.

 

[Silveras]

Possible to add a drop-down select to the Extra Channel feat, in the same way that Weapon Focus or Spell Specialization? Then you can select which you are adding the feat to if you have multiple selections. I don't think the feat adds 2 extra channels to EACH ability if you have multiple instances. Or set it so that if the drop-down is blank or "general", then the feat works as it does now, but if a specific ability is selected then it adds 2 to that ability counter. My $.02.

I think that would already have been done if it worked that way. As I understand it, 2 additional uses of Channel Energy are available with the Feat.. if there are two abilities (such as Cleric's and Soul Warden's), the character can choose to use the additional two for either... all on one type, or 1 on each.

That being the case, I'd be inclined to say "leave it as it is", because it could well be the case that additional "pools" of Channel Energy could be obtained after the character had already selected this Feat. If the Feat initially added itself to the uses-per-day of the single Channel Energy, separating itself when an additional pool is added would be just as confusing as not having the effects integrate when there is a single pool. I think maintaining the established separate listing may be less confusing for all in the long run.

 

[ShadowChemosh]

Just an FYI. You can use the "Feats, Remove Tracker" adjustment from the Pathfinder Pack to make the 2/day tracker for Extra Channel no longer display. Then use the "Ability: Uses/Period" adjustment to increase the clerics Channel Energy by 2.

That is what I would do or what I would tell one of my players if they wanted to have it all combined together.