Ability Focus and Versatile Channeler


Rules Questions

Liberty's Edge

Versatile Channeler allows you to choose each time you channel whether it will be positive or negative energy.

Ability focus gives a +2 to the DC of a special attack

Clerics in the NPC Codex have special attack : positive energy channeling or special attack : negative energy channeling.

If I take the Versatile Channeler feat, would Ability Focus apply to both positive and negative energy channels hence basically Ability Focus (Channel) or do I need to take Ability Focus (Positive Channel) AND Ability Focus (Negative Channel) to get this result ?

Liberty's Edge

Shameless bump (just in case someone is interested in answering)

Grand Lodge

Ability Focus (Channel) should work for both.


I belive you only need the feat once since The ability is channel energy not channel energy (positive) and channel energy (negative).

Liberty's Edge

Thanks for the answers. I feel more confident selling this to my GM


The black raven wrote:
If I take the Versatile Channeler feat, would Ability Focus apply to both positive and negative energy channels hence basically Ability Focus (Channel) or do I need to take Ability Focus (Positive Channel) AND Ability Focus (Negative Channel) to get this result ?

If you want something to sell to your GM, why not go with Improved Channel? "Add 2 to the DC of saving throws made to resist the effects of your channel energy ability." This also opens you up to other feats down the road, namely Bestow Hope.

Liberty's Edge

Patricius wrote:
If you want something to sell to your GM, why not go with Improved Channel? "Add 2 to the DC of saving throws made to resist the effects of your channel energy ability." This also opens you up to other feats down the road, namely Bestow Hope.

I will get Improved Channel at 1-st level. Ability Focus (Channel) will come in addition (and at a later level). IIRC they stack.


The black raven wrote:
I will get Improved Channel at 1-st level. Ability Focus (Channel) will come in addition (and at a later level). IIRC they stack.

Ah.. doubling up... good plan. You will probably have nothing but channel feats for a while to make it all worth it. Let us know how it works out in the long run.

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