Budding off of THIS THREAD , what exactly is the effect of the cleric favored class bonus? It gives +1 to the caster level of channeling feats with regards to undead, but what exactly does that do?
Second question (somewhat PFS focused), what does increasing the caster level of necromancy spells (per the FCB Dhampir's can get as a wizard) do for you when you don't use animate dead related spells? Is it even worth getting this if you don't choose to animate dead but still focus necromancy? I know you CAN use animate dead in PFS, but it isn't usually economical so I am curious if there are other reasons to invest the FCB into increasing necromancy spell levels.
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For clerics: The effect of both Command Undead and Turn Undead (saves for both, as well as # of HD for creature affected by Command) are based on "cleric" level.
For wizards: Durations, ranges, and other level-based effects are enhanced (i.e., more touches with chill touch, larger Str penalty and more duration with ray of enfeeblement, etc.).