First Priest |
Pros:
-single strike means no -5 MAP
-relies on attack bonus rather than save DC, which means your proficiency and item bonus are used (and if you're a fighting cleric, this is good)
-Channel Negative works on fighters and paladins you might be GMingCons:
-single hit means a miss is a bigger waste
-weapon damage vs spell scaling means the feat is less good at high levelsThat said, it's not gonna be in final, so it's not something I'd worry about.
Would you be willing to help me understand channel smite in more basic terms using an example please? For example, assume a third level cleric (channel 2d6) with no STR bonus using a heavy mace (1d8) makes an attack on an undead creature. How much damage would this cleric do if it hits the undead creature? Does the cleric do 1d8 + 2d6 (channel damage) or does the cleric do 1d8 + 2 (1 point of channel damage for each channel dice)?
There is a disagreement in my group. Some say the cleric roles the damage for the channel normally (2d6) while others say you get one point of "extra" damage per channel dice.