Extra Channel Feat

[Andrew Besso]

The description of the Extra Channel feat makes no mention of taking the feat multiple times. Other similar feats (Extra Rage, Extra Ki, Extra Perform etc.) all can be taken multiple times, with stacking effects. Is this deliberate? Is channeling energy so powerful that it must be limited to 5 + CHA modifier?

EDIT: I ask because I am considering a LN cleric of Asmodeus for some time in the future. This cleric (PFS) would be charisma based and rely heavily on channeling negative energy, with Selective Channel of course.

[raidou]

Andrew Besso wrote:

The description of the Extra Channel feat makes no mention of taking the feat multiple times. Other similar feats (Extra Rage, Extra Ki, Extra Perform etc.) all can betaken multiple times, with stacking effects. Is this deliberate? Is channeling energy so powerful that it must be limited to 5 + CHA modifier?

EDIT: I ask because I am considering a LN cleric of Asmodeus for some time in the future. This cleric (PFS) would be charisma based and rely heavily on channeling negative energy, with Selective Channel of course.

Andrew, I think Channel Energy is indeed a powerful enough ability that it has to be kept somewhat in check, especially if you consider the new uses of Channeling found in Ultimate Magic. And the list of "must-have" feats for a cleric is actually quite small, so I suspect this was a deliberate choice.

That said, in my home game I chose allow the feat to stack while de-powering it a bit. I combined "extra channel" with "extra lay on hands" as follows:

Extra Channel: You can Channel Energy one additional time per day. If you are a paladin with the ability to Lay on Hands, you can instead Lay on Hands two additional times per day. You can gain Extra Channeling multiple times. Its effects stack.
Prerequisite: Channel energy class feature.

I see this change as being roughly equivalent to the "Abundant Revelations" feat - which allows you to gain one more use of your limited-per-day revelations... certainly a desirable feat but a choice rather than a must-have.

Good Luck!

[caubocalypse]

You cannot take Extra Channel multiple times. It is one of the few 'Extra' feats from the Core Rulebook that does not allow you to take more than once. As you can see with the other ones, they specifically say 'Its effects stack,' while the wording for Extra Channel does not.

[Andrew Besso]

Yeah, I suppose damaging everything within 30' is pretty potent. This hypothetical cleric wouldn't be much good against undead, though. The Command Undead feat helps some.

I didn't like Mom's answer, so I asked Dad, I suppose. Whine, whine.