Healer's Blessing from Cleric Healing Domain

[Maveten]

Healer’s Blessing (Su): At 6th level, all of your cure spells are treated as if they were empowered, increasing the amount of damage healed by half (+50%). This does not apply to damage dealt to undead with a cure spell. This does not stack with the Empower Spell metamagic feat.

Now if i am a 7 lvl cleric without healing domain and i cast a Cure Critical Wounds i heal 4d8 + 7. If i have healing domain do i heal:

a)(4d8+7)*1.5
or
b)(4d8*1.5)+7?

Thing is the ability's explanation says increasing the amount of damage healed by half(+50%) implying the a) but the as if they were empowered and the fact that it does not stack with the Empower Spell metamagic feat kinda leans me towards b). What is the case?

Thanks in advance!

[alientude]

FAQ

Quote:

Empower Spell (page 122): If I use Empower Spell on a spell that has a die roll with a numerical bonus (such as cure moderate wounds), does the feat affect the numerical bonus?

Yes. For example, if you empower cure moderate wounds, the +50% from the feat applies to the 2d8 and to the level-based bonus.

—Sean K Reynolds, 07/08/11

[Grick]

FAQ - Empower Spell (page 122): If I use Empower Spell on a spell that has a die roll with a numerical bonus (such as cure moderate wounds), does the feat affect the numerical bonus?

"Yes. For example, if you empower cure moderate wounds, the +50% from the feat applies to the 2d8 and to the level-based bonus.

—Sean K Reynolds, 07/08/11"

[Beckett]

A.), it now officially deals 1 1/2 the total, not just the random portion.

For the longest time, Paizo went with b.), but I think too many people complained and it was fixed an update or two ago.

[Maveten]

Wow i was under the impression that Empower Spell worked only on the die roll of the spell and not on the numerical bonus. Say for example an Empowered Slay Living would do (12d6*1.5)+ caster level. So it does (12d6+caster level)*1.5 huh. Was it RAI from the begining or it was errataed at some point?

[Fromper]

I think the issue here is that the healing domain power isn't using the actual empower feat. Just ignore the part that says "as if they were empowered" - it's a simile in the fluff to get the point across, not an actual part of the RAW.

The Empower feat still does 1.5 times the die rolls only. The domain skill does 1.5 times the total healing.

[Beckett]

Actually no, both now do 1.5 the total.

[StreamOfTheSky]

Maveten wrote:

Wow i was under the impression that Empower Spell worked only on the die roll of the spell and not on the numerical bonus. Say for example an Empowered Slay Living would do (12d6*1.5)+ caster level. So it does (12d6+caster level)*1.5 huh. Was it RAI from the begining or it was errataed at some point?

Empower in 3E multiplied the entire amount, I'm guessing people complained because Paizo changed it. Course, I never noticed the change in the first place. So many tiny little rules changes in PF... *sigh*

[Fromper]

Beckett wrote:

Actually no, both now do 1.5 the total.

I stand corrected.

[Beckett]

It's hard to follow, as the official answer kept changing.