So, this is going to be a long post... Basically it has been said in the FAQ that Sorcerer Bloodline Arcana affect all arcane spells regardless of source. So a Sorcerer (Draconic Bloodline) / Wizard (Evoker) gets to add +1 damage/die to elemental spells that match the Draconic bloodline energy type whether they are cast using Sorcerer spell slots, or Wizard spell slots. It doesn't specifically say, however, if the Evoker's ability to add 1/2 Wizard level to damage of Evocation spells works for Sorcerer spell slots, or just Wizard. I would probably rule that it would based on the Bloodline Arcana FAQ, but this leads into my real question. Do Domain abilities work like Bloodline Arcana abilities in that they work for all divine spells/powers regardless of source?
Some examples: Healing Domain's 6th level power, Healing's Blessing. "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." Does this mean that a 6th level Cleric, 4th level Oracle can use Healer's Blessing on Cure Light Wounds cast as an Oracle?
Sun Domain's power, Sun's Blessing. "Whenever you channel positive energy to harm undead creatures, add your cleric level to the damage dealt. Undead do not add their channel resistance to their saves when you channel positive energy." Does the 6th level Cleric / 4th level Oracle add 6 points of damage to undead affected by the Oracle's Channel Positive Energy (Life Mystery) ability? 3d6+6 for Cleric channels and 2d6+6 for Oracle channels (since Channel Positive Energy from multiple sources doesn't stack).
Glory Domain's passive power "In addition, when you channel positive energy to harm undead creatures, the save DC to halve the damage is increased by 2." Does this (and the Improved Channel feat for that matter) add 2 to the DC of all Channel Positive Energy uses by the character regardless of source? (DC 19 for a 6th level Cleric with 18 CHA, and DC 18 for the 4th level Oracle with 18 CHA)
And lastly what about this unlikely scenario: Level 21 character, 20 levels of Paladin, and 1 level of Cleric (book states that easiest way to run Epic level characters until a source book comes out for it is to just start taking levels in another class after you reach 20). Paladin's 20th level ability says "In addition, whenever she channels positive energy or uses lay on hands to heal a creature, she heals the maximum possible amount." Does that mean that all of the Cleric's Channel Positive Energy uses will heal 6 points automatically?
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Regarding the healing domain, yep!
Sorcerer: Do the bonuses granted from Bloodline Arcana apply to all of the spells cast by the sorcerer, or just those cast from the sorcerer's spell list? (page 72 of the Core Rulebook)
The Bloodline Arcana powers apply to all of the spells cast by characters of that bloodline, not just those cast using the sorcerer's spell slots.
General rule: If a class ability modifies your spellcasting, it applies to your spells from all classes, not just spells from the class that grants the ability. (The exception is if the class ability specifically says it only applies to spells from that class.)
—Jason Bulmahn, 10/21/10
I emboldened the important part.
I figured that would be the case for the spellcasting part of it, but included the example (and excluded the specific quote) to see if the logic held for Channeling.
And there was a reason I mentioned just the healing domain :) I'm not 100% sure on the second one, but I believe the bonuses would apply to a different class' uses of channel energy.
Same reason as the healing domain, really.
My main hesitation is a faint memory of something about Sun domain's ability and channel energy working in a way I didn't expect.
The answer to your question is probably somewhere in this post by Sean K. Reynolds.