Is there any way to get channel energy other than cleric / paladin / anti-paladin?

[Imbicatus]

Title says it. I have an idea for a whip-wielding martial artist monk. Follower of Calistria to qualify for crusaders flurry with the whip. Prereq is the channel energy class feature, but I don't want to dip cleric if I can avoid it.

Any ideas or am I stuck with a cleric dip?

[Daenar]

Life oracle, empyreal sorcerer and necromancer.

[Dreaming Psion]

Greater Eldritch Heritage feat might qualify IF your DM thinks wild-blooded archetype empyreal bloodline can be used for it AND you don't mind waiting until high levels to get it.

[Gwen Smith]

Imbicatus wrote:

Title says it. I have an idea for a whip-wielding martial artist monk. Follower of Calistria to qualify for crusaders flurry with the whip. Prereq is the channel energy class feature, but I don't want to dip cleric if I can avoid it.

Any ideas or am I stuck with a cleric dip?

I've played with a lot of different "Crusader's Flurry" builds, and so far the most efficient one I've come up with is a one-level cleric dip with the Crusader archetype. Take Weapon Focus as your bonus feat, and you don't really waste the level. Your domain powers are Wis based, so you still get a nice boost even with reduced spells.

Unfortunately, paladin and oracle are all charisma based, so unless you need the BAB point from paladin, you don't really benefit from those dips for channel energy.

[Imbicatus]

Thanks, Looks like it's cleric. Oracle of life isn't worth the curse if I'm doing a low level dip, and the Sorc and Wizard options don't fit thematically with what I want. Oh well, having access to domain powers will be good, and I can wand heal without UMD.

[Oliver Volland]

There are 3pp product out there, like the Divine Channeler and The Magister (the latter starting lvl 5 at the earliest) who can channel energy.

[Arassuil]

This may or may not work, but a Druid who takes the Animal and Terran Domains from Ultimate Magic. Some of them offer a Channel Energy ability that works on a variety of different creatures.

Whether it counts as Channel Energy for use with Crusader's Flurry, I don't know.

[Imbicatus]

Entilzha wrote:

This may or may not work, but a Druid who takes the Animal and Terran Domains from Ultimate Magic. Some of them offer a Channel Energy ability that works on a variety of different creatures.

Whether it counts as Channel Energy for use with Crusader's Flurry, I don't know.

It would work for the Feat, but I don't think it helps my build, as I'm pretty sure Calistria doesn't have druids in her clergy. Maybe Swamp domain and focus on vermin as a wasp/beekeeper... Hmmmm...

Probably best to stay with crusader cleric, but it's something to think about.

[Lincoln Hills]

I'm usually not fond of dipping away from Monk (except certain Zen Archer synergies with other archer types), but I must admit that if it needs doing, Cleric is a strong choice. I'm not as familiar with the archetypes as whoever recommended Crusader, but I must say that since you don't intend to use any of the armor proficiencies, any archetype that trades those in is probably worth a close look.

(And 1st-level cleric spells - along with access via items to other cleric abilities - can be kind of handy.)

[Weirdo]

The Crusader Archetype isn't bad for this since you get the free weapon focus that you need for Crusader's Flurry, but remember you also lose a domain, so decide which is more important to you, the extra feat, or the extra 1st level domain power.

(IIRC the whip tends to be a feat-intensive weapon, so it might indeed be worth losing the domain).

[Damon Griffin]

Channel Adept from Orcs of Golarion (note that the prerequisites do not include "orc or half-orc')

Some orc adepts enjoy a greater connection to their gods, and can channel their faith through their unholy symbols. You gain the ability to channel energy as a cleric.

Prerequisites: Ability to cast divine spells, summon familiar class ability, caster level 4th, Cha 13.

You gain the channel energy class feature, as a cleric, usable 2 times per day. This ability otherwise functions like the cleric's channel energy ability, except that your effective cleric level is equal to your divine spellcasting class level -3. Unlike a cleric, however, the number of times per day you may channel energy is not affected by your Charisma modifier.

Of course, if you don't want to dip Cleric you almost certainly don't want to dip into the NPC Adept, but hey...

[Imbicatus]

I'm a fan of the Adept, and I played on as a PC once in a 3.5 game with just a single dip of fighter for Armor prof and bonus feats. They are actually playable with a high wisdom to make up for the slow spell progression with bonus spells. That said, it really doesn't make sense for this build.