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vairent channeling, when used with negative energy channeling/harming, reduces the damage that the channeling would normally deal by half but applies the negative effect. The Channel Force Feat(s), move enemies a number of spaces for every 2d6 points of channel energy damage you are capable of dealing. As a result of this, I am not sure how vairent channeling works with channel force. Vairent channeling does not actually reduce the amount of dice you use to channel energy, it just reduces the damage dealt after the fact. Thus, I am, wondering, would a vairent channeler be able to use the channel force feats to the same effectiveness as a cleric who had regular channeling due to the fact vairent channeling reduces damage, but not number of dice rolled, or would the fact that the damage is reduces, even though the dice are the same, still factor into the channel force feat's calculations and reduce the amount of spaces you could move enemies with them?
Clarification on this would be greatly appreciated!
I'd say they have to use the reduced channeling dice with respect to the Channel Force feats except for if they were targeting something that they get enhanced channeling for.
For example, if you normally channel for 4d6 and have the Fire channeling variant and you channel force against a normal human you'd get 2d6 worth of channeling dice for the feat. If you target a creature with the cold subtype you'd do the full 4d6.
You don't get higher than 4d6 on the cold subtype foe despite doing 50% more damage because of the way they wrote out the ability. Reduced channeling actually lowers the dice in half like from 4d6 to 2d6. Enhanced channeling adds 50% to the rolled damage, so 4d6 + 50% instead of 6d6.