Channel Positive Energy and Demons

[DarthLang]

I know that Channeling positive energy harms undead, but what does it do to evil outsiders? Because it is divine energy I would think that it would harm them but I can't actually find anything that says one way or the other.

[Sundakan]

It does nothing, unless you take this Feat.

Otherwise it just treats them as living creatures. So Channel to heal heals and Channel to harm does nothing.

[Samasboy1]

DarthLang wrote:

Because it is divine energy

While you are using "the power of your faith," it is positive or negative energy, not divine energy.

Positive energy is not, in itself, good or holy.

Negative energy is not evil or unholy.

[KestrelZ]

Sundakan is correct.

You must take alignment channel feat to harm outsiders.

The odd thing is that with alignment channel, you must select the alignment to affect. Unlike positive/negative energy, you choose how it affects that alignment each time you channel - it's weird.

For example, if you take alignment channel (evil), then you can choose to either harm evil outsiders when you channel; everyone else is unaffected. You can then choose to heal evil outsiders with the next channel, and everyone else is unaffected.

[Drahliana Moonrunner]

KestrelZ wrote:

Sundakan is correct.

You must take alignment channel feat to harm outsiders.

The odd thing is that with alignment channel, you must select the alignment to affect. Unlike positive/negative energy, you choose how it affects that alignment each time you channel - it's weird.

For example, if you take alignment channel (evil), then you can choose to either harm evil outsiders when you channel; everyone else is unaffected. You can then choose to heal evil outsiders with the next channel, and everyone else is unaffected.

To clarify you choose the alignment when you take the feat, not each time you use the power.