[UC] `Channeled Revival` and Healing Domain Level 6 - `Healer's Blessing`


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At level 6 a Cleric with the Healing Domain has a Supernatural ability called Healer's Blessing:

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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.

So when you use the Channeled Revival feat

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As a full-round action that provokes attacks of opportunity, you can expend three uses of your channel energy class feature to restore a dead creature to life as if you had cast the breath of life spell (Core Rulebook 251).

to cast Breath Of Life do you empower the healing done to your single target if Breath of Life is considered a cure spell?


I would say no simply because its not a cure spell.
I assume when they say cure they actually mean the line of spells with it in the name.

Liberty's Edge

To quickly answer your question: Breath of Life is not a "Cure" spell. A "Cure" spell is one with the word Cure in the name. Thus, Breath of Life (whether from ability or the actual spell) is not affected by Healer's Blessing.


Thanks guys...I was a little confused when it mentioned "Cure" spell. For some reason I thought it meant any spell where you Cure Hit points like the healing done with the Heal spell or Breath of Life...my bad.


IIRC James Jacobs has commented that in his campaigns he's renamed the spell to "Cure Mortal Wounds", so while the technical ruling is correct, it's amazing what you can do with a little use of creative naming :)


James Jacobs wanted "Breath of Life" to be called "Cure Deadly Wounds" post here.

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...third time here


harmor wrote:

At level 6 a Cleric with the Healing Domain has a Supernatural ability called Healer's Blessing:

Quote:
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.

So when you use the Channeled Revival feat

Quote:
As a full-round action that provokes attacks of opportunity, you can expend three uses of your channel energy class feature to restore a dead creature to life as if you had cast the breath of life spell (Core Rulebook 251).

to cast Breath Of Life do you empower the healing done to your single target if Breath of Life is considered a cure spell?

No, for all the reasons quoted above. But if you have anything that benefits "Conjuration (healing)" spells instead of specifically cure spells, then that would apply.

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