Channel Positive Energy

[sdjohnso]

Hey everyone,

I'm trying to figure out the best way to Channel Positive Energy in fantasy grounds.

Anyone know if it's already in a spell list that I can download?

If not, can anyone tell me how to create a macro that will damage the selected undead or heal the selected living in the area?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

To Your Success,
Scott Johnson

[Willot]

create a spell class called Channels
enter how many channels you get a day in the lvl 1 slot
create two lvl 1 spells called Channel heal and Channel Damage undead.
Right click on Channel Heal, Add Spell Action-> Heal, and enter the applicable heal you get for your level
Right Click on Channel Damage Undead, Add Spell Action->Add Cast, (cause undead get a chance to resist your channel)
Right Click on Channel Damage Undead, Add Spell Action->Add Damage, and enter the applicable Damage you get for your level

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[Nickademus]

I've considered adding 'force' to the damage type on this due to channel energy dealing full damage to incorporeal creatures. Anyone see a downside to this?

[Bidmaron]

Nickademus, as Willot entered this, you could cast the damage undead on absolutely anything and it would work, or am I missing something?

[JohnD]

I'd think you would still need to select targets to apply it to.

[Nickademus]

Creatures with the incorporeal condition take no damage from weapons without the 'magic' damage type and half damage from all weapons and spells unless they have the 'force' damage type.

The Pathfinder Bestiary's entry for incorporeality says this:

Even when hit by spells or magic weapons, it takes only half damage from a corporeal source. Although it is not a magical attack, holy water can affect incorporeal undead. Corporeal spells and effects that do not cause damage only have a 50% chance of affecting an incorporeal creature (except for channel energy). Force spells and effects, such as from a magic missile, affect an incorporeal creature normally.

This confuses me since the effect of channel energy to undead is damage yet the sentence it is in talks about effects that do not deal damage. If channel energy is supposed to deal full damage to incorporeal creatures, then it would need the 'force' damage type. If not, I don't know what the paranthetical is referring to.

[Trenloe]

This confuses me since the effect of channel energy to undead is damage yet the sentence it is in talks about effects that do not deal damage.

https://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/...l#_turn-undead Maybe?? :/

[Nickademus]

Turn Undead is so passe. :P

So I was right, channeled energy damage is still halved in PF. This came up in a game. I guess we really should have TPK'd. (Don't tell our GM...)

[Trenloe]

So I was right, channeled energy damage is still halved in PF. This came up in a game. I guess we really should have TPK'd. (Don't tell our GM...)

I wouldn't say that... the quote you provide above says "Corporeal spells and effects that do not cause damage only have a 50% chance of affecting an incorporeal creature" this is 50% chance of "affecting" - so, kinda like concealment (50% miss chance).

It looks like the source you quoted is a little out of date. Here is a paragraph from the Universal Monster Rules on the Paizo PRD:

Incorporeal (Ex) An incorporeal creature has no physical body. It can be harmed only by other incorporeal creatures, magic weapons or creatures that strike as magic weapons, and spells, spell-like abilities, or supernatural abilities. It is immune to all nonmagical attack forms. Even when hit by spells or magic weapons, it takes only half damage from a corporeal source (except for channel energy). Although it is not a magical attack, holy water can affect incorporeal undead. Corporeal spells and effects that do not cause damage only have a 50% chance of affecting an incorporeal creature. Force spells and effects, such as from a magic missile, affect an incorporeal creature normally.

This is specifically referring to "damage" (not affect) and so it shows that channel energy will do 100% damage against undead incorporeal targets.

[Bidmaron]

Nickademus, I didn't realize FG was protecting incorporeals when you attack them now (haven't tried it). I guess that means PFRPG (or 3.5) is smart enough as it stands to recognize that 'incorporeal' reduces damage.