Divine Feats and the Elemental Domains

[Jeph]

In the Water and Fire domains, it allows you to rebuke/turn certain elemental creatures 3+Cha modifier times per day. Now, what I want to know is, can you take Extra Turning for these domain abilities? More importantly, can you use elemental turning attempts to fuel divine feats?

TIV,
-Jeph

 

[Chun-tzu]

I'd say you could take Extra Turning for the elemental domains, although I'm not sure if you officially, technically can.

As for using those attempts to power divine feats, I'd say no. From a rule mechanics perspective, any turning attempts are more or less the same. But Turning Undead involves using positive energy, and using divine feats means channeling that positive energy in a different way. Turning, say, a Fire Elemental probably involves manipulating elemental energies. Although you could theoretically design an elemental set of divine feats.

 

[shilsen]

In the Water and Fire domains, it allows you to rebuke/turn certain elemental creatures 3+Cha modifier times per day. Now, what I want to know is, can you take Extra Turning for these domain abilities? More importantly, can you use elemental turning attempts to fuel divine feats?

TIV,
-Jeph

No to the first, and no (usually) to the second. The Extra Turning feat (under the cleric and paladin descriptions in the PHB) specifically refers to turning undead. Similarly, most divine feats, such as the ones in DotF, specifically refer to the "ability to turn and rebuke undead" as a prerequisite. I personally would allow Extra Turning to apply to domain turning abilities if desired, but that would be a house rule.

 

[Vysirez]

That could be some interesting feats. I have to agree with the previous posters that the standard divine feats wouldnt work. Plus as said the extra turning would be a house rule. A perfectly understandable house rule I feel but that none the less.

Now I do think it would be interesting to design some elemental based feats similar to divine might. For example Elemental Might. Like divine might except the xtra damage is an element based on your domain(Fire-Fire, Electric- Air, Acid- Earth, Cold- Water). Donno what other feats might work. Mabye an elemental shield? Enchants your shield or self with a fire shield type effect? Mabye chr damage whenever you are hit or something like that. And of course these feats would require that you can turn/rebuke elementals.