Herald Caller a trap with only two base summon feats?

[kingnothin19]

Wondering if a herald caller build is viable in this game... seems like they're strictly worst than a standard cleric, since there are only two summon feats (just comparing the feat list on the owlcat site to the various threads online about herald callers). Has anyone tried it?

Negative energy channeling seems to suffer from the same, since there are no feats beyond extra uses and selective channeling?

[Delta Centauri]

In the tabletop it's considered strong since you get to effectively skip 3 feats (though a base cleric could get augment summon and spell focus at level-1.) Not sure if it's as great for this game.

[Toadally Awesome]

My main character is a herald caller with negative energy channeling. While I could get augment summoning and superior summons earlier manually, I do not mind the wait since I use summons as tanks almost exclusively.

As for negative energy, I use it either when I get ambushed since I am usually not close to the front or out of combat to heal Jaethal. Looking at it, an Inquisitor summoner with shield would probably be better in this game, but having cleric spells is comfy.

[Averagedog]

Monster Tactician for Inquisitor Is Superior is you are looking for the more Martial approach to things but Inquisitors don't get past 6th level spells. Monster Tactician's summons also last 1 minute per level which is honestly really really really good.

Herald... does not :(

[Delta Centauri]

Does the games Herald Caller have the selective channel feature, where they can also be healed outside the positive healings aura? I don't remember it showing up.
The Herald Caller should also be able to control all of their summons since both the summoner and summon can understand one-another, but I believe that's also missing.

[Ghost]

Herald Caller cannot control summons unfortunately, but the ability to morph any memorized spell into a summon like a Druid or a heal like a Cleric gives you a lot of flexibility

[nshawmc]

You need 13 Charisma to have option for the feat Selective Channeling.
Herald Callers should have this option as long as they have the charisma.