Ability Focus Feat [Archive] - Wizards Community

Ability Focus Feat [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Reinhart
11-12-03, 12:05 AM Such a wonderful feat . . . so many uses! I can boost the saves for Stunning Fist, Assassin Death Attack, or Bardic Suggestion! But what keeps me from attaching it to "spells" since spells are listed under special attacks?

Then again so are spell like abilities, and I think it's pretty clear that this feat doesn't raise every spell like ability a creature possesses. Perhaps it can only be attached to one spell then. It might still be useful then for certain versatile spells such as baleful polymorph. So let's discuss how and where we can apply this feat effectively.

So what are the best ways to apply this feat to class features and playable races?
BenjCano
11-12-03, 07:09 PM :bump:

Oh come on...can't we give Reiny some love?
Toptomcat
11-12-03, 08:08 PM They help with Stunning-Attack focussed Monks, with feat choices like Pain Touch, Falling Star Strike, etc.
Funny Slaughter
11-13-03, 06:21 AM can't we give Reiny some love?

:cloud9:

gs
Funny
Jindl
11-13-03, 04:44 PM How about for a druid's/ranger's animal companion? They do gain feats with the increased HD ...

Ability Focus (poison) for your snake companion...

-Jindl
Reinhart
11-13-03, 04:56 PM Yay! Love!

Well, a +2 to DC can be devestating when applied to the right abilities. It's certainly not wasted on an animal companion or familiar, considering how limited their feat choices usually are.

But one of the problems I'm seeing is that "special attacks" are very very general when it comes to class features. This means that it takes extra consideration when applying this feat, since as I pointed out: Applying this to spells is broken, but not against the rules as stated. It's better than any and all of the spell focus feats.

Most playable races don't have abilities that can apply to this feat, or are normally worth it. Let's face it, A Teifling's darkness (Sp) is nice, but not worth this feat. At least in my opinion.

But these boards commenly use Savage Species and a wide variety of options from Races of Faerun, Oriental Adventures, and many other books. So I was curious:

What are the most optimized uses of this feat?

and

Is it balanced to ever consider this feat applicable to at least a single spell?

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Reinhart 11-12-03, 12:05 AM	Such a wonderful feat . . . so many uses! I can boost the saves for Stunning Fist, Assassin Death Attack, or Bardic Suggestion! But what keeps me from attaching it to "spells" since spells are listed under special attacks? Then again so are spell like abilities, and I think it's pretty clear that this feat doesn't raise every spell like ability a creature possesses. Perhaps it can only be attached to one spell then. It might still be useful then for certain versatile spells such as baleful polymorph. So let's discuss how and where we can apply this feat effectively. So what are the best ways to apply this feat to class features and playable races?
BenjCano 11-12-03, 07:09 PM	:bump: Oh come on...can't we give Reiny some love?
Toptomcat 11-12-03, 08:08 PM	They help with Stunning-Attack focussed Monks, with feat choices like Pain Touch, Falling Star Strike, etc.
Funny Slaughter 11-13-03, 06:21 AM	can't we give Reiny some love? :cloud9: gs Funny
Jindl 11-13-03, 04:44 PM	How about for a druid's/ranger's animal companion? They do gain feats with the increased HD ... Ability Focus (poison) for your snake companion... -Jindl
Reinhart 11-13-03, 04:56 PM	Yay! Love! Well, a +2 to DC can be devestating when applied to the right abilities. It's certainly not wasted on an animal companion or familiar, considering how limited their feat choices usually are. But one of the problems I'm seeing is that "special attacks" are very very general when it comes to class features. This means that it takes extra consideration when applying this feat, since as I pointed out: Applying this to spells is broken, but not against the rules as stated. It's better than any and all of the spell focus feats. Most playable races don't have abilities that can apply to this feat, or are normally worth it. Let's face it, A Teifling's darkness (Sp) is nice, but not worth this feat. At least in my opinion. But these boards commenly use Savage Species and a wide variety of options from Races of Faerun, Oriental Adventures, and many other books. So I was curious: What are the most optimized uses of this feat? and Is it balanced to ever consider this feat applicable to at least a single spell?