Ability Focus: Spells [Archive] - Wizards Community

Ability Focus: Spells [Archive] - Wizards Community

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jstorrie
03-13-06, 09:53 PM For all spellcasting creatures that I have seen, 'spells' or 'spellcasting' is listed in 'special attacks.' Why can't a creature take Ability Focus: Spells, or at least Ability Focus: (One particular spell)?

Even in the latter case there is good optimization potential here for a character that uses only one spell often, like a MotUH or Killer-Gnome.
PhaedrusXY
03-13-06, 10:04 PM This was covered in a FAQ or something like that. You can indeed take Ability Focus, but you have to apply it to one specific spell each time you take it.
runestar
03-13-06, 11:37 PM I think the faq specifically addressed the application of ability focus to spell-like abilities, not spells, which is not considered a special attack in that sense.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
jstorrie 03-13-06, 09:53 PM	For all spellcasting creatures that I have seen, 'spells' or 'spellcasting' is listed in 'special attacks.' Why can't a creature take Ability Focus: Spells, or at least Ability Focus: (One particular spell)? Even in the latter case there is good optimization potential here for a character that uses only one spell often, like a MotUH or Killer-Gnome.
PhaedrusXY 03-13-06, 10:04 PM	This was covered in a FAQ or something like that. You can indeed take Ability Focus, but you have to apply it to one specific spell each time you take it.
runestar 03-13-06, 11:37 PM	I think the faq specifically addressed the application of ability focus to spell-like abilities, not spells, which is not considered a special attack in that sense.