Spell Focus - Which School To Pick

[Nifft]

Illusion actually has the earliest, best "save or goodbye" spells, from color spray to phantasmal killer (earliest save-or-die).

I chose Illusion and Enchantment, but looking back, should have picked Conjuration as well. The Conjurations with saves aren't very many, but they are all awesome spells: glitterdust's secondary effect, stinking cloud is just fantastic, and let's not forget cloudkill... and of course, the planar binding spells allow a Will save to negate. There's also maze.

Finally, Spell Focus (Conjuration) allows access to Augmented Summoning, which is quite useful.

And if you're a Cleric or Druid, don't forget that your Cure spells are Conjuration. When you're using these spells to fight the undead, a higher save is nice, since they're usually strong in Will.

Cheers, -- N

 

[RangerWickett]

Evocation. Call me old-fashioned.

 

[catsclaw227]

I said enchantment and evocation. In the game I GM, there is a beguiler with Spell Focus (Enchantment)and Greater Spell Focus (Enchantment), her spells have crazy DCs.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Whichever way your wizard is specializing, so he can qualify for the Master Specialist PrC at level 4.

 

[amazingshafeman]

Necromancy. The spells that affect undead have mostly will saves, and what is the undead's good save? Will.

 

[Patlin]

No none of the above selection?

 

[Kae'Yoss]

Gotta love gnomes and illusions

Gnomes for presidents!

Evocation.

How Old-Fashioned.

 

[EyeontheMountain]

Overall the top four are

Evocation
Enchantment
Transmutation
Illusion

If you choose the right spells.

Abjuration, Conjuration and Divination are a total waste, excpet for a very very few spells (And none in Divination I can figure out)

But I voted Evocation as I usually tkae Enchantment as a prohibited school and do not tkae transmutation or illusion spells that require saves.

 

[clarkvalentine]

(And none in Divination I can figure out)

There is scry, but that's just one.

 

[Blue]

I put spell focus conjuration - not because it's the best, but because I see it the most because it's a prerequisite for a number of feats and prestige classes.

Cheers,
=Blue