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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 3998949" data-attributes="member: 2525">Ah, then ignore what I said.  You're right, it's complicated and not necessary.  Just getting the hang of a spell like Silent Image will be a challenge, and you don't need to make it even more complex with all that jazzy shadow stuff I mentioned.Well, you will probably find a wide mix of opponents.  For example, usually a big tough creature has a high fortitude but weak will save, while a spell caster opponent will usually have a high will save and weak fortitude.  In my opinion, reflex is usually the least important save you need to worry about, because even if they make their save they usually still take some damage (usually half).  On the other hand, if you hit them with an illusion or enchantment or necromancy spell, the opponent making their save usually means the spell has no effect.I mentioned illusion because you said you wanted to take advantage of the gnomes +1 DC to illusions.  I agree, you should.  There are some very potent illusion spells, and some of them can even kill or effectively kill your opponent.  For example, Color Spray is a very good offensive illusion spell that is low level, but it remains effective even at higher levels.  It has a Will save attached to it though.  While opponents will improve their Will save over time, you will not improve your spell DC over time unless you take feats, abilities, increase your intelligence, or other things.  If illusion is something you want to do well, eventually you will probably want to take spell focus: illusion.Now if you want to focus on evocation (which is also a fine strategy, since it has some excellent spells like Magic Missile, Scorching Ray, and Fireball), then you could of course take Spell Focus: Evocation.  But, I don't think it's as important as for a school like Illusion.  That's because Evocation has a lot of offensive spells that don't allow any save at all.  For example, Magic Missile automatically hits and has no save (and is a useful spell for many levels, so you should take it).  Scorching Ray is a great spell (and many people think it is even a better spell than fireball, since it has the potential to do more damage, and probably will at higher levels), and it is a ranged touch attack with no save.  Of those three good spells I mentioned, only fireball allows a save, and as mentioned even if you make your save against it, you usually still take 50% damage.Personally, I think you would get more use out of: Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, or Great Fortitude, than you would out of Spell Focus: Evocation.</blockquote>

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