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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kae'Yoss" data-source="post: 3404846" data-attributes="member: 4134">Since most spells with costly material components hardly ever see use (at least I hardly ever see them used), I came up with something that could make peopel use them more often: A new sort of material component that is only actually used up when it's actually needed. I call them contingency focus, and spells that would use them dormant spells.When you cast a dormant spell, you need to have the contingency focus, and it works like a focus. Then, the spell potentially protects you. When then there's a situation where you could use the spells protection, you would activate it (this would either be an immediate action, or an instant action*) and part or all of the focus is used up, like a normal material component.*A free action you can take out of turn. Instant actions are for free actions what immediate actions are for swift actions.Stoneskin could look like this:StoneskinAbjuration [dormant]Level:    Drd 5, Earth 6, Sor/Wiz 4, Strength 6Components:    V, S, M, CFCasting Time:    1 standard actionRange:    TouchTarget:    Creature touchedDuration:    10 min./level (dormant)Saving Throw:    Will negates (harmless)Spell Resistance:    Yes (harmless)The warded creature gains resistance to blows, cuts, stabs, and slashes. During the spell's duration, you can activate it as an instant action to gain damaga reduction 10/adamantine for an attack that hit you. The spell can prevent a total of 10 points of damage per caster level (maximum 150 points)Material ComponentGranite sprinkled on the targets's skinContingency Focus:150 gp worth of diamond dust. Each point of damage prevented uses up 1gp</blockquote>

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