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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 6931461" data-attributes="member: 57383">I've seen considerable arguments on that point. (i.e. including <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?130485-Can-Spell-Focus-be-used-with-spell-like-abilities" target="_blank">in our own forums</a>). The main argument for the feat applying under RAW is that the SRD says "In all other ways, a spell-like ability functions just like a spell" which includes feats functioning "just like a spell".Unfortunately WotC publications have been inconsistent in how Spell Focus works with SLAs. There's official errata saying Spell Focus does not apply to SLAs, but  there are a good few examples of officially published creatures that  apply the feat to their spell-like abilities. In the case of the Frost Giant Spiritspeaker there's two pieces of evidence that the author did this:Firstly, the Spiritspeaker's blindness/deafness SLA has DC 16. As a 2nd level sorcerer spell with a +3 ability modifier this would normally have DC 15 so it is getting another +1 from somewhere, and a +1 from Spell Focus (necromancy) is the only visible candidate as it's another Necromancy spell. The only other alternative is they got their sums wrong!Secondly, there'd be no point even giving it Spell Focus in the first place. The Spiritwalker doesn't have any actual spells, so it'd be a waste of a feat.</blockquote>