Hierophant Spell-Like Ability: is the divine focus requirement still there?

[Lawful Good Garagos]

here is a summary of how the hierophant's spell-like ability works:

Spell-Like Ability

A hierophant who selects this special ability can use one of his divine spell slots to permanently prepare one of his divine spells as a spell-like ability that can be used twice per day. The hierophant does not use any components when casting the spell, although a spell that costs XP to cast still does so, and a spell with a costly material component instead costs him 10 times that amount in XP.

The text does not mention anything about the divine focus used for certain spells. If a hierophant has Summon Monster VII as a spell-like ability (SLA), and let's say he is bound and gagged, and about to be executed, can he use that SLA to get a monster to help him even if he doesn't have a divine focus at hand?

Also, let's say the hierophant also has the epic feat Ignore Material Components. He decides to get True Resurrection as SLA, does this mean that he can cast True Resurrection without the following:

-A divine focus
-without expending a 25 000 gold diamond, thanks to the Ignore Material Component feat. And by extension does not need to pay the 25 000 gold * 10 in experience points

If the hierophant/cleric strays from his deity's alignment and has his divine spells access revoked, can he still use those hierophant SLA?

 

[Dross]

The text does not mention anything about the divine focus used for certain spells. If a hierophant has Summon Monster VII as a spell-like ability (SLA), and let's say he is bound and gagged, and about to be executed, can he use that SLA to get a monster to help him even if he doesn't have a divine focus at hand?

DM's call. I would say that the Hierophant would not need a holy symbol based on the general not needing components, but a gut feeling for style says he does need one (however I could easily be persuaded otherwise on this).
This would allow him to summon monsters when bound and gagged (although the concentration to perform such an act may be enough to warn someone that he is up to something).

Also, let's say the hierophant also has the epic feat Ignore Material Components. He decides to get True Resurrection as SLA, does this mean that he can cast True Resurrection without the following:

-A divine focus
-without expending a 25 000 gold diamond, thanks to the Ignore Material Component feat. And by extension does not need to pay the 25 000 gold * 10 in experience points

I'm leaning towards the two not being interconnected because gaining the SLA is not technically casting the spell (so pay the XP).

If the hierophant/cleric strays from his deity's alignment and has his divine spells access revoked, can he still use those hierophant SLA?

I would revoke the SLA as part of the punishment if I was revoking all spells (I would tend to deny some spells or the SLA initially rather than all spells & SLAs unless there is gross misconduct)

 

[akbearfoot]

As far as I can tell, you would normally have to be something like 25th level (barring DM fiat or retraining) to take that epic feat, plus you would have to spend a feat on Eschew materials which is normally pretty useless for divine casters. At those levels, why the fuss? You get millions of gold pieces per level at that point....the 25k component is chump change. Or you could probably just make an epic spell that does the same thing for free.

 

[Eldritch_Lord]

The text does not mention anything about the divine focus used for certain spells. If a hierophant has Summon Monster VII as a spell-like ability (SLA), and let's say he is bound and gagged, and about to be executed, can he use that SLA to get a monster to help him even if he doesn't have a divine focus at hand?

Also, let's say the hierophant also has the epic feat Ignore Material Components. He decides to get True Resurrection as SLA, does this mean that he can cast True Resurrection without the following:

-A divine focus
-without expending a 25 000 gold diamond, thanks to the Ignore Material Component feat. And by extension does not need to pay the 25 000 gold * 10 in experience points

The spell removes all of a spells components except that any expensive material component and XP component remain. The divine focus is a component, so it gets removed, no questions asked. If the heirophant takes Ignore Material Component, then the spell no longer has an expensive material component, so the corresponding SLA no longer costs gold to use.

If the hierophant/cleric strays from his deity's alignment and has his divine spells access revoked, can he still use those hierophant SLA?

It doesn't specify that they're revoked, so they would by RAW remain usable, though revoking SLAs as well would make sense.