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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 7476392" data-attributes="member: 58197">I'm assuming you don't have tools, either. So, if your DM is going strictly by the books, you're out of luck until you a) find some tools or b) find an already-made focus to use. You might be able to improvise, but that is entirely up to your DM and your own ingenuity.Presumably your real goal here is to gain the ability to use your spells. Here are some ways to tackle that problem:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Are there arcane spellcasters around? (If you are--and I'm just spitballing here--a slave captured by drow, the answer is probably yes.) A decent Sleight of Hand check by the party rogue could get you a component pouch, a wand, or an orb, though probably not a staff.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In the aforementioned, purely hypothetical, slave-of-the-drow scenario, you could look for something with a long shaft, a broom or mop. If you can get hold of that and something to carve with, you might be able to carve a staff that would serve as a focus. This falls under "improvisation," meaning it's totally up to the DM to decide whether or how well this works. If your DM feels generous, you could get a fully functional wizard's staff. If your DM feels like making you sweat, the staff might be unreliable, have limited uses, or suffer some other drawback. Or it might not work at all.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Find your original focus and get it back.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Scavenge material components directly. Remember, the only time you need a focus is when you want to cast a spell with a material component and don't have the component. If you can find the component, you're golden. This depends on what you've got for spells prepared. Do you want to cast mage armor? Steal a scrap of leather. Sleep? That one's easy, all you need is a pinch of sand. Tasha's hideous laughter is tougher, you probably won't be able to find tiny pastries in the Underdark.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If all else fails, rely on spells that don't have a material component. Fortunately, that includes all of the direct-damage cantrips; if you know any of those, you've got a weapon that can't be taken away from you*.</li> </ul>Also, if you really have been stripped of all possessions, the focus is a secondary concern. You have a far more serious problem: You need your spellbook back! Foci can be replaced, but spellbooks are rare and precious; without one, you will be crippled, unable to learn new spells as you level up. Unless your DM is a total and complete jerk, you should have an opportunity to recover yours. Make damn sure you take it, even if you have to drag the rest of the party along.[SIZE=-2]*Well, unless you meet a beholder. Or a spellcaster with feeblemind. Or a dead magic zone. Okay, it can be taken away, but at least they have to work for it.[/SIZE]</blockquote>

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