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<blockquote data-quote="Big Mac" data-source="post: 4269395" data-attributes="member: 61182"><p>Thanks for the clarification. I think the latter would be more fun, but the text of <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsterFeats.htm#abilityFocus" target="_blank">Ability Focus</a> only mentions the DC (and not any other effects):</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think they would actually say if this made other things change (as well as the DC).</p><p></p><p>Also the other ... Focus feats also seem to only affect the DC. <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#skillFocus" target="_blank">Skill Focus</a> adds +3 to one type of skill check. <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#spellFocus" target="_blank">Spell Focus</a> adds +1 to the DC of one school of spells. <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#weaponFocus" target="_blank">Weapon Focus</a> adds +1 to the attack roll of one type of weapon and <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#greaterWeaponFocus" target="_blank">Greater Weapon Focus</a> adds a second +1 to the same attack roll.</p><p></p><p>I might be wrong, but I see a theme of target number modification, but no other effect. Weapon Focus and Greater Weapon Focus might give a clue if you compare them to <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#weaponSpecialization" target="_blank">Weapon Specialization</a> and <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#greaterWeaponSpecialization" target="_blank">Greater Weapon Specialization</a>. They both add +2 to damage rolls implying that the Weapon Focus feats definately don't add to damage. I'd infer that other Focus feats don't add to damage either.</p><p></p><p>I might be wrong, but I'd be inclined to make it 21 damage and 23 DC unless I saw something that convinced me otherwise. (With several ...Focus feats, we might be able to find something in official errata or FAQs about one of them.)</p><p></p><p>(Incidentally, I think there should be an Ability Specialisation feat that stacks on Ability Focus and makes an ability that causes damage do an extra +2 damage.)</p><p></p><p>EDIT: I just did a <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22ability+focus%22+site%3Awizards.com" target="_blank">search on wizards.com for "ability focus"</a> and got 143 results.</p><p></p><p>So far I haven't got to anything that does the same damage as the DC score, but in the <a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/fc/20061110a" target="_blank">Quarrian, Choker Warlock</a> Ability Focus (eldritch blast) doesn't seem to change Eldritch Blast from 1d6 to 1d6+2. And in the <a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/eo/20040201a" target="_blank">Celestial Wyvern, Corrupted Wyvern, Half-Troll/Half-Wyvern and Great Wyvern</a> Ability Focus (poison) doesn't seem to change the constitution damage from 2d6 Con to 2d6+2 Con.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I couldn't actually find anything that gave proper comparisons (everything I saw with gold and platinum used Troy Ounces instead of normal ounces), so I'll be happy to go with your guess. It feels like you <strong>have</strong> gone in the right direction. I'm not sure if it ties in <strong>totally</strong> with the treasure rules, but as long as a silatic is heavier that the "treasure" it drops, it doesn't really matter if one type of silatic has more or less "jelly" than another type.</p><p></p><p>(Do you have any idea on where to put silver?)</p><p></p><p>BTW: While I was researching that I saw that electrum contains both gold and silver, so think that both types of silatic should fight if they try to eat it at the same time. (Of course if they both got there at <strong>different</strong> times, one would extract its own metal and leave the metal wanted by the other one.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Mac, post: 4269395, member: 61182"] Thanks for the clarification. I think the latter would be more fun, but the text of [URL=http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsterFeats.htm#abilityFocus]Ability Focus[/URL] only mentions the DC (and not any other effects): I think they would actually say if this made other things change (as well as the DC). Also the other ... Focus feats also seem to only affect the DC. [URL=http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#skillFocus]Skill Focus[/URL] adds +3 to one type of skill check. [URL=http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#spellFocus]Spell Focus[/URL] adds +1 to the DC of one school of spells. [URL=http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#weaponFocus]Weapon Focus[/URL] adds +1 to the attack roll of one type of weapon and [URL=http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#greaterWeaponFocus]Greater Weapon Focus[/URL] adds a second +1 to the same attack roll. I might be wrong, but I see a theme of target number modification, but no other effect. Weapon Focus and Greater Weapon Focus might give a clue if you compare them to [URL=http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#weaponSpecialization]Weapon Specialization[/URL] and [URL=http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#greaterWeaponSpecialization]Greater Weapon Specialization[/URL]. They both add +2 to damage rolls implying that the Weapon Focus feats definately don't add to damage. I'd infer that other Focus feats don't add to damage either. I might be wrong, but I'd be inclined to make it 21 damage and 23 DC unless I saw something that convinced me otherwise. (With several ...Focus feats, we might be able to find something in official errata or FAQs about one of them.) (Incidentally, I think there should be an Ability Specialisation feat that stacks on Ability Focus and makes an ability that causes damage do an extra +2 damage.) EDIT: I just did a [URL=http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22ability+focus%22+site%3Awizards.com]search on wizards.com for "ability focus"[/URL] and got 143 results. So far I haven't got to anything that does the same damage as the DC score, but in the [URL=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/fc/20061110a]Quarrian, Choker Warlock[/URL] Ability Focus (eldritch blast) doesn't seem to change Eldritch Blast from 1d6 to 1d6+2. And in the [URL=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/eo/20040201a]Celestial Wyvern, Corrupted Wyvern, Half-Troll/Half-Wyvern and Great Wyvern[/URL] Ability Focus (poison) doesn't seem to change the constitution damage from 2d6 Con to 2d6+2 Con. I couldn't actually find anything that gave proper comparisons (everything I saw with gold and platinum used Troy Ounces instead of normal ounces), so I'll be happy to go with your guess. It feels like you [B]have[/B] gone in the right direction. I'm not sure if it ties in [B]totally[/B] with the treasure rules, but as long as a silatic is heavier that the "treasure" it drops, it doesn't really matter if one type of silatic has more or less "jelly" than another type. (Do you have any idea on where to put silver?) BTW: While I was researching that I saw that electrum contains both gold and silver, so think that both types of silatic should fight if they try to eat it at the same time. (Of course if they both got there at [B]different[/B] times, one would extract its own metal and leave the metal wanted by the other one.) [/QUOTE]
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