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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 4708095" data-attributes="member: 5143">I think that the reason it is ruled this way is twofold:-That's what it says in the books, even if it doesn't make sense.  Weapon Focus just says "when you make an attack with the weapon"(paraphrased).  You are using a staff, which is a weapon, to make an attack.  Even if you aren't using it as a weapon at the time.-WOTC has changed their philosophy on errata.  They describe it in an article a short while ago.  Basically, it isn't errata unless it is so broken that they NEED to errata it.  If it just doesn't make sense or it is just strong, then they will not errata it.  This is their "D&D has a DM, it's his job to house rule or interpret stuff he doesn't like or understand, not ours" philosophy.  Anything that doesn't qualify for errata is just a rules clarification.  They feel that rules clarifications fit into the domain of the DM.  Unless the rule is so confusing that they are asked the question on a regular basis.  Then it gets added to the FAQ.I'm impressed.  I'm an Admin and I only have 6.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />As a side note, the same article that said that they didn't want to have too much errata also said that having a list of "rules clarifications" for the RPGA was something they could understand a need for and might be something they'd do in the future.  But it would be a ways off.</blockquote>

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