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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 424159" data-attributes="member: 537">Combat Casting only adds to your skill check when casting defensively. If it added when taking damage, it would be practically the same as Skill Focus, but with a bigger bonus.I say it's a useful feat for _some_ casters, but not generally for PCs. At low levels, the bonus can be significant. However, low-level casters tend not to cast a lot of spells in melee. Wizards and sorcs don't have the hit points to risk being in melee range in the first place, and clerics don't have that many spells that are useful in combat. High level casters use defensive casting more, but at the same time, they're also much more likely to succeed at the check.Someone who _might_ get a lot of use out of Combat Casting is a foozle spellcaster. Such a character is generally alone, and so is more likely to cast in melee than the average PC. They also usually don't have much of a career path to worry about, so can afford to spend some feat slots on useless feats.</blockquote>