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Message: <blockquote data-quote="argo" data-source="post: 2298154" data-attributes="member: 5752">Skill Focus is too situational?  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:"  data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /> My friend, I'm afraid you've got it backwards, here is the breakdown.Combat Casting: +4 bonus applies toCasting a spell/spell-like ability defensivelyCasting a spell/spell-like ability while grappled/pinnedSkill Focus [Concentration]: +3 bonus applies to the above as well asDamaged while casting (such as by a readied action) DC 10 + damageTaking continuious damage (such as by Melf's Acid Arrow) DC 10 + 1/2 damageDistracted by a nondamaging spellCasting while on a moving platform (horse, boat, etc)Casting while entangled (thats right, entangled is not the same as grappled/pinned)Casting in harsh weatherIn addition remember that your also have to make concentration checks if the above circumstances occur while you are: concentrating on an active spell, directing a spell or using a skill that provokes an AoO (like using Heal to stabilize a friend).  Skill Focus applies to all those situations while Combat Casting does not.This is why Combat Casting is usually in the running for Worst Feat Ever; you get a piddly +1 bonus over Skill Focus in only two cases and in exchange take a -3 (again compared to skill focus) in many other situations.  Readied Actions and Continuous Damage are easily just as common a way to stop a spellcaster as relying on AoO's.  Heck I would say that the humble Readied Action to attack the spellcaster is a more common way of neutralizing him than the AoO seeing as how most people are aware that a spellcaster can easily weasel out of an AoO by casting defensievly or using a 5' step.  Combat Casting is just not worth it, not while Skill Focus is available.Of course, Toughness still wins the competition ...   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> Later.</blockquote>

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