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 Jun 5 2011, 04:16 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 30-November 09 Member No.: 17,921  |
My GM is completely new to the 4e rules and is convinced that Sustaining foci are limited to just one spell. As in each foci is attuned to one spell, and you can only ever use it for that one spell. Is he right or totally crazy? I've never played an awakened character before this one, but from what I've seen in my other groups, he's wrong >.>
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Jun 5 2011, 04:17 PM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
He's wrong. They're specific to a single *category*.
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Jun 5 2011, 04:18 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 584 Joined: 15-April 06 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 8,466 |
He is...CRAZY. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)
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Jun 5 2011, 04:19 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 295 Joined: 2-April 07 From: Dallas/Fort Worth Megaplex Member No.: 11,361 |
Hes crazy, think of it as a gun in which you can load different types of ammo.
You can always dismiss the sustained spell or it can be disrupted, in either case you can stick the same one in it or choose another one. |
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Jun 5 2011, 04:36 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,373 Joined: 14-January 10 From: Stuttgart, Germany Member No.: 18,036 |
all Spell Foci are limited to one category. Spellcasting, Sustaining and Counterspelling.
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Jun 5 2011, 04:48 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 30-November 09 Member No.: 17,921 |
QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jun 5 2011, 04:17 PM)  He's wrong. They're specific to a single *category*. So each one is attuned to a specific category of spells, and it can only be used to sustain spells in that category, correct? And how do spellcasting foci work, do they only add dice to the category they're attuned to? |
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Jun 5 2011, 04:53 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,019 Joined: 10-November 10 From: Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia Member No.: 19,166 |
QUOTE (Illume @ Jun 5 2011, 01:48 PM) So each one is attuned to a specific category of spells, and it can only be used to sustain spells in that category, correct? And how do spellcasting foci work, do they only add dice to the category they're attuned to? Yes. |
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Jun 5 2011, 04:57 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 30-November 09 Member No.: 17,921 |
Cool, thanks guys.
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Jun 5 2011, 04:58 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 308 Joined: 2-November 09 Member No.: 17,830 |
You can only sustain ONE SPELL AT A TIME, but once that spell is disrupted (Voluntarily on involuntarily) you can cast another spell and use focus to sustain it. It does not have to be same spell or even in same category.
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Jun 5 2011, 05:01 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
QUOTE (Bushw4cker @ Jun 5 2011, 09:58 AM) You can only sustain ONE SPELL AT A TIME, but once that spell is disrupted (Voluntarily on involuntarily) you can cast another spell and use focus to sustain it. It does not have to be same spell or even in same category. Well, that last point is wrong. While the Spell may be different, it MUST fall within the same category of the Focus. Illusion Foci only Sustain Illusion Spells Manipulation Foci only Sustain Manipulation Spells... And So On... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif) |
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Jun 5 2011, 06:09 PM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
It's right there in black and white, Bushw4cker. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Jun 5 2011, 06:55 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
If it helps, tell him he's remembering 1st/2nd edition spell locks, which were specific to a single spell. In 3rd edition and beyond, they became category specific (and renamed Sustaining Foci).
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Jun 6 2011, 03:09 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 308 Joined: 2-November 09 Member No.: 17,830 |
Your right, can't believe I never saw that 8/
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Jun 6 2011, 03:20 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 308 Joined: 2-November 09 Member No.: 17,830 |
In my defense, it is really easy to miss if you don't read carefully.
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Jun 6 2011, 03:39 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,768 Joined: 31-October 08 From: Redmond (Yes, really) Member No.: 16,558 |
I avoid most of the headaches surrounding focus categories by sticking with a power focus and one or more sustaining foci for spells I use a lot; that way I only have to keep track of the categories of the sustaining foci. Much easier (and more resource-efficient, too!)
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