Blood money and a focus?


Rules Questions


Would you allow someone to use blood money to conjure the focus for a spell which uses a focus rather than a component? Why or why not?

I'm thinking RAW, you can't because it's not a "material component", but it doesn't seem like it'd particularly break things, and if anything it's a less-powerful use of the spell.

(Context: Trying to design a spell mastery list. Blood Money would let me put things in it which have focuses.)


Blood Money horrifically breaks everything. Using it for a focus... eh. RAW no. RAI? I have no idea what they were smoking when they said "Hey you can take this spell!"

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Bronnwynn wrote:
Blood Money horrifically breaks everything. Using it for a focus... eh. RAW no. RAI? I have no idea what they were smoking when they said "Hey you can take this spell!"

That spell was created for a specific school of magic (greed I think) for a specific module. It wasn't intended for player use.

Even allowing it for player use, it should require to be a member of the specific school, that has stricter restrictions than a normal school of magic.

It was never intended as "you can take this spell", it was "the enemy wizards have this cool power". but greed is powerful and a lot of players are greedy for power.

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