What works for SLA?

[Chess Pwn]

Would Elemental Focus feat work on SLA?
Would Spell Focus feat work on SLA?
Would Spell Specialization feat work on SLA?
Sorcerer's bloodline arcana?
Medium's Archmage seance boon?

Does it matter if it's a SLA that is a spell opposed to a SLA like the Occultist's evocation's Energy Blast and the fire domain's fire bolt?

SLA:

Quote:

Usually, a spell-like ability works just like the spell of that name. A spell-like ability has no verbal, somatic, or material component, nor does it require a focus. The user activates it mentally. Armor never affects a spell-like ability's use, even if the ability resembles an arcane spell with a somatic component.

A spell-like ability has a casting time of 1 standard action unless noted otherwise in the ability or spell description. In all other ways, a spell-like ability functions just like a spell.

Spell-like abilities are subject to spell resistance and dispel magic. They do not function in areas where magic is suppressed or negated. Spell-like abilities cannot be used to counterspell, nor can they be counterspelled.

If a character class grants a spell-like ability that is not based on an actual spell, the ability's effective spell level is equal to the highest-level class spell the character can cast, and is cast at the class level the ability is gained.

[Scythia]

I don't think spell focus, or spell specialization, or sorcerer bloodline work. The feats that affect spell like abilities are from the bestiary.

Basically, if it requires casting a spell, it doesn't work with an SLA (anymore).

[Chess Pwn]

But Augment Summoning works for SLA as per a FAQ. So is it the lone exception now or what?
Like if it's a spell SLA then it works just like the spell, so wouldn't feats that would effect that spell effect it?

[Calth]

Chess Pwn wrote:

Would Elemental Focus feat work on SLA?

Would Spell Focus feat work on SLA?
Would Spell Specialization feat work on SLA?
Sorcerer's bloodline arcana?
Medium's Archmage seance boon?

Does it matter if it's a SLA that is a spell opposed to a SLA like the Occultist's evocation's Energy Blast and the fire domain's fire bolt?

** spoiler omitted **

I would say yes to elemental focus, arcana, and séance boon. But probably no to spell focus and spell specialization. Not because SLAs dont count as spells, but because I am not sure that schools of magic transfer to SLAs. SLAs that don't replicate a spell would definitely be no for those two.

Augment summoning is a little weird. It requires spell focus, but the summon spells don't really benefit from spell focus. It also specifies a spell, which we know SLAs qualify for, rather than add a benefit to conjuration in general.

[Avoron]

Spell Focus works with spell-like abilities.

I'd like to introduce you all to my dear friend Leanan Sidhe. She has the feat Spell Focus (enchantment), and is unable to cast a single spell. However, she does have a whole slew of enchantment spell-like abilities, all of them happily benefiting from her Spell Focus feat.

[Chess Pwn]

haha, So I think I've received a yes and a no for every item between the three people who've answered. I personally think that all of them are able to be applied to SLA.

[Chess Pwn]

So here is Mark offering his Idea but saying that there's no set rule, so if we want one we'll need a FAQ