Give Specialist Wizards Spell Focus as a Bonus Feat


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It seems odd that a specialist wizard doesn't have Spell Focus in his specialized field of study. Even a generalist should have a favorite school of magic that he/she has a better knack for than the others.
It should cost less feats for a specialist to gain Spell Focus prerequisite feats such as Augment Summoning for their specialty than a non-specialist.

What do you think?

Add it to their specialist bonus. A Universalist gains a metamagic feat of his/her choice instead.


quest-master wrote:

It seems odd that a specialist wizard doesn't have Spell Focus in his specialized field of study. Even a generalist should have a favorite school of magic that he/she has a better knack for than the others.

It should cost less feats for a specialist to gain Spell Focus prerequisite feats such as Augment Summoning for their specialty than a non-specialist.

What do you think?

Add it to their specialist bonus. A Universalist gains a metamagic feat of his/her choice instead.

Wizards don't need freebies. In fact, what they've already gotten in 3.P (notably Arcane Bond) is already too good. I'm strongly against this.


Squirrelloid wrote:

Wizards don't need freebies. In fact, what they've already gotten in 3.P (notably Arcane Bond) is already too good. I'm strongly against this.

Then take out Scribe Scroll as a bonus feat. Copying a spell into a spellbook and infusing a piece of paper with an active spell are two different things that need not go together.

A Universalist gains a metamagic OR Item creation feat of his/her choice instead.

A 1st level wizard can also use his/her starting level feat for Scribe Scroll if he/she really wants it.

This would emphasize the flavor and credibility of the class.

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