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Does the metamagic feat "Focused Spell" require a spell that can affect multiple creatures (such as a Fireball) or one that does affect multiple creatures? In order words, do I need at least two targets to make the feat work? I would assume not?
If not, a Lesser Rod of Focused Spell sounds pretty good for my Conjurer, who has lots of area spells and almost no single-target spells.
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Does the metamagic feat "Focused Spell" require a spell that can affect multiple creatures (such as a Fireball) or one that does affect multiple creatures? In order words, do I need at least two targets to make the feat work? I would assume not?
If not, a Lesser Rod of Focused Spell sounds pretty good for my Conjurer, who has lots of area spells and almost no single-target spells.
The feat's benefit reads: "Benefit: When casting a spell that affects or targets more than one creature, you can choose one target or creature within the spell effect. That creature’s saving throw DC to resist the spell is increased by +2. You must choose which target to focus the spell on before casting the spell."
It looks to me like 2 or more creatures must be affected by the spell you are casting. For examples, if you cast glitterdust in an area that can only affect one guy, no luck. You cast it on an area that could affect two or more guys and you can bump it for one of them. I'm not sure this really makes much sense and can lead to silly work around tactics like including a summoned creature in the AoE.
It looks to me like 2 or more creatures must be affected by the spell you are casting.
I can see this interpretation (which is why I posted this question), but I can also see the other one, where "a spell that affects multiple creatures" is taken to describe the nature of the spell rather than circumstances of its current casting. That's why I asked the question.
For examples, if you cast glitterdust in an area that can only affect one guy, no luck. You cast it on an area that could affect two or more guys and you can bump it for one of them. I'm not sure this really makes much sense and can lead to silly work around tactics like including a summoned creature in the AoE.
Exactly! What's the point of the extra creature anyway? Shouldn't it be easier to concentrate the glitterdust around the big bad guy if one didn't have other targets to worry about as well?
Altough as written it is very clear that it has to affect (or target) more than one creature, I believe that it was intended for spells that can target multiple creatures (and thus are not as powerful as single target SoS spells).
So it is your GM who has to decide if he wants to follow the rules as written, or as (probably) intended.
I pondered about hitting the FAQ button, however I can't see Paizo errata this, as nothing is broken, or actually unclear. If their formulation was intentional, it was probably because this way it's easier to understand than with the word "can".
I hit the FAQ button.
I really think that it should let you affect a glitterdust spell even if it's only one target for the will save of the glitterdust and no i don't want SoS spells to become more powerfull.