Spell-like abilities and Spell DC improvements


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Silver Crusade

I'm making a kitsune sorcerer character for PFS and I'm looking at the Magical Tail feat. Two extra tails down the line you get the Charm Person spell-like ability. The Kitsune Magic racial trait gives a +1 on saving throw DCs on enchantment spell they cast. The spell-like ability description in the bestiary says that spell-like abilities work just like spells except that they have no verbal, somatic, focus or material components.

My question becomes: Does the +1 to DCs apply to spell-like abilities, or is it not included because it is technically not a spell?

This won't change how I build my character, but I'd like to avoid any arguments with GMs down the line.


Spell like goes out of the way to state they are "like spells in all ways except:" Since they don't go out of the way to state that spell likes don't get bonuses that apply to spells, I imagine so.

So, spell focus and the like should apply too.


They apply. If you need to back up your argument, CTRL+F for "Spell Focus" through the bestiaries; critters with SF apply them to (Sp) as well.

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