Wizard Elemental Schools + Spell Focus?

[Sean H]

If a wizard picks an Elemental School Specialization instead of one of the Arcane Schools, can they take Elemental Focus as a replacement for Scribe Scroll instead of Spell Focus? So if you have a Wind Elementalist, for example, could you take Elemental Focus(Electricity)?

[Dragnmoon]

Are you asking if they can change the rules so they can? Or are you asking if the current rules allow you to?

Currently no you can't, you have to take Spell Focus.

[Eric Clingenpeel]

Just take Spell Focus (Air) They're still Arcane Schools of Magic. You won't have near as many spells in the school, though.

[Sean H]

Eric Clingenpeel wrote:

Just take Spell Focus (Air) They're still Arcane Schools of Magic. You won't have near as many spells in the school, though.

Huh. I didn't think of that.

[Rycaut]

Actually does a PFS Wizard with an Arcane School have to take Spell Focus (that school)?

I always assumed they did not - that a Wizard could select any school they wanted as their spell focus - though logically they would tend to select a school they planned on casting a lot (assuming that school benefited from Spell Focus or later feats that depend on spell focus) and that Wizards would unlikely take a spell focus (opposition school).

I hadn't considered what to select in the case of an elemental school wizard (though I really should consider this as I've been thinking about making a character that might take Earth as his school).

[Artanthos]

My earth school wizard is taking spell focus(conjuration). Most of the spells on the earth list will benefit.

[Eric Clingenpeel]

Rycaut wrote:

Actually does a PFS Wizard with an Arcane School have to take Spell Focus (that school)?

I always assumed they did not - that a Wizard could select any school they wanted as their spell focus - though logically they would tend to select a school they planned on casting a lot (assuming that school benefited from Spell Focus or later feats that depend on spell focus) and that Wizards would unlikely take a spell focus (opposition school).

I hadn't considered what to select in the case of an elemental school wizard (though I really should consider this as I've been thinking about making a character that might take Earth as his school).

They definitely don't have to take the same school, but more often then not, its beneficial to do so, since about half their spells will be from that school and they get a bonus slot for that school.

[The Shifty Mongoose]

Though Abjurers and some Transmuters might not need it, since Abjurations generally aren't supposed to be saved against; likewise, Transmuters who mainly plan on casting spells on their team-mates could choose Spell Focus (Necromancy) or (Evocation) for spells where the DCs will come into account.

[Jiggy]

My diviner took Spell Focus (conjuration).

[Benrislove]

the last diviner I played took spell focus enchantment, He was a pacifist :D