Focus vs Spell Casting (attack and DC)


Rules Discussion


More Monk scenarios, sorry.

We know that Focus Pool vs Spell Slot is the "what is consumed" when you cast. However, there are Attack and DC Proficiencies mentioned.

Obviously the Spellcaster Class Key ability Mod is what is used for Spell Attack/DC. But what about non-spell casters?

For a Monk, where it talks about gaining Ki Spells it states "... decide whether your Ki Spells are divine or occult. You become trained in spell attacks and DCs of that tradition". The calculation for Spell Attack/DC uses "Key Ability Mod". Does that mean if I am a Monk with a Key Ability of STR them my Ki Spell Attack/DCs use my STR Mod?

When a Target of a spell effect needs to make a save in 2nd Edition it is usually against the caster's Spell DC. There are only 2 in Ki Spells (Ki Blast and Quivering Palm) that ask for a save.

(EDIT)
Additional Confusion. The Class Specific Character sheet for Monk has WIS in the Spell DC. However I do not find where that is mentioned in the CRB.


The section "non-spellcasters with focus spells" on p302 says the ability or feature that gives you focus spells is supposed to tell you what you casting stat is, and under champion it does explicitly state they use charisma for devotion spells, so it looks like a line was omitted in either the ki spells sidebar or the monk class features. If the monk sheet says WIS, then presumably that's what the missing line should say.


Wait, did you get the class specific character sheets already? Dope.


Captain Morgan wrote:
Wait, did you get the class specific character sheets already? Dope.

I did. And all of my pre-orders too.

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