Hi,
Long time d&d 3.5 player here and me and my friends decided to finally give PF a go.
I'll be running a Sacred Huntsman Inquisitor and I have a question about the spell Focused Scutiny. The spell says it works against 'a creature you can perceive'.
What exactly does that mean though? I mean the obvious and strictest rule interpretation is that you need to see/hear the creature either because itvs in plain sight (or hearing) or because you already succedded at a Perception check.
However with this interpretation, what would the Perception and Survival bonuses be good for? I mean Perception maybe in case the creature tries to hide (pretty corner case though), but Survival? How do you use Survival versus a creature standing in front of you within the 10 min/level spell duration?
The only value for the survival bonus would be if it escapes from you (and disappears from sight) and you needed to track it. There might be some specific instances that would be useful, but generally if something can escape you, it can probably move faster than you and escape anyway.