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== Focus ==

Consider that a Focus is a generally one-time GP investment for being able to cast a spell, and researching an epic spell is definitely a one-time GP and XP investment for being able to cast a spell. Consider also that a clever caster could design every spell to use the same focus. Therefore, you probably shouldn't save money by shunting the cost into the focus, so it should take more than 9000 GP for a -1 spellcraft reduction. --[[User:Foxwarrior|Foxwarrior]] ([[User talk:Foxwarrior|talk]]) 18:41, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
:Hmmm... valid point. If we do that, a lot of Spellcraft DCs are going to be recalculated, but we may very well have a more balanced game. --[[User:Luigifan18|Luigifan18]] ([[User talk:Luigifan18|talk]]) 18:55, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
::A lot? This only effects homebrew epic spells that have foci... --[[User:Foxwarrior|Foxwarrior]] ([[User talk:Foxwarrior|talk]]) 19:02, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
:::Off the top of my head, that includes [[Tactical Nuke (3.5e Epic Spell)|Tactical Nuke]] and [[Megaton (3.5e Epic Spell)|Megaton]], but I'm sure there are others. I did make [[Epic Spells from a Practical Viewpoint (3.5e Other)|a page about the relative practicality of all the epic spells,]] and the focus price was one of the criteria I considered. So I only have to check there to see what the focus prices are for all the epic spells. --[[User:Luigifan18|Luigifan18]] ([[User talk:Luigifan18|talk]]) 20:40, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
:::Oh, yes, there's also [[Volcano (3.5e Epic Spell)|Volcano]] and [[Electrocute (3.5e Epic Spell)|Electrocute]]. --[[User:Luigifan18|Luigifan18]] ([[User talk:Luigifan18|talk]]) 20:54, 20 October 2012 (UTC)