Questions tagged [spellcasting-focus]
For questions about items which serve as a focus for in spellcasting. Examples include wands and staves. NOTE: For questions about magic items such as magic wands or staves, use [magic-items] instead.
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Can an Artificer use a Veteran's Cane created with Replicate Magic Item as a Focus after it has changed to a Longsword?
Relevant Text:
Artificer:
TOOLS REQUIRED "...After you gain the Infuse Item feature at 2nd
level, you can also use any item bearing one of your infusions as a
spellcasting focus."
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Can a Circle of Stars Druid wear a star map and simply touch it to use it as a focus?
I am a druid/monk multiclass. Am I able to use my quarterstaff 2 handed and wear the star map, simply touching it to use material components for a spell, or do I need to be holding it? This isn't ...
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Can an Artificer's Infusions act as a spellcasting focus for spells from another class?
I'm specifically looking at the case of a character that starts as an Armorer Artificer, then multiclasses into Wizard for the majority of their career. As I read it, as long as the Artificer has ...
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Can a jewel that's an arcane focus be put on a rod and still count as one?
What an arcane focus can be is listed in the Player's Handbook. If we say the player has a blue jewel and this is his arcane focus and the player put this jewel on a simple rod (not magic - any branch ...
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When using a deck of cards as a spellcasting focus (with Cartomancer), can you flourish a single card (for Hidden Ace) with the hand holding the deck?
The new Cartomancer feat from The Book of Many Things states that "You can use a card deck as your spellcasting focus." It also states that you can "imbue" a spell "into a ...
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Is a holy symbol borne on a shield a discrete object for the purposes of being the target of a spell?
Is the holy symbol that a cleric or paladin can use as a spellcasting focus a discrete object? Does it stop being a discrete object when the player decides to bear it on a shield by inlaying it?
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As a multiclass Sorcerer Warlock can I use Improved Pact Weapon as spellcasting focus for Sorcerer spells?
Both Warlock and Sorcerer use an arcane focus for their spell casting. Improved Pact Weapon lets the Pact of the Blade Warlock use a summoned weapon as their spellcasting focus.
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Can an Artillerist use their eldritch cannon as a focus?
I'm trying to parse out how to wear a shield, still be able to cast spells, and mitigate the cannon's abysmal walking speed in between encounters. Perhaps a shoulder mount, a la "Predator"?
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Does the Magic Initiate feat require another focus? [duplicate]
Put simply, if say a druid wanted to take the Magic Initiate feat to gain access to sorcerer spells, would that require them to have a component pouch or arcane focus to cast those spells, as it would ...
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Does a spell caster need to hold onto their arcane focus when concentrating on a spell?
The long-short of it is that I want to use the maneuver Disarming Attack to make a mage drop their arcane focus. While I know this will delay their spell casting (as it requires an action to pick up ...
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Can an Artificer cast V,S spells with no free hand
Just seeking to clear up a bit of confusion. There seems to be a lot of points and counter points floating around so I will start at the beginning.
As I understand it a Artificer (RAW but perhaps not ...
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Does a spell have to come from your spellcasting focus?
If I for example use scorching ray does it have to fire out of my focus or can I hold the focus in one hand and fire the spell from the other?
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Can a multiclassed artificer/rogue use Sneak Attack with spells that use a ranged weapon as a spellcasting focus?
So, according to a tweet by Jeremy Crawford, it is possible to Sneak Attack with a magic stone when using a sling, even though it is a ranged spell attack.
That got me thinking: if an artificer imbues ...
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Can a Dhampir Sword Bard use their fangs as a spellcasting focus? [duplicate]
A Dhampir's fanged bite is considered a simple melee weapon,
Vampiric Bite. Your fanged bite is a natural weapon, which counts as a simple melee weapon with which you are proficient.
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Do I need to use the Arcane Grimoire as a spellcasting focus to gain its bonuses?
The description of the arcane grimoire magic item states (TCE, p. 120; emphasis mine):
While you are holding this leather-bound book, you can use it as a
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