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Title: Can you have an enchanted item that is also a focus?
Post by: Daeglan on February 05, 2011, 07:54:25 PM

Can you have an enchanted item that is also a focus?

Like a long coat that is a focus for doing veils and is enchanted to be armor?

Title: Re: Can you have an enchanted item that is also a focus?
Post by: Drachasor on February 05, 2011, 07:56:11 PM

I don't see why not.  Worst case you can have your focus been some small part of the outfit, like a button or something (they can be rings, after all).  I don't see any particular balance issues here.

Title: Re: Can you have an enchanted item that is also a focus?
Post by: vultur on February 05, 2011, 10:04:00 PM

I don't see any necessary problem with it, though I'm not sure if it's technically allowed or not.

I think both effects should be thematically connected though (like a defensive block/Armor function and a bonus to defensive spirit evocations, or a rod that acted as a focus for offensive fire evocation and had an offensive fire-blast enchanted item effect).

Title: Re: Can you have an enchanted item that is also a focus?
Post by: MijRai on February 05, 2011, 10:55:20 PM

It is allowed. The Warden Sword (an enchanted item) has a note saying it can be used as a focus item as well.

Title: Re: Can you have an enchanted item that is also a focus?
Post by: JustinS on February 06, 2011, 02:43:41 AM

Sure, though I would make sure to use the combined levels of power for minimum object size.
The coat sounds like a nice item to have...

Title: Re: Can you have an enchanted item that is also a focus?
Post by: Peteman on February 06, 2011, 03:12:55 AM

I'd say a Focus Item would count as two Enchanted Item slots.

Title: Re: Can you have an enchanted item that is also a focus?
Post by: Drachasor on February 06, 2011, 05:59:23 AM

Quote from: JustinS on February 06, 2011, 02:43:41 AM

Sure, though I would make sure to use the combined levels of power for minimum object size.
The coat sounds like a nice item to have...

I would not do that.  Focus items seem to deliberately not have minimum size restrictions.

However, I'd certainly say you consider both together to determine how powerful a magical aura the item had.

Title: Re: Can you have an enchanted item that is also a focus?
Post by: Tsunami on February 06, 2011, 12:54:58 PM

Quote from: Drachasor on February 06, 2011, 05:59:23 AM

Focus items seem to deliberately not have minimum size restrictions.

Untrue.
Take a look at the table for item size in YS (page 281 iirc). There's a column for Focus item slots as well.

Title: Re: Can you have an enchanted item that is also a focus?
Post by: Drachasor on February 06, 2011, 06:22:10 PM

Quote from: Tsunami on February 06, 2011, 12:54:58 PM

Untrue.
Take a look at the table for item size in YS (page 281 iirc). There's a column for Focus item slots as well.

Ahh, my mistake.