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Splendor
2014-03-18, 11:28 PM
False Focus Feat - Inner Sea Magic

By using a divine focus as part of casting, you can cast any spell with a material component costing the value of that divine focus (maximum 100 gp) or less without needing that component. For example, if you use a silver holy symbol worth 25 gp, you do not have to provide material components for an arcane spell if its components are worth 25 gp or less.

Varisian Idols - Varisia Birthplace of Legends

If used as an additional material component when casting a spell the idol affects, a Varisian idol increases the effect of that spell. Using multiple idols to cast a spell has no additional effect. A Varisian idol is destroyed after one use.

Alchemical Power Components - Adventure's Armory

An alchemical power component is an alchemical item used as a material component or focus for a spell in order to alter or augment the spell’s normal effects.

Since False focus allows you to ignore expensive material component when casting spells, you should be able to add a Varisian idol or Alchemical Power component for free. Correct? If not, is there anything mentioned by one of the developers that specifically says you can't do this?

Yanisa
2014-03-19, 02:33 AM
Depends on how you interpret certain lines.

False Focus deals with any spell with a material component, meaning that the spell already has a material component.
Alchemical Power Components adds material components to spells that normally don't have material components.

Also Varisian Idols talks about additional material components.

But there is nothing restricting it with strong wording, its all vague and interpretable.
However I don't think the makers of theses abilities ever thought of the others and probably this isn't the intend.

This is a trick I'm going to remember.