BK spell pen & DC

[tomaan]

Just want to clear up two things:

1) Bane Knights get (str mod)/4 as a bonus to spell penetration. Does this mean a Str of 74 (+32) is the equivalent of Legendary Spell Pen?


2) Spell DCs for certin spells (those listed below) are equal to 10 + spell level + (STR modifierx9/10). Spell Foci still add to this DC?


Thanks in advance.

[tomaan]

In case anybody is interested: the answer is "yes" to both, which suggests that it's more cost effective to spend 4 feats on either Spell Pen or Evo Foci (then read the book for the other).

IE: 4 Gr Str = +2 Str Mod = +1 Spell DC (assuming rounded down?) or +.5 Spell Pen

4 Feats = +8 Spell DC or +8 Spell Pen

Am I missing something or does that sound about right?

[Yojimbo]

The main bonus I see here is that less optimal subraces and lower tier subraces have some relief in feat selection as they can get some boost to SP from STR which they will likely need to focus on in order to get a respectable AB. I have a BK on paper with 48 base STR and the AB is IIRC 94 on it.