Couldn’t think of a more synthesized title, but my question is this: given certain magical foci being somewhat based on the target of the spell; how do you deal with calculating casting totals? Is a separate spell required to take advantage of the focus, or can you have “multiple base casting totals” for the same spell?
Quick example: A magus with a minor magical focus in “wolves” has a PeAn spell that does a certain wound level. Do they have “two casting totals” - one as normal when casting this spell on say, a dog or sheep, and a separate (higher) casting total when using this spell on a wolf, or do they need to invent a separate wolf-attacking spell to take advantage of their focus?
I’ve been pondering this with regards to spells like Sulemain’s Wrath on the Oath-Forsaken Djinn for example, which actually works as a generalized Magic-realm might-stripper from my reading, though it appears “aimed” initially at dealing with spiritual entities, it could be used to lower the Might of say, a beast of virtue - though obviously the Sahir’s magical focus in dealing with elemental spirits shouldn’t apply in such a case.
Thoughts? Is there a guideline I’ve missed somewhere?