The FAQ says "No, only one or the other."

My question is, if there are two investigators on an adventure, can you:

-roll and fail to meet a task, Focus a die, then discard a die for failing to meet any tasks

-roll a second time and fail to meet a task, Assist a die, and then discard a die for failing?

Thanks!

Yup, you can totally do that. The FAQ just means you can't both focus and be assisted on the very same roll.

ie: you can't roll the dice, fail the task, focus a die, assist a die, and lose a die as a penalty for failing.

But as long as a die is lost between rolls, you can both focus and assist during the same adventure, even on the same task.

Thanks! That's what I figured after reading the rules. Then when I read that in the FAQ it made me question myself.

If that wasn't the case, then I don't see why you would ever want to assist, seeing as you are putting your fellow investigator's stamina/sanity at risk. The only time I can figure assisting to be useful is in the situation I described in my original post. Has anyone else found a use for locking down a die with Assist?

Well, remember, you can only Focus once per turn. Once you've Focused once, Assisting is your only option.

That be a valid point Walk, thank you.