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10 questions linked to/from Can any creature elect to make touch attacks or ranged touch attacks?
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If I keep missing, do I get infinite free action to retry attacks with touch spells in the first round cast?
The following are the rules for making an attack with a touch spell from touch spells in combat. I have bolded the statements which I wish to focus on.
Many spells have a range of touch. To use these ...
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Can a shocking grasp spell be delivered with a melee weapon?
I'm playing a wizard in a D&D 3.5 campaign and I normally use the "shocking grasp" spell with unarmed attack (basically, touching the target). Occasionally tough were encounter enemies that it's ...
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Can a creature choose to inflict less damage?
The Player's Handbook says in the section about Damage
When your attack succeeds, you deal damage. The type of weapon used (see Table 7–5: Weapons, page 116) determines the amount of damage you deal. ...
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How to decide the type of precise damage?
The easier examples are quite easy to understand: when a character attacks with a weapon, precise damage like sneak attack will use the same type of damage of the weapon. For example, sneak attack ...
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Is it possible to throw contact poisons?
If I have a contact poison, can I throw it on someone to affect them? Contact means creating contact with someone, but I didn't find an answer about how contact is made. Is it for the DM to decide or ...
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Creating custom magic item: Teleporting Tea Ball
I am playing a silly little old lady Druid in my upcoming campaign (D&D 3.5).
I want her to specialize in poisons. My DM has let me create a list of minor poisons herbs that I can use.
What I ...
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Is a ghoul's paralysis a touch based effect?
In the monster entry for ghouls they have a paralysis ability. This is applied to both their claws, and their bite, which makes me believe this effect is applied on touch. Similarly the spell Ghoul's ...
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Can supernatural abilities delivered by touch be mixed with a touch spell's held charge?
Can a creature cast the spell shocking grasp and hold that spell's charge then, next round, use the reserve feat Clap of Thunder (Complete Mage 40) to make a touch attack that deals the shocking grasp ...
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Can you benefit from Punishing Stance with a melee touch attack?
All maneuvers in Tome of Battle have a clearly defined paragraph of flavor text, clearly marked in italics, and a rules text right below it.
I understand the first part of this rules text to be some ...
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Can you use a Smiting Spell as a normal touch spell?
The Smiting Spell feat from PHB2 lets you transfer a touch spell into a weapon or ammunition and then the next time you attack with the weapon the spell discharges, applying its effects.
Can you ...
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