A Duskblade and Arcane Channneling question.

[Abraxas]

Can a Duskblade "hold the charge" on a touch spell if his attack misses while using his Arcane Channeling ability?

 

[frankthedm]

Can a Duskblade "hold the charge" on a touch spell if his attack misses while using his Arcane Channeling ability?

I don't think the wording permits it.

 

[BASHMAN]

Can a Duskblade "hold the charge" on a touch spell if his attack misses while using his Arcane Channeling ability?

I think it says you specifically cannot do this. I think it says that touch spells that have a duration of more than 1 round end at the end of the round anyway if you use arcane channeling, but I don't have a PHB2 in front of me.

 

[Abraxas]

Here is the ability

"Arcane Channeling (Su) Beginning at 3rd level, you can use a standard action to cast any touch spell you know and deliver the spell through your weapon with a melee attack. Casting a spell in this manner does not provoke an attack of opportunity. The spell must have a casting time of 1 standard action or less. If the melee attack is successful, the attack deals damage normally, then the effect of the spell is resolved.

At 13th level, you can cast any touch spell you know as part of a full attack action, and the spell affects each target you hit in melee combat that round. Doing so discharges the spell at the end of the round, in the case of a touch spell that would otherwise last longer than 1 round."

For the use with a full atack action it specifically says the spell ends at the end of the round, but not for the use with a standard action.