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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 356839" data-attributes="member: 2011">The actual text is:"You can chain any spell that specifies a single target and has a range greater than touch."Your definition of the phrase "specifies a single target" is different than other people's.Your definition precludes any spell description that does not have the word "Target:" in its choice of aiming the spell.Nowhere in the rules does it state that this is a proper definition of the phrase "specifies a single target". It doesn't state anywhere that a single target effect like a ray does not qualify. It is still a single target and it is still specified that way by default.Your definition precludes any spell description that does have the word "Target:" in its choice of aiming the spell, but allows the spell to be targeted at one or more targets.Nowhere in the rules does it state that this is a proper definition of the phrase "specifies a single target". It doesn't state anywhere that a multiple target spell which can affect a single target, like Magic Missile, does not qualify.You are pretending that your interpretation is somehow the only correct one, but you have yet to prove that in any way.To many of us, a single target is a single target. If the spell can be cast on a single target and it has a range greater than touch, then it qualifies.Ours too is an interpretation. But, it is no better or no worse an interpretation than your method.Now, if you could point to a rule where the phrase "specifies a single target" has the definition that you prescribe to it, then you would be correct. But, I can give you an example where this should not hold up: Dispel Magic. It can be an area, or it can be a single target. Are you claiming that if you cast a Targeted Dispel, that just because a Dispel Magic can be cast as an Area Dispel, the fact that it does not specify only a single target disqualifies it for the Chain Spell feat? In fact, the Area portion of Dispel Magic is listed under "Target or Targets", whereas it should be listed under "Effect". Hmmmm.You are already claiming that if you cast a Magic Missile at a single target, that it does not qualify. Is Dispel Magic any different than Magic Missile? If so, how?</blockquote>

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