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<blockquote data-quote="Kieperr" data-source="post: 2908466" data-attributes="member: 40226">Flame Blade does fire damage, not melee damage so Power Attack wouldn't apply. Those spells that allow a critical hit or sneak attack damage are weapon like spells. These spells require an attack roll with the spell and do damage to the opponent on a successful hit, such as Scorching Ray. Such spells (usually rays) require you to hit your opponent with the spell, as per the spell's description, for it to have an effect. Basically, if the spell's description tells you to make an attack roll for the spell to cause damage then that spell can crit an opponent. If the spells description says nothing about making an attack roll then it is not a weapon like spell. Edit: From the Complete Arcane's critical descriptions you can crit with a touch spell even though the spell itself does not require an attack roll but an attack roll is needed to touch your opponent. I quess you are just touching your opponent in a more vital spot.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kieperr, post: 2908466, member: 40226"] Flame Blade does fire damage, not melee damage so Power Attack wouldn't apply. Those spells that allow a critical hit or sneak attack damage are weapon like spells. These spells require an attack roll [I]with[/I] the spell and do damage to the opponent on a successful hit, such as Scorching Ray. Such spells (usually rays) require you to hit your opponent with the spell, as per the spell's description, for it to have an effect. Basically, if the spell's description tells you to make an attack roll for the spell to cause damage then that spell can crit an opponent. If the spells description says nothing about making an attack roll then it is not a weapon like spell. Edit: From the Complete Arcane's critical descriptions you can crit with a touch spell even though the spell itself does not require an attack roll but an attack roll is needed to touch your opponent. I quess you are just touching your opponent in a more vital spot. [/QUOTE]

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