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<blockquote data-quote="RigaMortus2" data-source="post: 2910912" data-attributes="member: 11586">Casting a touch spell is casting a touch spell.&nbsp; It's not an attack roll.&nbsp; Do you make a roll whenever you cast Mage Armor, or when casting Cure Wounds on an ally?&nbsp; First you cast the spell (Standard Action) and then you make an attack roll to hit the target (part of the same Standard Action, but requires a roll of some sort...&nbsp; What kind of roll?&nbsp; That is what I am trying to determine.&nbsp; Since you are hitting them in melee, I'd assume it was a melee attack roll.&nbsp; If not, then I could hit them with an Inflict spell at range).I understand that the touch is weak, not enough force behind it to do damage itself.&nbsp; But from a RAW standpoint, you are still making a melee attack.&nbsp; You just happen to have a spell charge stored in your hand.So I guess basically what you are stating is that since the spell is doing the damage (which I agree with) then it is not a melee damage roll, even though you are using a melee weapon to deliver the attack?&nbsp; What is it then, a spell damage roll?&nbsp; Does such a term even exist or is it defined?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RigaMortus2, post: 2910912, member: 11586"] Casting a touch spell is casting a touch spell. It's not an attack roll. Do you make a roll whenever you cast Mage Armor, or when casting Cure Wounds on an ally? First you cast the spell (Standard Action) and then you make an attack roll to hit the target (part of the same Standard Action, but requires a roll of some sort... What kind of roll? That is what I am trying to determine. Since you are hitting them in melee, I'd assume it was a melee attack roll. If not, then I could hit them with an Inflict spell at range). I understand that the touch is weak, not enough force behind it to do damage itself. But from a RAW standpoint, you are still making a melee attack. You just happen to have a spell charge stored in your hand. So I guess basically what you are stating is that since the spell is doing the damage (which I agree with) then it is not a melee damage roll, even though you are using a melee weapon to deliver the attack? What is it then, a spell damage roll? Does such a term even exist or is it defined? [/QUOTE]

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