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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mvincent" data-source="post: 3988013" data-attributes="member: 27034">From the 3.0 FAQ (if desired):"Most touch-range spells have instantaneous durations. Sohow do they work? Is the action that you use to cast thespell the same action that you use to touch someone? Thechill touch spell is particularly hard to use. If it has aninstantaneous duration, there is no way the caster could getmultiple attacks; however, it is obvious that you aresupposed to get more than one touch with it because of thenumber of targets.In the case of touch-range spells, the duration refers to howlong the magic lasts once you touch the target, though there areone or two oddballs, such as shocking grasp, that are describedin a slightly different way. When you cast a spell with touchrange, you can try to touch a recipient on the same round youcast the spell (see Touch Spells in Combat on page 125 of thePlayer’s Handbook).If you do not touch a recipient on the round you cast thespell, you hold the charge until you do touch a recipient or untilyou cast another spell; see Touch Spells and Holding theCharge on page 151 of the Player’s Handbook. In the case ofthe chill touch spell, the spell remains until you make yourallowed number of touches (you lose one charge each time youtouch something) or until you cast another spell."</blockquote>