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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Camarath" data-source="post: 2615306" data-attributes="member: 11987">There is no stated limit on pages 140 or 141 about the number of touch attacks one may make while casting a spell. The rules only say "In the same round that you cast the spell, you may also touch (or attempt to touch) the target.". The Target in this case is "Creature or creatures touched (up to one/level)". So barring a specific rule stating that one may not make more than one touch attack as part of the same action as casting a spell I see no reason why one could not attempt to make touch attack against every target specified in the target line of the spell. I believe that spell's description and the rules on PHB page 176 should be considered the primary rule source in this case over the Full Attack limitation page 143 "If you get more than one attack per round because your base attack bonus is high enough, because you fight with two weapons or a double weapon or for some special reason you must use a full-round action to get your additional attacks.".PHB page 176 clearly states "Some touch spells allow you to touch multiple targets as part of the spell. You can’t hold the charge of such a spell; you must touch all targets of the spell in the same round that you finish casting the spell.". I believe this rule applies directly to the Chill Touch spell and other Instantaneous duration Touch spells. (If this is not so could someone please point out the spell to which this rule refers.)You have already stated that you believe that the Touch Spell rule page 140 "In the same round that you cast the spell, you may also touch (or attempt to touch) the target." trumps the Attack Action rule page 139 "Making an attack is a standard action." allowing one to preform an attack as part of the same action as casting a spell without an additional standard action. I think if anything, the rules on page 176 show clearer precedence over the Full Attack rule that the rules on page 140 do over the Attack Action rule. After all it is conceivably be possible use a standard action to touch the target of a spell (assuming the spell has a single target) in the same round you cast the spell. But the rules on page 176 clearly stated that the touch attacks allowed are part of the spell while the Full Attack rule states you must make them as part of a Full Attack Action. This is a clear contradiction.Thus one rule must be given precedence and I believe that the spell's description and the rules on PHB page 176 deal far more directly with the issue in question and Chill Touch should be assumed to work as stated by those rules.</blockquote>

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