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Message: <blockquote data-quote="machineelf" data-source="post: 6288068" data-attributes="member: 6774924">When you cast a fireball at someone, it's an attack. I'm not sure exactly what you're asking. The saving throw in that case is there to resist the force of the spell attack.If your concern is over why they didn't specify spell attacks in the "Attack Basics" section, then I agree with you. I think (and hope) they will organize the material a little better in the books. Their thinking may have been that many spells (most even) aren't offensive attack spells, but have a variety of effects, such as a sleep spell for example. So because spells can be all sorts of things including creating a  portal, putting someone to sleep, changing your appearance, or casting lightning at someone, they opted to put it in it's own category instead of the "Attack Basics" category.</blockquote>