Ghoul Touch Question

[Quez The Lame]

Following the Ghoul Touch stats block the victim receives a fortitude save to negat the spell's effects. But the description thereafter states a save only in conjunction with the -2 penalty to others 'cause of the victim being stinky.

So, chose gate number one and give the target of the spell a fortitude save, followed by another save for creatures standing around ?
Or chose gate number two and say that hitting with a melee touch attack is enough, only giving the people around a save against the stench ? (Woudln't it say fortitude partial in that case?)

Greets, Quez

 

[Steve Jung]

I read the spell to be door #2. The Fort check is just for the stench effect.

 

[Darklone]

I read it that way:

- Melee touch attack hits
- hit victim makes a fort save against paralyze, if successful no effect
- if not successful, all surrounding dudes fort saves (including attacker)