Shield Spell vs. Touch Attack

[Uller]

Hmmm...Well...whatever you say.

Just to be clear, here is the complete quote from the SRD:

Shield, Tower: This massive wooden shield is nearly as tall as the wielder. Basically, it is a portable wall meant to provide cover. It can provide up to total cover, depending on how far a character comes out from behind it. A tower shield, however, does not provide cover against targeted spells; a spellcaster can cast a spell on a character by targeting the shield. A tower shield cannot be used for the shield bash action.

All I see is that it says "targetted spells". Somehow that must mean "targetted spells that don't require an attack roll" which is really moot since those automatically hit anything you can see anyway...but whatever.

 

[Artoomis]

So...

What is a "targeted spell?" Well, let's talk a look, shall we:

From the "Magic Overview" section of the SRD:

Target or Targets: Some spells have a target or targets. the character casts these spells directly on creatures or objects, as defined by the spell itself. The character must be able to see or touch the target, and the character must specifically choose that target. However, the character does not have to select the character's target until the moment the character finishes casting the spell.

Hmmm..... seems clear from that that a "touch" spell is, indeed, a targeted spell, so a tower's shield won't help you.

Convinced? Or do I need to lay this all out?

 

[Uller]

Convinced? Or do I need to lay this all out?

I think you need to give us a complete report that contains the full proof...Get Spikey to critique it.

 

[Artoomis]

I think you need to give us a complete report that contains the full proof...Get Spikey to critique it.

Yipes