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<blockquote data-quote="Dracuwulf" data-source="post: 1358411" data-attributes="member: 14475">Chill touch is duration instantaneous; in the description it says &quot;you can use this melee touch attack up to one time per level&quot;I asked about this before and I was told that the caster can attack once when he casts it, then make regular melee touch attacks each round thereafter... Yet, the SRD says:Touch: You must touch a creature or object to affect it. A touch spell that deals damage can score a critical hit just as a weapon can. A touch spell threatens a critical hit on a natural roll of 20 and deals double damage on a successful critical hit. Some touch spells allow you to touch multiple targets. You can touch as many willing targets as you can reach as part of the casting, but all targets of the spell must be touched in the same round that you finish casting the spell.Under duration it says this:Touch Spells and Holding the Charge: In most cases, if you don’t discharge a touch spell on the round you cast it, you can hold the charge (postpone the discharge of the spell) indefinitely. You can make touch attacks round after round. If you cast another spell, the touch spell dissipates.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.The way I read it, you can only chill touch targets the same round you cast.&nbsp; That would explain the instantaneous duration too.&nbsp; I assume that you can touch as many targets as you can reach (no need to take attack or full attack actions, otherwise no 1st level caster could use this spell).&nbsp; Sound logical?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dracuwulf, post: 1358411, member: 14475"] Chill touch is duration instantaneous; in the description it says "you can use this melee touch attack up to one time per level" I asked about this before and I was told that the caster can attack once when he casts it, then make regular melee touch attacks each round thereafter... Yet, the SRD says: Touch: You must touch a creature or object to affect it. A touch spell that deals damage can score a critical hit just as a weapon can. A touch spell threatens a critical hit on a natural roll of 20 and deals double damage on a successful critical hit. Some touch spells allow you to touch multiple targets. You can touch as many willing targets as you can reach as part of the casting, but all targets of the spell must be touched in the same round that you finish casting the spell. Under duration it says this: Touch Spells and Holding the Charge: In most cases, if you don’t discharge a touch spell on the round you cast it, you can hold the charge (postpone the discharge of the spell) indefinitely. You can make touch attacks round after round. If you cast another spell, the touch spell dissipates. 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. The way I read it, you can only chill touch targets the same round you cast. That would explain the instantaneous duration too. I assume that you can touch as many targets as you can reach (no need to take attack or full attack actions, otherwise no 1st level caster could use this spell). Sound logical? [/QUOTE]

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