Quasqueton
First Post
I have a house rule:
But something just struck me while rethinking this house rule (as I rethink all my house rules occassionally). Is a touch attack actually an attack [standard] action? According to the RAW, touch attacks can be included with:
Casting a spell [a standard action itself]
Initiating a grapple [an attack action itself]
Initiating a trip [an attack action itself]
And many supernatural attacks like a green hag's weakness attack, etc. [a standard action itself]
You can even touch 6 allies with casting a spell
Are there other examples of a touch attack being part of a standard action?
So this got me thinking. Is a touch attack a standard action by itself? Or is it something less?
Although you can include a touch attack as part of casting a spell, the round you cast the spell, it is considered an attack (standard action) unto itself when used in rounds after the initial casting. So this is a counter-point to the idea.
And can something like the green hag's weakness attack be "activated" (Su = standard action), then run up to the victim, then deliver the touch attack?
What do you think?
Quasqueton
I know most folks aren't bothered by this exception to the core/standard rule of one standard action + one move action = one round. But it bothers me on a visceral level. I've always said it breaks the core/standard rule by allowing a standard action + a move action + a standard action in one round.A spellcaster cannot make a move action in-between casting a touch spell and making the touch attack in the same round. They can, however, take a 5' step between casting and touching.
- You can cast-touch as one action, before or after moving, just as with any other casting.
But something just struck me while rethinking this house rule (as I rethink all my house rules occassionally). Is a touch attack actually an attack [standard] action? According to the RAW, touch attacks can be included with:
Casting a spell [a standard action itself]
Initiating a grapple [an attack action itself]
Initiating a trip [an attack action itself]
And many supernatural attacks like a green hag's weakness attack, etc. [a standard action itself]
You can even touch 6 allies with casting a spell
Are there other examples of a touch attack being part of a standard action?
So this got me thinking. Is a touch attack a standard action by itself? Or is it something less?
Although you can include a touch attack as part of casting a spell, the round you cast the spell, it is considered an attack (standard action) unto itself when used in rounds after the initial casting. So this is a counter-point to the idea.
And can something like the green hag's weakness attack be "activated" (Su = standard action), then run up to the victim, then deliver the touch attack?
What do you think?
Quasqueton
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