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does a spell-like ability provoke attacks of opportunity?
Table: Actions in Combat: "Use spell-like ability - Attack of Opportunity Yes"
Spell-Like Abilities (Sp): "Using a spell-like ability works like casting a spell in that it requires concentration and provokes attacks of opportunity."
Spell-Like Abilities: "Usually, a spell-like ability works just like the spell of that name. A spell-like ability has no verbal, somatic, or material component, nor does it require a focus. The user activates it mentally. Armor never affects a spell-like ability's use, even if the ability resembles an arcane spell with a somatic component. A spell-like ability has a casting time of 1 standard action unless noted otherwise in the ability or spell description. In all other ways, a spell-like ability functions just like a spell."
Table: Special Ability Types "Attack of opportunity - Spell-Like Yes"
yup. There may be some exceptions (witch's hexes, despite some replicate spell effects, do not provoke.)
yup. There may be some exceptions (witch's hexes, despite some replicate spell effects, do not provoke.)
I haven't actually played a Witch, but it looks like that's because Hexes are always either Supernatural or Extraordinary abilities, neither of which provokes Attacks of Opportunity. I don't see any that are Spell Like Abilities.
Yes, but I believe you can make a caster level check (usually with the caster level of the SLA and your Charisma modifier, or whichever ability score modifies the save DC of the SLA).