Melee Touch Attacks and Weapon Finesse


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Weapon Finesse reads as follows:

You are trained in using your agility in melee combat, as opposed to brute strength.

Benefit: With a light weapon, elven curve blade, rapier, whip, or spiked chain made for a creature of your size category, you may use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier on attack rolls. If you carry a shield, its armor check penalty applies to your attack rolls.

Special: Natural weapons are considered light weapons.

Now my question is this: Does a melee touch attack count as either a light weapon or a natural weapon? Or, because its a touch attack, it does not count as any?


Stomphoof wrote:

Weapon Finesse reads as follows:

You are trained in using your agility in melee combat, as opposed to brute strength.

Benefit: With a light weapon, elven curve blade, rapier, whip, or spiked chain made for a creature of your size category, you may use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier on attack rolls. If you carry a shield, its armor check penalty applies to your attack rolls.

Special: Natural weapons are considered light weapons.

Now my question is this: Does a melee touch attack count as either a light weapon or a natural weapon? Or, because its a touch attack, it does not count as any?

You're touching them with your hand. The same thing you punch with. Since an unarmed attack qualifies for Weapon Finesse, so does your melee touch attack.


mdt wrote:
Stomphoof wrote:

Weapon Finesse reads as follows:

You are trained in using your agility in melee combat, as opposed to brute strength.

Benefit: With a light weapon, elven curve blade, rapier, whip, or spiked chain made for a creature of your size category, you may use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier on attack rolls. If you carry a shield, its armor check penalty applies to your attack rolls.

Special: Natural weapons are considered light weapons.

Now my question is this: Does a melee touch attack count as either a light weapon or a natural weapon? Or, because its a touch attack, it does not count as any?

You're touching them with your hand. The same thing you punch with. Since an unarmed attack qualifies for Weapon Finesse, so does your melee touch attack.

Thats what I thought! :D

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