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Actually I see now where he's getting the idea. They added text to the Somatic Component description saying that you make a touch as part of the somatic component.

However, just like using Sudden Charge, casting a spell is an Activity, not really a bunch of discrete actions. You do an Activity as a single contiguous block and can't break it apart. For example, you can't initiate sudden charge then break it apart to get more actions than you would normally have on a turn.

Also, Quickened Casting lets you remove the somatic component from a spell entirely, yet there is no text about touch attacks failing to work in this event. The attack still happens even in the total absence of a somatic component, so it is just part of finishing the spell.

Thank you. I have my first game tomorrow and I'm trying to still change my mindset from 3.5 DnD to PF2. I must have missed the part about Activities or skimmed over it too quickly.

When you cast a Cantrip as your first action and you use the Somatic part first for a Touch Attack, if that attack misses, can you cancel the follow up Verbal action to instead try and cast the spell again?

The rule book says you can use M,S,V in any order you choose, but it doesn't say if you need to waste your action points if the Somatic part misses the target in an attack.