Please help me settle a dispute with one of the people I play with. If a spell does not specify that it is a Ray or that it requires an attack roll then it automatically strikes then intended target. Whether or not the spell effects the target is usually determined by a saving throw.
As an example:
I want to cast Enlarge Person on an enemy. I say that the spell "hits" the enemy and if he wants to try and resist he takes his Saving Throw.
My friend says that I must first roll a ranged touch attack and then if it hits or misses we see if the target takes their saving throw.
Can someone please help us settle this tiresome argument?