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Thanks again, you all have been a great help! :-)

Wow, that many great answers in such a short time. Thanks a lot!
But now I have another question:

Where can I see which kind of spells are touch attacks and can crit/need a roll? A chapter in the Rulebook or a link would be nice :-)

Hello,

I apologize in advance for any grammar and/or spelling mistakes, and this has probably been asked a million times, but I'm kind of lost right now.
I just did play my first round of Pathfinder and I'm the DM. And I can't get behind how spells work.

Lets say a Level 1 Sorcerer with an a charisma of 16 (+3 Mod if I'm not mistaken), is trying to cast a spell. What does he need to do?
It says in the Rulebook he must concentrate, but let's say he is just standing around and shoots something magical at a goblin.

1. Does he need to roll in order to confirm a hit in general?

2. How do saving throws factor into this? I can see that the goblin would have to pass a 10 + spell level + 3 (Charisma). So the wizard itself doesnt have to roll at all? Seems weird to me.

3. Spells that don't allow saving throws just hit... always? Like Ray of Frost.

4. How do I calculate the damage? Ray of Frost states that it does 1d3 damage. Do I have to add anything else like Spell-level (in this case 0) or Charisma-Mod?

I'm kind of confused because I read something about Spell criticals, but how are they supposed to crit if you dont need to roll to hit?
Please help to clear my confusing.

Lots of thanks
Gromdar