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What kind of action is it to activate those cleric abilities which says things like "once per day you can give a weapon you touch the Holy special ability"?

I did a quick search and didnt see a ready answer.

I assume this also includes attacks of opportunity?

for example - a spell caster is standing next to a foe (for some dumb reason) who has a reach weapon. Mister Wizard casts a spell that would provoke an attack.

- medium foe cant attack *with that weapon* (but could maybe punch Mister Wizard in the snot locker...which I find to be an amusing thought)

- side note: a large creature could make an adjacent attack with a natural weapon (Mister Wizard gets pasted by an ogre fist)

does that sound right?

Do you get an attack of opportunity with a natural or improvised weapon? I thought you did not.

And if you do not have improved unarmed strike, do you provoke an attack of opportunity for doing an attack of opportunity?

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ShadowcatX wrote:

No, the thought process is that it gives a free melee strike.

Full round attack + spell combat to cast shocking grasp, spell strike to add an extra melee attack rather than a touch attack.

Ok. So tell me if I am correct in my understanding then:

Assuming I am at least a 2nd level Magus (thus having Spell Combat and Spellstrike). Could I cast Shocking Grasp, move 5', putting me adjacent to my enemy, and take the Shock and Melee attacks (with the -2 on both)?

If by "move 5'" you mean take a 5' step, I believe so. You can take a 5' step between attacks in a full attack and spell combat in many ways is similar.

Yes, I meant 5' step. So timing movement between spell and attacks appears to be king with the Magus. Thanks for the advice everyone.

Although I am not clear on the rules for the 5' step, I would still assume that this tactic would provoke an attack of opportunity for the spellcasting, since the spell isn't finished until you are adjacent to your enemy. Now if you had a weapon with reach, or the "Lunge" feat it might be a different matter.