Do a cleric's spell-like abilities have a verbal component?

[Tinalles]

I have a tricksy cleric of Calistria who has taken the Chaos and Luck domains. The player has asked for a house rule on the Luck domain spell-like ability. Currently, it says:

PRD wrote:

Bit of Luck (Sp): You can touch a willing creature as a standard action, giving it a bit of luck. For the next round, any time the target rolls a d20, he may roll twice and take the more favorable result. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Wisdom modifier.

The player would like to use this ability (and its matching Chaos domain ability) without the targets necessarily knowing that they have been affected by a spell, so that the PC could be surreptitious about his abilities, offering up people's confusion to his trickster goddess.

I'd go along with striking "willing" from the description. But I think it really hinges on whether or not activating the spell-like abilities from the Chaos or Luck domains requires a verbal component. If the cleric has to say something -- "A blessing of luck on you!", "Ill fortune, chum" -- then that rather limits the possibilities for sneaky uses.

The only vaguely similar spells I could find (Borrow Fortune and Ill Omen) both have verbal components. What do you think?

[Jeraa]

Look at page 221 of the core rulebook. Spell-like abilities do not have verbal, somatic, or material components, nor do they require a focus. Even if the spell-like ability duplicates a spell that normally has a component, the spell-like ability does not have them.

[Joana]

Under Universal Monster Rules, the spell-like ability entry states that spell-like abilities have no verbal, somatic, material or focus components.

[AerynTahlro]

Unless it's stated that it has a component, it only requires concentration. I recall seeing text somewhere that said that spell-like abilities are invoked at the will of the user; so if you have a spell as a spell-like ability that normally has a focus and/or materials, you don't need any of that to cast as a spell-like ability.
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[Howie23]

Tinalles wrote:

What do you think?

All spell-like abilities require no components. Whether this means that they can be cast without the target knowing he's been the target and/or without an observer knowing that something has happened is another story. Same basic subject came up earlier today; my thoughts can be found here, as well as the thoughts of others in the thread.

[KaeYoss]

Spell-likes are purely an effort of will.

[0gre]

As far as I'm aware Spell Like Abilities have no verbal or material components.
Edit: Yeah, what Joana said.

[Tinalles]

Well, that's a pretty resounding "You don't need to worry about this". Thanks!

[Talon Stormwarden]

Tinalles wrote:

Well, that's a pretty resounding "You don't need to worry about this". Thanks!

However, I'd also point out that spell like abilities also provoke an attack of opportunity, presumably because of the concentration required. Hence it should be obvious to friend and foe that the cleric is using some sort of special ability.

[The black raven]

Talon Stormwarden wrote:

Tinalles wrote:

Well, that's a pretty resounding "You don't need to worry about this". Thanks!

However, I'd also point out that spell like abilities also provoke an attack of opportunity, presumably because of the concentration required. Hence it should be obvious to friend and foe that the cleric is using some sort of special ability.

Not necessarily obvious if no one is actively trying to find a hole in his defense and hurt him close and personal (ie threatening him and thus being able to get an AoO).