Would it? It's a ranged touch attack. I know that rays are treated as a weapon, and these words deal slashing/piercing/bludgeoning damage (which further implies they are weapon rolls).
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Would it? It's a ranged touch attack. I know that rays are treated as a weapon, and these words deal slashing/piercing/bludgeoning damage (which further implies they are weapon rolls).
You would have to have 2 bards in the party to pull it off, but I'd say that it'd work.
"Armed" Unarmed Attacks:
Sometimes a character's or creature's unarmed attack counts as an armed attack. A monk, a character with the Improved Unarmed Strike feat, a spellcaster delivering a touch attack spell, and a creature with natural physical weapons all count as being armed (see natural attacks).
Now, they aren't listed as rays (though really, I feel they should fall into the same category). I probably wouldn't allow something like Weapon Focus or Specialization with it, since it's not TECHNICALLY a ray, but it DOES require a ranged touch attack, and most abilities that require attack rolls are considered weapons as per the Unarmed Attacks quote mentioned above.
I really think it could go either way. I think the if we knew whether or not Inspire Courage worked on touch and ranged touch spells it would be clearer. We'll see.
*Edit: Let me clarify: Unarmed strikes count as weapons, and the above quote mentions Touch Attacks as being in the same vein as Unarmed Strikes, which seems to indicate weapon-like qualities.