Not sure which subforum this belongs in, but since I'm primarily concerned about the full PF RPG rules, I'll ask it here.
I thought I understood this, but then we went on trip and didn't want to take the full Pathfinder RPG and miniatures... So, I bought a copy of the Beginner Box to give it a try.
So, my question is this...
In the Beginner Box,
● there are no attacks of opportunity
● and a caster cannot cast a spell within a threatened area due to inability to concentrate,
● unless that spell is a melee attack spell.
So, my question (if I understood the BB rules correctly) is...
In the full PFRPG rules, I'd always thought that the casting of a melee attack spell provoked an AoO when within a threatened area.
● Is that actually the case?
● Or, is it only non-melee attack spells that provoke?
Casting a spell (of any sort) provokes, unless it is a swift action spell or is successfully cast defensively.
Once cast, a melee attack spell causes you to be counted as armed, so making the touch attempt doesn't provoke. Making a RANGED attack with a spell does provoke.
Thanks. That's how I thought it worked, but the BB rule made me doubt myself, a little.