Cleric spontaneous casting

[Semper Fi-ciety]

I am not sure if I was taught wrong from the start or if Pathfinder is different. Is converting a spell to a cure spell a standard action or a full round action? Feel free to call me dumb as you answer.

[Patrick McGrath]

It is not really an action. The action is casting a cure spell. Clerics are able to power this spell by using a level equivalent non-domain spell slot that contained a different spell.

If you want to look at this as a spell conversion then I would treat it as a free action.

[claudekennilol]

Even "free action" is putting too much of a label on it. You're literally casting a cure spell using the energy of a different prepared spell.

[whew]

It's only a full-round action if you use a metamagic feat or rod to modify your spontaneous cure spell.

[Nefreet]

^ whew has it.

It's one of those subtle rules even long time players forget about.