if you wish to use a domain (SP) ability in melee you suffer an AoO because it's spell-like but can you combat cast that ability and if so what the DC? In the charm domain you can cast dazing touch (nice little trick) can you cast on the defensive and if so is the DC 17 because that's the level you receive the ability?
The line I pick out here in the core book under special abilities, spell-like is as follows
If a character class grants a spell-like ability that is not based on an actual spell, the ability's effective spell level is equal to the highest-level class spell the character can cast, and is cast at the class level the ability is granted.
Is my thinking here correct?
Yes, the concentration check to use a 1st-level domain SLA defensively is DC 17.
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if you wish to use a domain (SP) ability in melee you suffer an AoO because it's spell-like but can you combat cast that ability and if so what the DC? In the charm domain you can cast dazing touch (nice little trick) can you cast on the defensive and if so is the DC 17 because that's the level you receive the ability?
The line I pick out here in the core book under special abilities, spell-like is as follows
If a character class grants a spell-like ability that is not based on an actual spell, the ability's effective spell level is equal to the highest-level class spell the character can cast, and is cast at the class level the ability is granted.
Is my thinking here correct?
Yes, you can cast spell-like abilities defensively (I forget where that's written; I'm sure someone will find it). The DC is the same as for a spell (15 + double spell level) and yes, for SLAs that aren't based on spells, the spell level equals the highest spell level you can cast at the level you get it (so for all those bajillion domain/bloodline/school powers that everybody gets at first level, they're considered 1st-level spells if they're not based on an existing spell).