Are Magus difficult to play?

[DinosaursOnIce]

One thing that has always confused me, if you make natural attacks with claws or something similar, do those automatically discharge something like Frostbite?

Your not delivering the charge through the usual touch attack (or using spellstrike), but since your touching something shouldn't they discharge anyways?

[kestral287]

Yes. Natural attacks can be used to deliver touch spells for anyone, from Wizard to Magus.

[DinosaursOnIce]

@ Kestral287
Cool, thanks for the confirmation.

I've got a Druid (likes to turn into dinosaurs...cough) who has been considering doing this but I wasn't sure if it would work or not.

I've also got a Magus who will consider such when the Monstrous Physique line opens up.

[UnArcaneElection]

The Poshment wrote:

I was curious about this as it seems after Paladin-alignment questions, questions about how to play a magus is the second most frequent topic.

Are they really that difficult / finicky to play?

Wonder if Warpriest will eventually get up there with Magus in frequency of questions?

[BigNorseWolf]

DinosaursOnIce wrote:

@ Kestral287

Cool, thanks for the confirmation.

I've got a Druid (likes to turn into dinosaurs...cough) who has been considering doing this but I wasn't sure if it would work or not.

I've also got a Magus who will consider such when the Monstrous Physique line opens up.

From the language it looks like its only on one hand of your choice. Still works, but no velociraptors with 4 chill touches in one round :)

[Marroar Gellantara]

BigNorseWolf wrote:

And if someone tried to have frostbite up and spellstrike by casting the brand cantrip, the frostbite would go away right?

Yes, but this shouldn't be an issue. Frostbite lets you two-hand your weapon on following rounds, which is better than getting one extra attack, reducing accuracy by 10% and damage by a third per hit.

Unless you are a dex magi...

[kestral287]

BigNorseWolf wrote:

DinosaursOnIce wrote:

@ Kestral287

Cool, thanks for the confirmation.

I've got a Druid (likes to turn into dinosaurs...cough) who has been considering doing this but I wasn't sure if it would work or not.

I've also got a Magus who will consider such when the Monstrous Physique line opens up.

From the language it looks like its only on one hand of your choice. Still works, but no velociraptors with 4 chill touches in one round :)

What language? This is the rule in question, under Touch Spells in Combat. This has absolutely nothing to do with the Magus:

Quote:

Alternatively, you may make a normal unarmed attack (or an attack with a natural weapon) while holding a charge. In this case, you aren't considered armed and you provoke attacks of opportunity as normal for the attack. If your unarmed attack or natural weapon attack normally doesn't provoke attacks of opportunity, neither does this attack. If the attack hits, you deal normal damage for your unarmed attack or natural weapon and the spell discharges. If the attack misses, you are still holding the charge.

[BigNorseWolf]

kestral287 wrote:

What language? This is the rule in question, under Touch Spells in Combat.

That it says A normal unarmed attack, AN attack with a natural weapon, repeatedly using the singular. For a normal touch spell user the spell exists somewhere like on a hand. For a magus its either in the hand or on the sword.