When a spell lists it's target as 'creatures touched', how do you determine how many creatures the caster can touch?
For example; do the spell recipients have to all stand adjacent to the caster? Can the caster move selecting recipients? Can the targets all just hold hands in a big chain of magical happiness?
It's usually those adjacent to the caster in the round the spell is cast.
When a spell lists it's target as 'creatures touched', how do you determine how many creatures the caster can touch?
For example; do the spell recipients have to all stand adjacent to the caster? Can the caster move selecting recipients? Can the targets all just hold hands in a big chain of magical happiness?
"Some touch spells allow you to touch multiple targets. You can touch up to 6 willing targets as part of the casting, but all targets of the spell must be touched in the same round that you finish casting the spell. If the spell allows you to touch targets over multiple rounds, touching 6 creatures is a full-round action."
So, basically, in the best case you have a Move action left, so everyone pretty much needs to be clustered in place since you can't generally take actions in the middle of a Move.
Touch: You must touch a creature or object to affect it. A touch spell that deals damage can score a critical hit just as a weapon can. A touch spell threatens a critical hit on a natural roll of 20 and deals double damage on a successful critical hit. Some touch spells allow you to touch multiple targets. You can touch up to 6 willing targets as part of the casting, but all targets of the spell must be touched in the same round that you finish casting the spell. If the spell allows you to touch targets over multiple rounds, touching 6 creatures is a full-round action.
When a spell lists it's target as 'creatures touched', how do you determine how many creatures the caster can touch?
For example; do the spell recipients have to all stand adjacent to the caster? Can the caster move selecting recipients? Can the targets all just hold hands in a big chain of magical happiness?
The spell itself will tell you how many creatures can be touched. Teleport, for example, can bring along 1 extra person per 3 caster levels. Bull's strength says "creature touched" (singular - 1 person).
The above posters covered the how you touch people.
Touch: You must touch a creature or object to affect it. A touch spell that deals damage can score a critical hit just as a weapon can. A touch spell threatens a critical hit on a natural roll of 20 and deals double damage on a successful critical hit. Some touch spells allow you to touch multiple targets. You can touch up to 6 willing targets as part of the casting, but all targets of the spell must be touched in the same round that you finish casting the spell. If the spell allows you to touch targets over multiple rounds, touching 6 creatures is a full-round action.
I am curious about the bolded part and how it interacts with spells such as Chill Touch.
If the caster is surrounded by enemies, could he then make a Touch Attack against each one of them up to 6 of them as a Full-Round Action?
No. Touching a creature to discharge a spell after the round that the spell is cast is a standard action. It is a touch attack, which is a standard action.
I suppose you could argue that you can touch 6 helpless targets as a full-round action.
I'm looking specifically at Water Breathing. But any spell in general that involves touching multiple creatures would be handled the same I would gather.
I'm looking specifically at Water Breathing. But any spell in general that involves touching multiple creatures would be handled the same I would gather.
Water breathing can affect up to 6 people, depending on how many you touch during the casting.
Touch: You must touch a creature or object to affect it. A touch spell that deals damage can score a critical hit just as a weapon can. A touch spell threatens a critical hit on a natural roll of 20 and deals double damage on a successful critical hit. Some touch spells allow you to touch multiple targets. You can touch up to 6 willing targets as part of the casting, but all targets of the spell must be touched in the same round that you finish casting the spell. If the spell allows you to touch targets over multiple rounds, touching 6 creatures is a full-round action.
Good. That is a workable answer. Thank you all.
I think it might come up if you have a '1 touch per level' sort of spell, and you want to share the magic with 12 friends.
Although it's also very tempting to imagine the targets standing around you and you smack them all like Moe Howard slapping everyone on screen in one swing. I wonder if you can get Cleave (touch spell).
I think it might come up if you have a '1 touch per level' sort of spell, and you want to share the magic with 12 friends.
Although it's also very tempting to imagine the targets standing around you and you smack them all like Moe Howard slapping everyone on screen in one swing. I wonder if you can get Cleave (touch spell).
Cleave doesn't require choosing a type of weapon like Weapon Focus would.
Keep in mind that the original part I bolded can be used to affect enemies, especially if they are valid targets for the spell (i.e. "Creature Touched"); unfortunately, it is debunked by the clarification that touching 6 allies is a Full-Round Action.
A shame, truly, but I'd rather not give Spellcasters more power than they already have.
Although it's also very tempting to imagine the targets standing around you and you smack them all like Moe Howard slapping everyone on screen in one swing.
Ha, I thought the same thing while I was reading this thread.
And as far as I know, ALL touch spells allow that. So the second sentence always applies, and the first one never applies, because of this:
Teleport has a range of you and touch and is instantaneous so you can't spread it out.