Spell Attacks, Range Increments and Attack of Opportunity Questions

[Jed De Lagged]

I have a character that can cast Produce Flame. I have an opponent next to me that has the Attack of Opportunity reaction.

I cast Produce Flame with a range of Touch, making it a Melee Spell Attack.
Produce Flame has a Somatic component, giving the spell the Manipulate trait.

The opponent is able to respond with it's Attack of Opportunity reaction, because I'm using an action with the Manipulate trait.

Is this correct?

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Same character, same opponent, except the opponent is 45 feet away.

I cast Produce Flame, which has a range of 30 feet, target this opponent and make a Ranged Spell Attack with a -2 penalty because of the range increment.

Is this correct?

[HammerJack]

Question A, yes. Casting your spell provokes due to the manipulate trait.

Question B, no. Produce flame has a range of 30 feet, not a range INCREMENT of 30 feet.

[Jed De Lagged]

OP answering their own question:

Core Rulebook pg. 305 wrote:

Spell attack rolls benefit from any bonuses or penalties to attack rolls, including your multiple attack penalty, but not any special benefits or penalties that apply only to weapon or unarmed attacks.

Core Rulebook pg. 446 wrote:

Ranged and thrown weapons each have a listed range increment...

Range increments are weapon specific, and therefore not applicable to spells.

[Jed De Lagged]

OP here again.

Thanks for responding Hammerjack, you typed your response while I was typing mine, didn't mean to be rude!

In relation to Question A:

If using Melee Spells still provokes Attack of Opportunity (Shocking Grasp is also Somatic) then... why would they say Produce Flame can be Melee or Ranged if using a Ranged Spell Attack in Melee produces the same effect? I can't find anything that says there is an inherent penalty to using Ranged attacks in Melee, is it to accommodate specific effects or am I missing a rule somewhere?

[HammerJack]

You might use the melee attack to take advantage of flanking.

You may fight an enemy that has reactions that are specifically triggered by ranged attacks. Attack of Opportunity is not the only reaction, after all.