Post/Author/DateTime	Post
DarknessEternal 07-22-05, 09:57 AM	Can Chain Spell work with spells that utilize ranged touch attacks? Despite the answer to that, how would Chain Spell work with Magic Missile? If you hit one guy with 5 magic missiles, how many would chain into others?
Crosswind 07-22-05, 10:09 AM	Recall that chain spell only does half-damage to the rest of the folks. So you'd do 5d4+5 to the first guy, then (5d4+5)/2 to the rest. -Cross
DarknessEternal 07-22-05, 11:06 AM	But it would hit everyone with the full number of missiles as the primary target was hit by then? (For half damage of course, as you said.) Sounds right, I just wasn't sure. Now, onto ranged touch attacks, can they be chained?
Vallah 07-22-05, 02:26 PM	You can chain any spell that specifies a single target and has a range greater than touch (page 39 tome & blood) so yes -for example you could chain Melfs' acid arrow (a ranged touch attack) since it has range: Long (400' +40'/level).
smrtgmp 07-22-05, 05:09 PM	No, you cannot chain a melfs acid arrow, or any other ranged touch attack for that matter. The reason for this is that these spells do not have a target, they have an effect. A spell must have a target line to be chained.
Vallah 07-23-05, 09:49 AM	Yeah you are right Smrtgmp, I got that one wrong :bow:
smrtgmp 07-23-05, 04:25 PM	No worries, its a common mistake. :)