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mbeach90266 07-18-07, 06:57 PM	I am making a cleric that would like to use his weapon to deliver touch attacks. I thought I had seen a feat that allowed this, but now I can't seem to find it anywhere. The idea is to not take an attack of opportunity from trying to touch my opponent to deliver harm, dispel evil etc, and I don't want to take improved unarmed strike. Any help would be appreciated.
pinkbunny 07-18-07, 07:02 PM	the only way I can think of doing this is 2 levels in duskblade, their ability allows you to channel lots of spells by weapon. this is usually a more powerful ability than a feat gives
Empiro 07-18-07, 07:07 PM	I am making a cleric that would like to use his weapon to deliver touch attacks. I thought I had seen a feat that allowed this, but now I can't seem to find it anywhere. The idea is to not take an attack of opportunity from trying to touch my opponent to deliver harm, dispel evil etc, and I don't want to take improved unarmed strike. Any help would be appreciated. You don't take an AOO for trying to touch someone with a Harm or Inflict or whatever. You only take one if you're also trying to do damage with an unarmed strike, in which case you'd need Improved Unarmed Strike. Being able to channel a spell through a weapon strike is very powerful, and the only ways I know to do this (on a cleric) is with a Spell Storing weapon, or a metamagic feat (Smiting Spell I think) in PHB2, which raises the spell level.
mbeach90266 07-18-07, 07:23 PM	Thanks for your responses. To clarify a bit, I don't want to channel a spell in the way of a duskblade; meaning I don't want to attack with the weapon and deliver a carrier spell to damage them. I just want to be able to touch them with the weapon and therefore get my weapon focus bonus etc for making the touch attack. For the other point of not taking AoO's on touch attacks. Can you please tell me where I can find that information in the books? Thanks!
Empiro 07-18-07, 07:34 PM	I believe it's in the combat section of your PHB: "Touching an opponent with a touch spell is considered to be an armed attack and therefore does not provoke attacks of opportunity." As for touching using your weapon for the attack bonus, I'm definitely not aware of any such feats, and it's not worth it, either, since touch AC is usually very low.
Fireclave 07-18-07, 07:43 PM	Thanks for your responses. To clarify a bit, I don't want to channel a spell in the way of a duskblade; meaning I don't want to attack with the weapon and deliver a carrier spell to damage them. I just want to be able to touch them with the weapon and therefore get my weapon focus bonus etc for making the touch attack. You can do this with a Spellstoring weapon or with the Smiting Spell feat (PH2, page 92). Both allow you to place the spell inside of the weapon and have that spell discharge the next time you make a successful attack with that weapon. You can also use "Touch" as your weapon of choice for weapon specific feats (for example, Weapon Focus (touch)). Rays and touch attacks are weapon-like spells (and this is clarified in the Complete Arcane, I believe). For the other point of not taking AoO's on touch attacks. Can you please tell me where I can find that information in the books? From the page 141 of the PH and the SRD (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/actionsInCombat.htm) Touch Attacks Touching an opponent with a touch spell is considered to be an armed attack and therefore does not provoke attacks of opportunity. However, the act of casting a spell does provoke an attack of opportunity. Touch attacks come in two types: melee touch attacks and ranged touch attacks. You can score critical hits with either type of attack. Your opponent’s AC against a touch attack does not include any armor bonus, shield bonus, or natural armor bonus. His size modifier, Dexterity modifier, and deflection bonus (if any) all apply normally.
mbeach90266 07-18-07, 08:06 PM	Thanks so much!