Editing Touch attack

A '''touch attack''' is an attack in which the attacker must connect with an opponent but does not need to penetrate [[armor]]. Touch attacks may be either [[melee]] or [[ranged]]. The target's [[armor bonus]], [[shield bonus]], and [[natural armor bonus]] (including any enhancement bonuses to those values) do not apply to [[AC]] against a touch attack.

Attacking with a weapon is not a touch attack, but certain spells such as [[Ghoul touch]] and [[Eldritch blast]] requires that the caster makes a successful touch attack for the spell to work.

== Ranged touch attack ==

Ranged touch attacks take into account the attackers [[dexterity]] in addition to their [[base attack bonus]], as well as any normal attack bonuses (such as from [[Aid]]).

== Melee touch attack ==

Melee touch attacks take into account the attackers [[strength]] in addition to their [[base attack bonus]], as well as any normal attack bonuses (such as from [[Aid]]).

== Full calculation ==

When you are the target of a touch attack, your AC doesn’t include any [[armor bonus]], [[shield bonus]], or [[natural armor bonus]]. All other modifiers, such as your [[size modifier]], [[deflection bonus]], [[Dexterity]] modifier, and [[dodge bonus]] (if any) apply normally (or, if [[flatfooted]] do not apply with the exception of deflection).

The attack and defensive values are calculated as such:

 Attacker: 1[[d20]] + [[base attack bonus]] + bonus stat (see above for type) + attack bonuses
 Defender: 10 + [[Dexterity]] bonus + [[Dodge]] AC bonus + [[Deflection]] AC bonus+  [[Size modifier]]

Generally, it is very easy to hit people relying on high armour, while it is much harder to hit those with high dexterity.

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