Scalding Touch

School: Evocation [fire]; Level: Alchemist 6, magus 6, sorcerer / wizard 7

Casting Time: 1 standard action

Components: V,S

Range: Touch

Target: 1 touched creature / level

Duration: 24 hours or until completely discharged

Saving Throw: Fortitude partial; see text; Spell Resistance: Yes

Source: MoE, pg. 100

This spell allows the caster to cause searing pain and blisters to any creature touched. Once per round, the caster can attempt a melee touch attack to release a discharge of extreme heat. If successful, he inflicts 1d6 points of fire damage per caster level (max 20d6). The target of spell must also make a Fortitude save or be dazed for 1 round. A successful save negates the dazed condition and halves the damage. Spell resistance, if any, is checked on each successful attack. If the attack misses, the discharge is not wasted.

So long as the caster has at least one discharge left, he is considered armed for the purposes of threatening and attacks of opportunity. The decision whether or not to use this ability must be made before the attack roll and the caster cannot benefit from more than one Scalding Touch at a time. The caster cannot release a discharge of Scalding Touch and a discharge of another melee touch effect with the same attack. Unlike other spells where the caster holds the charge of a touch attack, this spell does not discharge if the caster touches something he does not want to damage.