## Battlecaster Defense (Tactical) You have mastered techniques for taking full advantage of spells in melee while remaining unharmed. **Prerequisite:** [[Combat Casting]], base attack bonus +1, caster level 1st **Benefit:** The Battlecaster Defense feat allows the use of three tactical maneuvers while spellcasting in melee. - _Defensive Targeting:_ If you defensively cast a spell or spell-like ability with a range of touch, you gain a +2 bonus to your attack roll against any creature that threatened you while you were casting. This benefit lasts only during the round the spell is cast. - _Pressured Defense:_ You gain a bonus on Concentration checks to cast defensively equal to the number of creatures threatening you. - _Safe Retreat:_ When you successfully cast a spell or spell-like ability defensively, you can move from the square where you cast your spell, and that square is not considered threatened by any creature you can see.