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As I read Versatile Evocation it seems that it would work with any evocation spell you could cast not just your wizard's spells.

Here is the discription of the ability.

Versatile Evocation (Su): When you cast an evocation spell that does acid, cold, electricity, or fire damage, you may change the damage dealt to one of the other four energy types. This changes the descriptor of the spell to match the new energy type. Any non-damaging effects remain unchanged unless the new energy type invalidates them (an ice storm that deals fire damage might still provide a penalty on Perception checks due to smoke, but it would not create difficult terrain). Such effects are subject to GM discretion. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Intelligence modifier.

Anyone see a reason that it wouldn't work on all evocation spells? (Not just wizard evocation spells)


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Having searched through the boards for an answer I find myself having more questions than when I started.

The swarm traits make them bascially immune to weapons and any targeted spell. Clear enough...but as I searched for a recourse (other than having a bunch of flasks of acid/fire or a arcane caster with burnings hands) I happened upon several posts which brought in the possibility of a lit torch doing damage.
The first thread was rather old but the most promising I thought...
Vulnerabilities Of Swarms

It has some comments from Jason Jacobs which I am always happy to see, but in this case his comments seem to support the fact that a torch would do damage to a swarm at least at first but then later seems to be changing his point of view.
He also suggests adding it to the errata thread Problem Errata In Bestiary PDF
I found said post but no one seems to have address this...does that mean it wasn't changed?

I have also found other places where Jason has stated similarly that elemental damage does work on a swarm here

I don't suppose someone *cough*Jason Jacobs*cough* would be willing to clear up my confusion? Thanks to all in advance for any assistance.


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This may have been covered, if so I apologize for the double post; I looked and didn't see anything that covered this.

I suppose simply stated the question is:
Would a dominated person who was given the command to attack think enough to tell his animal companion to attack as well?

To give you an example:
Our druid was dominated, he was told to kill the party. He proceeded to attack the party (as expected). However his Animal companion also attacked the party. Should it have?

Our party is fairly close so we aren't evil and just waiting for the chance to kill each other. I would even say we are friends.

Would the pet have stood around being confused bereted of orders. Its allegiance didn't change...I know it certainly wouldn't attack its master but I don't know that it would turn on the party either.

As I understand it the animal companion will do whatever its master tells it to but, would the dominated person have the presence of mind to give commands to the animal? It seems as though the dominator would have to tell him to have the animal attack.

I guess it would depend on how exactly dominate works…I always saw it as, “Oh look, I can’t seem to control my movements anymore.” It’s not a change of moral or perception it’s a loss of control. So you are going to follow instructions with the best of your abilities. However does your pet count as “your” abilities? Or because it is separate from you, would that be different command from the dominator to get it to attack. To command an animal since you would have to “think and decide” to a degree I am not sure you could do.

Thanks for any feed back!