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On the topic of the officially kept PRD...

In "Designing Spells" under "Hierarchy of Attack Effects" the possible effects are organized. Damaging effects include examples like fireball and poison. Fireball being an example of an effect dealing energy damage. Poison being an effect dealing ability score damage.

http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/ultimateMagic/magic/designingSpells.html #damage

Being that energy damage effects and ability score damaging effects are both categorized under "damage effects" provides support for this ability to be applicable to ability score damage types.

I have a question about the Medium Archmage spirit Seance Boon. I've been told Mark designed the class. I was hoping for some clarification of RAW or a statement on intent.

Here is a link to the thread http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2t79t?The-Medium-Archmage-Spirit-Seance-Boon#10 .

In summary,

"Does the seance boon benefit for the archmage spirit add to ability score damage?"

"This is like a Rogue sneak attacking or a Paladin smiting with Calcific Touch."

"I'll note that "...of the same type that they would normally deal..." clause in the ability text may set this apart from rogue or paladin ability text.
Neither the Paladin or Rogue have this qualifier."

"Also, I found this very interesting
In the "Damage" section it talks about "types" of damage.
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/basics-ability-scores/glossary"

Ability damage is specifically categorized as a type of damage and therefore, unless I'm missing something, the archmage seance boon will increase ability damage from spells.

Oh yes, Voldemort--immortal wizard. If he would have gotten away with his plot in the Chamber of Secrets, he would have returned in his body at age sixteen.

If it weren't for those meddling kids he would have gotten away with it too!

My parties fight goblins till lvl 20....