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Is there a particular reason why there isn't a Still Spell rod?

I get that you need a free hand to use the rod which might be seen to negate it's purpose, except for the fact that Stilled spells ignore arcane spell failure from armour and shields.

So, the Staff of the Magi, unlike other staves, has a listed save DC for a number of its abilities.

Normally, a staff uses the wielder's ability score modifier, but is this the case for the Staff of the Magi?

I know this question has been asked before and the general consensus is that the Staff of the Magi should follow the regular rules for staves, and that the listed DC's are simply a holdover from 3.5, but two things make me question this.

1. The Staff of the Magi is an Artifact, not in fact a "Magic Staff". It doesn't follow the listed rules for staves in that it has 50 charges instead of 10, and it uses a different recharge method. Aside from the fact that it has "Staff" in its name, it doesn't otherwise behave as a staff.

2. The Staff of the Magi was printed in Ultimate Equipment with no changes to its listed DC's. I'd have thought that Paizo would have taken the opportunity to correct this issue if it was in fact an error.

So Shape Change included all of the "Polymorph: self" type spells from the original rulebook.

Should the newer Monstrous Physique IV and Undead Anatomy IV spells be included in Shape Change? I get the feeling that if those spells were printed in the core rulebook instead of Ultimate Magic they would have been included by default.

So, I'm not sure if this should really be here or in Advice, but here goes.

The Control Construct spell allows you to control a construct as though you were its master. It targets constructs specifically and allows no saving throw.

Would this effect a Living Construct (specifically a Warforged)? The living construct subtype does say they are effected by spells that effect constructs as well as spells that effect living creatures, but I'm not sure what if any effect this spell would have on a free willed construct.

Hi folks, I'm starting a new Carrion Crown in a few weeks, and one of my players is going for a Changeling with an Elf father.

How do changelings age? I don't think their lifespan is ever mentoned, nor does it mention if their lifespan is altered by their fathers race.

Any ideas? I'm tempted to just say they have the same natural lifespan as their father, unless anybody knows otherwise.