Shatter Spell

[Plissken]

http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/spells/shatter.html#shatter

Alternatively, you can target shatter against a single solid nonmagical object, regardless of composition, weighing up to 10 pounds per caster level.

I can target a players longsword, right? I'm guessing if the will save is failed, does the spell sunder an object? However, in order for an object to be sundered there needs to be damage. No damage seems to be given. The only damage given is against crystalline creatures.

[King of Vrock]

If the Fighter fails the Will save for his nonmagical sword the spell says it's sundered meaning it's destroyed. Now you could choose to have it take on the Broken condition as per the Sunder description.

Sunder:

Sunder
You can attempt to sunder an item held or worn by your opponent as part of an attack action in place of a melee attack. If you do not have the Improved Sunder feat, or a similar ability, attempting to sunder an item provokes an attack of opportunity from the target of your maneuver.

If your attack is successful, you deal damage to the item normally. Damage that exceeds the object's Hardness is subtracted from its hit points. If an object has equal to or less than half its total hit points remaining, it gains the broken condition (see Conditions). If the damage you deal would reduce the object to less than 0 hit points, you can choose to destroy it. If you do not choose to destroy it, the object is left with only 1 hit point and the broken condition.

Broken Condition:

Items that have taken damage in excess of half their total hit points gain the broken condition, meaning they are less effective at their designated task. The broken condition has the following effects, depending upon the item.

If the item is a weapon, any attacks made with the item suffer a –2 penalty on attack and damage rolls. Such weapons only score a critical hit on a natural 20 and only deal ×2 damage on a confirmed critical hit.
If the item is a suit of armor or a shield, the bonus it grants to AC is halved, rounding down. Broken armor doubles its armor check penalty on skills.
If the item is a tool needed for a skill, any skill check made with the item takes a –2 penalty.
If the item is a wand or staff, it uses up twice as many charges when used.
If the item does not fit into any of these categories, the broken condition has no effect on its use. Items with the broken condition, regardless of type, are worth 75% of their normal value. If the item is magical, it can only be repaired with a mending or make whole spell cast by a character with a caster level equal to or higher than the item's. Items lose the broken condition if the spell restores the object to half its original hit points or higher. Non-magical items can be repaired in a similar fashion, or through the Craft skill used to create it. Generally speaking, this requires a DC 20 Craft check and 1 hour of work per point of damage to be repaired. Most craftsmen charge one-tenth the item's total cost to repair such damage (more if the item is badly damaged or ruined).

[Demosthenes]

Plissken wrote:

http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/spells/shatter.html#shatter

Alternatively, you can target shatter against a single solid nonmagical object, regardless of composition, weighing up to 10 pounds per caster level.

I can target a players longsword, right? I'm guessing if the will save is failed, does the spell sunder an object? However, in order for an object to be sundered there needs to be damage. No damage seems to be given. The only damage given is against crystalline creatures.

For purposes of this spell it appears the word sunder is used as a synonym for destroy and not as a direct reference to the sunder combat maneuver.

[Plissken]

Ah, thanks. That's what I thought it was referring to. Sunder the manuever, not as in "destroy".

Cool spell :)