Do spells with verbal components count as such?
It depends on the spell. Some do, some don't. If it does, it says so.
PRD, page 193. Appearing on the same line as the school and subschool, when applicable, is a descriptor that further catgorizes the spell in some way. Some spells have more than one descriptor.
The descriptors are acid, air, chaotic, cold, darkness, death, earth, electricity, fear, fire, force, good, language-dependent, lawful, light, mind-affecting, sonic, and water.
Most of these descriptors have no game effect by themselves, but they govern how the spell interacts with other spells, with special abilities, with unusual creatures, with alignment, and so on.A language-dependent spell uses intelligible language as a medium for communication. If the target cannot understand or cannot hear what the caster of a language-dependant spell says, the spell fails.
So, if a spell says it is language-dependent then it is. Otherwise it is not.
Master Arminas
Thanks.
I´m trying to figure out how usefull a bards well-versed ability is and against what it actually gives protection.
So does the bards well versed ability give +4 protection against language dependant spells?
So does the bards well versed ability give +4 protection against language dependant spells?
Yes, it gives it to saves against any spell, spell like ability, supernatural, or extraordinary ability which specifically has the [language dependent] tag or is described as a language-dependent ability. See the bard's Suggestion ability as an example of an ability, and the suggestion spell as an example of a spell.
Mh cool that could be more usefull as it looked on first sight.
Too bad there is no database with a sort spell by descriptor function i know.