Refine Improvised Weapon and Special Materials

[blackbloodtroll]

Would objects made of special materials, count as said materials, when used as weapons, under the effects of Refine Improvised Weapon?

Example: Adamantine Chain, or Mithral Frying Pan.

Here is the spell:

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Advanced Class Guide wrote:

Refine Improvised Weapon

School transmutation; Level cleric 1, inquisitor 1, ranger 1, sorcerer/wizard 1
CASTING

Casting Time: 1 standard action
Components: V, S, DF
EFFECT

Range: touch
Target: one improvised weapon
Duration: 1 hour/level (D)
Saving Throw: Will negates (harmless, object); Spell Resistance: yes (harmless, object)

DESCRIPTION

You transform an improvised weapon into an equivalent simple or martial weapon of masterwork quality. This effect does not alter the weapon's shape or appearance in any way. For example, if this spell is cast on a chair leg, a butter knife, or a pitchfork, the items function as a masterwork club, a masterwork dagger, or a masterwork trident, respectively, but the items look no different than they did before the spell was cast.

[Gisher]

Wouldn't they count as being made of those materials even without the spell? If so, then I wouldn't expect the spell to change that.

[Wheldrake]

Ought to. There seems to be no reason they wouldn't. Your mithral frying pan is still made of mithral, it just hits as a club or mace. Still penetrates DR as silver.

[blackbloodtroll]

Okay.

I was thinking of using this spell on an Adamantine Piton, to deal with the hardness of Animated Objects.

[Wheldrake]

The spell allows it to function as a dagger... and it's still made out of adamantine. Not sure why this involves a question. Seems clear.

[blackbloodtroll]

Well, you would be surprised.

Maybe not.