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Oreads with this racial trait learn how to mimic the magic of their shaitan ancestors. Once per day, such an oread can cause a touched piece of non-magical iron or steel to grow into an object up to 10 pounds in weight, such as a sword, crowbar, or light steel shield. This object remains in this form for 10 minutes or until broken or destroyed, at which point it shrinks back to its original size and shape. This racial trait replaces the spell-like ability racial trait.
This ability is seriously lacking details on just what it can affect, and how.
1) What kind of action is this?2) Does the touching have to be done with hands? (Turning leg shackles into greaves when the character's hands are bound)
3) What level of detail can this ability produce? Are we talking Prestidigitation or Fabricate?
4) Just what defines a "piece of iron or steel"? (Turning a foe's weapon into 4 square yards of foil or his helmet into a metal hood or bubble)
5) Do attended objects get a saving throw?
6) Can this affect Cold Iron?
7) Can this affect an object heavier than 10lbs? (turning a whole iron wall into a shield) [Probably not, based on the "grow ... then shrink" language]
8) If not, then what about part of a >10lb object? (turning a statue's arm into a mace)
9) Can an object be transformed into a smaller object? (a crowbar into a lockpick) [again, the "grow...shrink" suggests no]
10) Can a small, multi-part metal object be treated as a single "piece of metal" (turning a door's locking mechanism into a statuette of yourself)
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1-Usually it is a Standard action to effect an ability that otherwise does not denote the action. (There is more than a few that do)
2-Doesn't say it needs hands, though touch means the barrier of cloth might be a problem. (Pants, gloves, shoes)
3-I would guess regular quality for the object, though it is a good question.
4-An object is something that I assume is unattended, so I doubt the character could effect a wielded sword or such. I would think other items around, such as unattended weapons or other items made of iron/steel.
5-If able to be effected at all, it would used the DC/Save of the creature that the item is on or being wielded by.
6-I don't see why not.
7-likely not
8-I think this is more like what would happen
9-It seems it can be used to effect a Lockpick in the example, the question is if it would use the whole crowbar. (It would be one heavy lockpick)
10-I would think not, but it may be able to disable the lock enough to get the door open.
This does bring about a question about this ability that could use some clarification, FAQed.
Also, what about objects in confined spaces? Could I stick a piece of wire in a keyhole and expand it until the lock/door busts or would it stop expanding once it filled the available area?