Possessing a construct, and mind affecting effects

[Viondar]

Since a construct is a creature, it may be possessed.

Now, when possessing a construct like this, would that include immunity to mind affecting (like fear, but also morale bonuses)?

I'm asking because of the dichotomy: the body has no mind, so it is immune, but you're possessing it, and you do have a mind. The spell, however, mentions you getting all automatic abilities, which would include the immunity.

It's for a construct crafting mindblade who likes to 'wear' his creations as battle forms.

[Xenocrat]

Construct type is immune to Necromancy effects. Possession is a Necromancy spell, so they’re immune. Greater Object Possession can act as Control Construct (Transmutation rather than Necromancy) to do what you want.

The rules for Charm/Compulsion vs. possessed creatures are here under rules interactions.

[Viondar]

I...

Totally read over that.

Object possession in all its incarnations doesn't work, because it shuts down all spells and abilities.

Anyway, thanks for preventing heavy disappointment and for the link. I hadn't found that one yet.

[Serisan]

There's a lot of interpretive wiggle room on Object Possession, Greater when grabbing constructs. "Except as noted above" and "acts as Control Construct" interact in very strange ways that require some degree of negotiation with the GM.

Things noted "above" that line:

• Duration
• Range
• Target
• Acting like another spell simultaneously?

I take that to mean that the duration, range, and target are used in place of the normal for Control Construct, but not the provisions of Object Possession, Lesser since that spell has no reference to controlling constructs. Your GM may think differently as this is a really fuzzy set of wording. As such, I read Object Possession, Greater to allow you 10 min/lvl control and you don't lose your own abilities, which I think is pretty fair given that your body is helpless while that happens.