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The Elven Spell Lore feat (from Player's Handbook 2) can change the damage type of one spell. In this case, Magic Missile. It requires either a high intelligence score or being an elf, and only works for prepared spellcasters with spellbooks.
For a more convoluted method, you can add fire damage to Magic Missile by using a combination of Snowcasting (from ...
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No, Energy Substitution does not cover Force damage.
The feat states:
Choose one type of energy (acid, cold, electricity, or fire). You can then modify any spell with an energy descriptor to use the chosen type of energy instead."
Emphasis mine. "An energy descriptor" is not a generally defined game term, as far as I am aware, so I'd say the only ...
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No.
Energy substitution only covers spells with "one type of energy (acid, cold, electricity, or fire)". Force (or sonic) is not on the list.
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Glitterdust is not a mind-affecting effect, a disease, a poison so yes, it will work on mindless undead.
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There's no fictional reason why the blinding effect wouldn't be effective on zombies and skeletons: they have to visually sense you somehow, and there's nothing in their descriptions that indicates that they have the power to see through barriers and obscuring effects.
Rule-wise, glitterdust doesn't make any special exceptions for undead of any kind, and ...
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This seems to be a case of the creature description being based on a development version of a spell that was changed before publication, but the bloody skeleton's ability wasn't updated to match. Or the design notes for the bloody skeleton read something like "or 0 hp on blessed ground" and the developer that actually wrote the text didn't do due diligence ...
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As a rule, if it doesn't say "opposed roll" it doesn't use the opposed roll rules.
Specifically, using Burst requires a casting roll of 4 or better to cast the spell, using the normal, unopposed Trait test rule. Only once the spell is cast do you place the cone template. Once you've placed the cone template, then targets get an Agility roll to avoid the ...
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This is a GM call.
Dropping most powers I would rule as a free action. Shape Change I would rule as an action because of the bodily change. If the player was taking an action in the same round that would be feasible for both forms I might allow it, but at a multi-action-penalty as you did. Remember also that the weapons and personal effects of the ...
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As already mentioned, nothing is explicited stated on the subject.
Personally, I think voluntarily dropping a power before its duration expired fits the criteria of a Free Action. Among the examples of a Free Action given in the Core Book are Dropping Prone and dropping an item. IMO voluntarily dropping the maintenance of a spell is the mental equivalent of ...
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Savage Worlds Deluxe doesn't explicitly state what happens, but it does say that a maintained power can be disrupted (i.e. involuntarily ended) if the character takes damage and then fails an arcane skill roll with a TN of the damage received:
A character who is actively maintaining a power may be disrupted if he suffers damage. To maintain concentration ...
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To Answer this question just need to look in the Bestiary (p. 298) under the Universal Monster Rules.
Change Shape
A creature with this special quality has the ability to assume the appearance of a specific creature or type of creature (usually a humanoid), but retains most of its own physical qualities. The creature cannot change shape to a form more than ...
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A creature knows when it makes a successful saving throw against a spell.
A creature that successfully saves against a spell that has no obvious physical effects feels a hostile force or a tingle, but cannot deduce the exact nature of the attack.
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In addition, a creature can identify a spell after having rolled a saving throw against a spell ...
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I would say that the answer to this question depends on at least two things:
1) The target's previous experience with magic: If the target has no knowledge of or experience with magic, they are unlikely to look for a source for their current predicament. They are more likely to attribute the event to more "natural" causes like drunkeness, insanity, their ...
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