Post/Author/DateTime	Post
xaqariah 03-23-07, 08:41 AM	Is there a clear definition of "an object"? Spell targets "an object". Does this have to be a non-living thing, or can a living creature be "an object". Can I target a corpse, and then have it brought back to life, with the "object" effect still in place? What constitutes "an object"? Could I make an entire building glow with Continual Flame? Thanks. :D
Ozzymandias 03-23-07, 08:50 AM	An object must be a non-living thing. A corpse may or may not be an object; it was living once, it isn't now, it may come back to life again, it probably won't. Undead are not corpses: they are creatures, and are therefore not objects. A building is an object (as far as the English language is concerned) and thus you could make it 'glow' with continual flame. Mind, these are my views. I may or may not be right. I don't think the SRD has an official definition of object, but I may also be wrong. As a GM I prefer to use common sense. That being said, if it was worth doing, I'd let the player make a building glow.
Kyaran 03-23-07, 04:08 PM	An object is not alive, sentient, or animated. A corpse is an object. Undead are animated, and not objects. A building is an object, but a large one. Technically, continual flame creates a flame that looks like a torch's flame at a point on an object. You could target a building, or a stone in a building's construction, and place the flame there, but not make the entire structure appear to be on fire.
ArcTan 03-23-07, 06:19 PM	This is why usually if a spell targets an object it explicitly states the size of the object that can be affected (for instance, disintegrate affects 100 cu. ft. per caster level).