Energy Substitution Questions

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- FROSTBURN (3.5)
Conjuration (Creation) [Cold]
Level: Cleric 2, Disciple of Thrym 2, Druid 2
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Effect: One object of up to 5 lb./level
Duration: 1 minute/level
Saving Throw: None (harmless)
Spell Resistance: No
You conjure into being a block of transparent ice in the shape of any object you have seen at least once before, up to the weight limit (to a maximum of 50 pounds at 10th level). Any object with moving parts does not function (for example, a crossbow). You must succeed on an appropriate Craft check to make a complex item.

Energy Substitution (Fire)

It conjures a block of solid FIRE, right? No unusual effects otherwise?

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- FROSTBURN (3.5)
Conjuration (Creation) [Cold]
Level: Cleric 1
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Area: One 20-ft. square
Duration: 1 round/level (D)
Saving Throw: See text
Spell Resistance: No
An ice slick spell covers a solid surface with a layer of slippery ice. Any creature entering the area or caught in it when the spell is cast must make a successful Balance check or slip, skid, and fall. Those that succeed on the skill check can move at half speed across the surface, or can skate or glide normally. However, those that remain in the area must each make a new skill check every round to avoid falling and be able to move. The DM should adjust skill checks by circumstance. For example, a creature charging down a hill that is suddenly iced has little chance to avoid the effect, but its ability to exit the affected area is almost assured (whether it wants to or not).

Solid surface covered in slippery, non-damaging fire, yes?

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- PLAYER’S HANDBOOK (3.0)
- PLAYER’S HANDBOOK 1 (3.5)
Enchantment (Charm) [Language Dependent, Mind- Affecting, Sonic]
Level: Apostle of Peace , Bard 2, Celebrant of Sharess 2, Cleric 2, Domination Domain 2, Elysium Domain 2, Emissary of Barachiel 2, Fiend of Blasphemy (3.0) 2, Herald Domain 2, Hexblade 2, Justiciar of Taiia (3.0) 2, Nobility Domain 2, Shaman 2, Templar 2, Tyranny Domain 2, Urban Adept 2
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Target: Any number of creatures
Duration: 1 hour or less
Saving Throw: Will negates; see text
Spell Resistance: Yes
If you have the attention of a group of creatures, you can use this spell to hold them spellbound. To cast the spell, you must speak or sing without interruption for 1 full round. Thereafter, those affected give you their undivided attention, ignoring their surroundings. They are considered to have an attitude of friendly while under the effect of the spell. Any potentially affected creature of a race or religion unfriendly to yours gets a +4 bonus on the saving throw. A creature with 4 or more HD or with a Wisdom score of 16 or higher remains aware of its surroundings and has an attitude of indifferent. It gains a new saving throw if it witnesses actions that it opposes. The effect lasts as long as you speak or sing, to a maximum of 1 hour. Those enthralled by your words take no action while you speak or sing and for 1d3 rounds thereafter while they discuss the topic or performance. Those entering the area during the performance must also successfully save or become enthralled. The speech ends (but the 1d3-round delay still applies) if you lose concentration or do anything other than speak or sing. If those not enthralled have unfriendly or hostile attitudes toward you, they can collectively make a Charisma check to try to end the spell by jeering and heckling. For this check, use the Charisma bonus of the creature with the highest Charisma in the group; others may make Charisma checks to assist (as described in Aid Another, page 65). The heckling ends the spell if this check result beats your Charisma check result. Only one such challenge is allowed per use of the spell. If any member of the audience is attacked or subjected to some other overtly hostile act, the spell ends and the previously enthralled members become immediately unfriendly toward you. Each creature with 4 or more HD or with a Wisdom score of 16 or higher becomes hostile.

So I can change any energy type into fire, then spontaneously cast any fire spell. So anything weird happen when I create a fire version of Enthrall?

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So I use energy substitution on the following spells, casting them one after another on the same weapon. Energy Sub makes them ALL fire damage.

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- SPELL COMPENDIUM (3.5)
Evocation [Fire]
Level: Sorcerer/Wizard 2
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: Weapon touched
Duration: 1 minute/level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
By chopping your hand like an axe and uttering the last few phrases of the spell, you cause the weapon you’ve touched to become wreathed in flickering blue flames.
The flames from this spell shed azure light out to 30 feet. These flames do not harm the weapon or its wielder, but for the duration of the spell, it delivers fire damage in addition to its normal damage. The enchanted weapon deals an extra 1d6 points of fire damage on a successful hit. Also, on a critical hit, the weapon deals additional fire damage based on the weapon’s critical multiplier:
Critical   Fire Damage
×2   +1d10
×3   +2d10
×4    +3d10

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- FROSTBURN (3.5)
Transmutation
Level: Cleric 2, Disciple of Thrym 2, Druid 2, Sorcerer/Wizard 2
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Area: Weapon touched
Duration: 1 round/level
Saving Throw: Will negates (harmless, object)
Spell Resistance: No
You imbue a weapon with icy cold, granting it a power similar to the frost special ability. A frost weapon deals an extra 1d6 points of cold damage on a successful hit. If cast on a bow, crossbow, or sling, the spell bestows the cold energy upon the weapon’s ammunition. This ability stacks with the frost special ability, but not with itself.

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- COMPLETE ADVENTURER (3.5)
- SPELL COMPENDIUM (3.5)
Transmutation [Sonic]
Level: Bard 2, Sorcerer/Wizard 2, Vigilante 2
Components: V
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: Weapon touched
Duration: 1 minute/level (D)
Holding the weapon to your mouth, you whisper the spell’s arcane words, shrouding the weapon in visible sound like a thin sheen of water.
While the spell is in effect, the affected weapon deals an extra 1d6 points of sonic damage with each successful attack. The sonic energy does not harm the weapon’s wielder. Bows, crossbows, and slings that are affected by this spell bestow the sonic energy upon their ammunition.

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- COMPLETE ARCANE (3.5)
- MINIATURES HANDBOOK (3.5)
- SPELL COMPENDIUM (3.5)
Conjuration (Creation) [Fire]
Level: Ranger 1, Sorcerer/Wizard 1, Warmage 2
Components: V
Casting Time: 1 swift action
Range: Touch
Target: Up to two melee weapons you are wielding
Duration: 1 round
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
With a word your weapons burst into flame. You feel no heat and the flames merely tickle your skin.
Your melee weapons each deal an extra 1d8 points of fire damage. This damage stacks with any energy damage your weapons already deal.

So, by my math, the weapon would do 3d6+1d8 fire damage, yes?

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The spells still conjure their original material into being, it just gains the fire descriptor and all energy damage is converted into fire if possible.

[Calico]

They changed the language in Complete Arcane, but in every previous printing, the feat says that all non-damage effects remain the same.  So probably no effect on Conjure Ice Object, Ice Slick, or Enthrall.  RAW, I'm not sure it works on the weapon targeting spells either.