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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 4018203" data-attributes="member: 1656">Ghost Touch uses the spell Etherealness.&nbsp; Flaming uses the spell Fireball.&nbsp; This doesn't mean that a Flaming longsword affects all creatures in a 20 foot radius spread; the mechanics of the prerequisite spell have no bearing on the behaviour of the magic item.A magic item that replicates the effects of the spell Etherealness requires you to look at the spell description to determine how it works.&nbsp; A magic item that merely requires the spell Etherealness as a prerequisite does not.A Ghost Touch weapon can strike creatures who are incorporeal; it has no ability to affect creatures on other planes like the Ethereal Plane.A longsword on the Material Plane can strike an orc; it cannot strike an Ethereal orc.&nbsp; A Ghost Touch longsword on the Material Plane can strike a wraith (incorporeal creature); it cannot strike an Ethereal wraith (incorporeal creature on another plane) - despite the Etherealness spell being a prerequisite for crafting the item.The blinker is an incorporeal creature on another plane.-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 4018203, member: 1656"] Ghost Touch uses the spell Etherealness. Flaming uses the spell Fireball. This doesn't mean that a Flaming longsword affects all creatures in a 20 foot radius spread; the mechanics of the prerequisite spell have no bearing on the behaviour of the magic item. A magic item that replicates the effects of the spell Etherealness requires you to look at the spell description to determine how it works. A magic item that merely requires the spell Etherealness as a prerequisite does not. A Ghost Touch weapon can strike creatures who are incorporeal; it has no ability to affect creatures on other planes like the Ethereal Plane. A longsword on the Material Plane can strike an orc; it cannot strike an Ethereal orc. A Ghost Touch longsword on the Material Plane can strike a wraith (incorporeal creature); it cannot strike an Ethereal wraith (incorporeal creature on another plane) - despite the Etherealness spell being a prerequisite for crafting the item. The blinker is an incorporeal creature on another plane. -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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