Supernatural abilities vs. Detect Magic

[frankthedm]

You could say that the changeling's ability is effectively an "instantaneous" duration effect, since they stay in a given form basically as long as they want awake, asleep, stunned, unconscious...etc.

An instantaneous effect would remain in effect after death.

 

[frankthedm]

Should, could, would. This is going to be another one of those instances where DM love (or hate) for the race in question will prove the deciding factor!

Nothing to do with hate. Anything that can betray a doppleganger or any supernatural shapeshifter should betray a changeling. Detect Magic can notice and True Seeing can see through a doppelganger’s disguise. With the amount of magic floating about in that setting, it behooves a rich shapechanger to obtain some magic item that would hide his aura’s from detect magic.

 

[James McMurray]

It's not like Detect Magic is going to automatically shout "Changeling shapechanger!!!" It's going to say that the person has a magic aura on them, recognizable as transmutation if the caster makes their spellcraft roll. If the changeling comes prepared with a reasonable excuse and/or a good bluff check he should be fine.

 

[IanB]

An instantaneous effect would remain in effect after death.

Man, I wish I had my books handy. I could swear changelings *don't* revert after death - but maybe I'm thinking of another shapeshifter.

 

[Falling Icicle]

If it had an instantaneous duration, it would not end in an anti-magic field. Inherant bonuses work the same way, as far as I know.