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Of those three things, which is most directly away from the caster? As in, when the target turns its back on the caster, what is...

Problem with that is it opens up all kinds of argument-causing avenues for players (and, by extension, DMs when it's cast on an NPC or...

In the hallway example where all things are equal I'd put it to a die roll or coin flip as to which way the target goes.

That's the great thing about natural language; we can all be wrong simultaneously!

This is a pretty solid example of why spells that create mental effects, but are using "natural language" to do so, shouldn't mix...

I'd interpret it that the target has to move directly away from the caster as far as it can, only reacting to an obstacle if-when one is...

Most games don't allow one to cast a spell while running or sprinting, and as the spell says you have to "move" that probably rules out...

What's the difference? The latter should, in theory, result in the former.

A sad and sorry change. That said, I'm surprised somethng like "Yell" or "Scream" isn't on the allowed list. There's many a situation...

Well, Sleep plus coup-de-grace or double-tap has been very efficiently killing things since 1974, so I think the precedent is solidly...

This is a reasonable argument for why a creature under the spell's compulsion might not go through the lava, assuming faster means of...

But you do have to move away. If the only way to do that is through a wall of fire or off of a cliff then you would move through the...

It depends whether the fleeing is considered controlled, as in the person fleeing still has some sense of self-preservation, or whether...

Worries about control spells being "unfun" is why the game has turned into nothing but hit point attrition.

My barbarian literally ran into lava after being commanded to flee by an ancient red dragon. Why wouldn’t he?