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This is true, but I think it's worth mentioning that a lack of interest in sharing GM responsibilities can be for reasons other than seeking passive entertainment -- one of the big ones being a desire to explore a world from the perspective of an inhabitant of that world, with no powers of...

I play with a group of friends, and we've played consistently together for around 25 years. But each campaign I run is different, and the first step for me in starting up a new one is making sure everyone is on the same page. The types of characters that will be suitable, the motivations that...

I don't particularly care about 5e D&D at all, and I'm definitely not a fan (Although I'm not a hater either. Plenty of people enjoy it, and I'm OK with that, and I'm not upset about it dominating the market.) But that actually supports your point -- you wouldn't find me in thread about Fate...

Round and round and round she goes; where she stops, nobody knows.

As I mentioned previously, you are clearly fixated on the combat application of Command. Life does exist outside of combat. Personally, in my day to day life, I have found that being prone is definitely not the same thing as not being prone. I still can't believe you are really arguing that...

No pretending required. I note you did say "cheese weasel" rather than "cheesemonkey" so my bad there. These are your responses to people talking about what they feel are creative uses of Command: Your own words make it perfectly clear what you think of people who prefer a different...

Right. Anyone who enjoys the game differently to @Hussar is a jerk, a cheesemonkey, someone who abuses the rules and now we can add powergamer to the list of insults. Someone using "dismount" to get someone off a horse instead of using "grovel" is clearly trying to game the system to gain an...

If the only thing you are thinking about is, "what effect will this have while I'm using the 5e combat system," then sure, spin and halt are similar, and it may be reasonable to rule they have equivalent effects in terms of the combat mechanics. However, thinking of them in terms of a character...

Do you honestly believe spin is a synonym for halt? Are you genuinely asking for someone to explain the difference to you? Do you honestly believe a hug must be an attack? Where did you get the idea the spell cannot make someone take an action? I didn't see that anywhere in the quoted text of...

That technique is an excellent GM tool in the right circumstances.

Correct. I have zero interest in playing in those sorts of environments, in part because dealing with those sorts of behavioral problems from random strangers sounds utterly unfun to me (and, since my tolerance for it is basically nil, stricter language that reduces some of the conflict is of no...

Indeed. And I absolutely do rely on the honour of those who I've invited into my house to particpate in my game to not steal my wallet.

Yes, people claiming it's not possible really confuse me. Is it really so inconceivable that a group of people can have an understanding as to what is and is not acceptable at their table and play within those agreed norms?

I don't recall the context, so I'm just making a wild guess here, but I suspect it may relate to the advice to just start with the immediate area the PCs will be engaging with, and build out from there as required.

I said I allow a wider range of commands. You stated that even if the wording was less restrictive, it wouldn't be possible to come up with creative uses that aren't already allowed. I came up with a list of possible uses that a player might use if the wording was less restrictive. These were...

I was talking about things that I would allow if the players did them. Every comment I've made in this thread has been made from the perspective of a GM, except where I specifically said I could not see myself as a player at your table but, if I did somehow end up as a player at your table, I...

And yet, despite my flagrant disregard for RAW, the RPG Police have never been able to catch me and send me off for reeducation. :rolleyes: :ROFLMAO:

I find this part of the discussion interesting because, while I can agree that tighter language may serve to reduce player-DM friction, I feel that this is at best going to reduce the issues slightly, not eliminate them, and the ideal solution must surely be to have participants that aren't...

OK, now that you have unambiguously declared yourself the official arbiter of whether or not saluting is allowed to exist in any D&D world, I really, truly am done wasting my time engaging with you.

I don't think anyone has said you have to use our preferred version of command. I certainly have no problem with you saying you prefer a more restricted version, and playing with a more restricted version with people who are good with that. All I've been doing is saying I agree with the OP, and...