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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kelleris" data-source="post: 2432384" data-attributes="member: 19130">I meant "screwing around" in the sense that there will be some dangerous and semi-arbitrary consequences; a poor choice of words on my part.  Something like "Well, just before you repeat the incantation, you suddenly remember Kezzeldrix the Unpleasant, who used a similarly mighty dweomer to save his allies from a red dragon's breath.  They say he was dragged to Mechanus and never seen again.  You doubt that always happens.  Probably.  But you might want to keep an eye out for a few months, at least."Honestly, though, I consider the "safe" wishes to be very safe indeed, with absolutely no negative repercussions conceivable.  Something like this I see as only very mildly risky, like entailing a 1% chance that you attract the attention of a Marut Inevitable.  It's a reasonable use of a 9th level spell and a boat-load of XP, so I would have some kind of token risk and let it go.That said, I think I was being too testy.  (Previous posters were getting my gourd up.)  Depending on the campaign situation, I think the inevitable idea would be interesting, and I'd move that to my #2 slot.  Maybe roll a 25% chance and just see what comes up and run with it.I also have enough rapport with my players that if they started using wish as a reset button every time they had problems (highly unlikely in any case) that I wouldn't have a problem (personally, or from their side of the screen) screwing them over the third tiime they tried it, or whatever.  I also don't feel antagonistic enough towards them to carefully avoid giving them any inches, for fear of losing miles.Dang it, one more edit: There's also the unselfish angle.  It's a point in favor of granting the wish without hurting the players that doing so encourages something I want to encourage as DM - the players being nice to each other and building strong intraparty bonds.  I personally would also enjoy the potential RP of the three dead guys recognizing the sorceress's act of generosity.</blockquote>

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