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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 9859662" data-attributes="member: 29398">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 monster) to try to mitigate or ignore the effect of the spell.&nbsp; We've already seen some examples of such in this thread.Does &quot;drop&quot; mean I have to drop what I'm holding right at my feet or can I toss it to the ground in a more convenient location, for example tossing my highly-magical sword toward another warrior so she can pick it up and keep going?Does &quot;halt&quot; mean I have to freeze in place or can I allow my momentum to carry me forward to where I was originally going anyway (e.g. if I'm running at full speed do I have to screech to a stop or can I slow down in a more natural jog-walk-stop sequence and maybe still get to where I'm going, only slower)?We;ve already seen what some players might try when told to &quot;flee&quot;.Allowing choice in how to execute Command orders is just a big box of arguments waiting to happen.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 9859662, member: 29398"] 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 monster) to try to mitigate or ignore the effect of the spell. We've already seen some examples of such in this thread. Does "drop" mean I have to drop what I'm holding right at my feet or can I toss it to the ground in a more convenient location, for example tossing my highly-magical sword toward another warrior so she can pick it up and keep going? Does "halt" mean I have to freeze in place or can I allow my momentum to carry me forward to where I was originally going anyway (e.g. if I'm running at full speed do I have to screech to a stop or can I slow down in a more natural jog-walk-stop sequence and maybe still get to where I'm going, only slower)? We;ve already seen what some players might try when told to "flee". Allowing choice in how to execute [I]Command[/I] orders is just a big box of arguments waiting to happen. [/QUOTE]

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