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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 8674404" data-attributes="member: 2629">Note that they've discussed places, including charm spells, where they knew they were being vague, and thought it was best to leave it up to the discretion of the DM.  This is design, not accident.D&D is an RPG.  A role playing game.  Characters play a role in a story, and stories can go anywhere.  You can't have rules for everything, and there are many places where trying to be too specific will bog the game down, result in edge cases that do not fit specific rules, and an overall reduction in fun.  The best posts in this thread all start the same - go ask the DM.  The rules are vague, and we can offer how we see it, but only your DM is going to necessarily be right about how it works in their game.</blockquote>