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Command is the Perfect Encapsulation of Everything I Don't Like About 5.5e
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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9437309" data-attributes="member: 6801845"><p>I was just curious and then joking about German. But I can still say that I appreciate the change for two reasons. First, the target not being able to understand makes it more versatile. Oftentimes the caster may not know if the target understands them. Second, the old version relies on the interpretation of the command by the target. My example from my previous post of having to jump off the edge of a ship in response to "jump" when it was just one of many possible interpretations is a simple example. Personally while I went along with the command and made light of it, it was an abuse of a first level spell.</p><p></p><p>But take something as supposedly simple as "grovel". Does that mean prostate yourself? Because that's only one definition of the word. The first definition is "<em>to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility</em>" which could just mean bowing, curtseying or begging for mercy, maybe simply bowing your head. Heck for some creatures it could mean exposing their neck to attack, there are all sorts of ways of showing submissive behavior.</p><p></p><p>I don't remember the last time I saw command used, it's extremely rare. I think one of the reasons is because it's so vague and open to interpretation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9437309, member: 6801845"] I was just curious and then joking about German. But I can still say that I appreciate the change for two reasons. First, the target not being able to understand makes it more versatile. Oftentimes the caster may not know if the target understands them. Second, the old version relies on the interpretation of the command by the target. My example from my previous post of having to jump off the edge of a ship in response to "jump" when it was just one of many possible interpretations is a simple example. Personally while I went along with the command and made light of it, it was an abuse of a first level spell. But take something as supposedly simple as "grovel". Does that mean prostate yourself? Because that's only one definition of the word. The first definition is "[I]to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility[/I]" which could just mean bowing, curtseying or begging for mercy, maybe simply bowing your head. Heck for some creatures it could mean exposing their neck to attack, there are all sorts of ways of showing submissive behavior. I don't remember the last time I saw command used, it's extremely rare. I think one of the reasons is because it's so vague and open to interpretation. [/QUOTE]
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