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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 9440392" data-attributes="member: 42582">From the AD&D PHB (p 43):This spell enables the cleric to issue a command of a single word. The command must be uttered in a language which the spell recipient is able to understand. The individual will obey to the best of his/her/its ability only so long as the command is absolutely clear and unequivocal, i.e. "Suicide!" could be a noun, so the creature would ignore the command. A command to "Die!" would cause the recipient to fall in a faint or cataleptic state for 1 round, but thereafter the creature would be alive and well. Typical command words are: back, halt, flee, run, stop, fall, fly, go, leave, surrender, sleep, rest, etc.Now admittedly that's already contradictory, given that back, halt, run, stop, fall, leave, surrender, sleep and rest can all be nouns as well as verbs - just like suicide.In this case, why would defenestrate have them throwing copper coins out the window, when the most salient - and presumably the intended - thing is that they hurl themself out.</blockquote>