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<blockquote data-quote="Warpiglet-7" data-source="post: 9442701" data-attributes="member: 7025282">Sorry don’t want to interfere with the current debate…just wanted to offer an alternative.With regard to “salute” would the person hearing this salute open hand facing out like the British or flat like an American salute? (No, I don’t know the technical terms).Yes, I know this is D&amp;D but my point is: if you said “salute” to a GI, which salute would he choose?My point is that before we get too carried away with word origin isn’t there some assumed cultural interpretation here?&nbsp; Would an orc do an elven salute or a dwarven one?&nbsp; Or…Would the target of command do their interpretation of the word?&nbsp; Was there no such thing as a salute in Roman legions?All of this to say we should use common sense and there is always some interpretation here…And with the older versions of the spell the same applies.&nbsp; Play with people you like and trust if you can. I don’t think the rules will allow for this to be an rpg while also stopping people from being asshats if they are so I inclined.When I was in grade school I was playing D&amp;D and we chased a goblin away.&nbsp; My fellow 6th grader insisted he picked up anything the goblin dropped…as he was always trying to take more than his fair share:&nbsp; but the goblin first said it before he did it and crapped himself on the run. Moral of the story: common sense and friendship are required to play this game.&nbsp; I was the fellow party member and laughed in my friends face because 6th grade boy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Warpiglet-7, post: 9442701, member: 7025282"] Sorry don’t want to interfere with the current debate…just wanted to offer an alternative. With regard to “salute” would the person hearing this salute open hand facing out like the British or flat like an American salute? (No, I don’t know the technical terms). Yes, I know this is D&D but my point is: if you said “salute” to a GI, which salute would he choose? My point is that before we get too carried away with word origin isn’t there some assumed cultural interpretation here? Would an orc do an elven salute or a dwarven one? Or… Would the target of command do their interpretation of the word? Was there no such thing as a salute in Roman legions? All of this to say we should use common sense and there is always some interpretation here… And with the older versions of the spell the same applies. Play with people you like and trust if you can. I don’t think the rules will allow for this to be an rpg while also stopping people from being asshats if they are so I inclined. When I was in grade school I was playing D&D and we chased a goblin away. My fellow 6th grader insisted he picked up anything the goblin dropped…as he was always trying to take more than his fair share: but the goblin first said it before he did it and crapped himself on the run. Moral of the story: common sense and friendship are required to play this game. I was the fellow party member and laughed in my friends face because 6th grade boy. [/QUOTE]

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