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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shadowedeyes" data-source="post: 8585150" data-attributes="member: 7027005">I won't argue that enchantment magic certainly is very dubious in terms of morality, but in at least a few instances mentioned it certainly seems to be more moral than actually physically harming/killing the person in question.Using Command to stop a fleeing criminal suspect seems more moral than trying to shoot an arrow into their leg for example. Geas does actually cause potential physical harm, so it's a bit harder to justify it. Although the alternative is probably locking them in a dungeon somewhere, so it's not like they are keeping their autonomy in any case. The dominate person to learn the truth is problematic because the spell would force them to say whatever you want, so it could easily be abused. Zone of Truth is a far better example of an enchantment spell that could be used for that purpose. The suggestion spell for making a child eat their vegetables seems like extreme overkill, and a bad idea in the long run for reasons Scribe already mentioned.</blockquote>