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<blockquote data-quote="lkwpeter" data-source="post: 7252371" data-attributes="member: 6804713">Hey jgsugden! As I wrote this is not intended to be the only way of interpreting it. It is meant to be a summary of this thread. What Jeremy Crawford says is that &quot;A DM is free to allow additional effects&quot;. Of course, this is something a DM can always do. Unfortunately, the description of Phantasmal Force is very vague. And there are only a few answers of the game designers that clearly give an insight into the RAI. Those are actually the ones I linked in my summary. But I wouldn't add the one you stated to them, because he just said that &quot;it's okay, when you allow more than the rules say&quot;.Most important: Phantasmal Force is an illusion and therefore cannot force a creature physically. Otherwise it would be even more powerful than spells like &quot;Hold Person/Beast/Monster&quot;. You just need to find a way to shackle any creature with something indestructible. Binding a dragon's wings with illusionary chains? I don't think that this is intended with a 3rd level spell. And most of the replies agreed to this interpretation (not everybody though). Treat this spell as you wish to. It's your choice. In most cases, nobody will be able to prove your interpretation wrong. But this thread was a try to find one that is consistent with the wording of the RAW and what is consistent in analogy to other spells.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="lkwpeter, post: 7252371, member: 6804713"] Hey jgsugden! As I wrote this is not intended to be the only way of interpreting it. [B]It is meant to be a summary of this thread. [/B] What Jeremy Crawford says is that [I]"A DM is free to allow additional effects".[/I] Of course, this is something a DM can always do. Unfortunately, the description of Phantasmal Force is very vague. And there are only a few answers of the game designers that clearly give an insight into the RAI. Those are actually the ones I linked in my summary. But I wouldn't add the one you stated to them, because he just said that "it's okay, when you allow more than the rules say". Most important: Phantasmal Force is an [B]illusion[/B] and therefore [B]cannot force a creature physically[/B]. Otherwise it would be even more powerful than spells like "Hold Person/Beast/Monster". You just need to find a way to shackle any creature with something indestructible. Binding a dragon's wings with illusionary chains? I don't think that this is intended with a 3rd level spell. And most of the replies agreed to this interpretation (not everybody though). Treat this spell as you wish to. It's your choice. In most cases, nobody will be able to prove your interpretation wrong. But this thread was a try to find one that is consistent with the wording of the RAW and what is consistent in analogy to other spells. [/QUOTE]

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