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<blockquote data-quote="Dessert Nomad" data-source="post: 7522429" data-attributes="member: 6976536">I don't think you're actually fine with how the spell works, because you're expecting it to do something it simply doesn't. Getting the enemy to waste an attack action is explicitly NOT one of the benefits of sanctuary, as the PHB says &quot;On a failed save, the creature must choose a new target or lose the attack action.&quot; It doesn't actually force the enemy to lose attacks unless they have no targets other than you. Again, the situation you find frustrating is that the DM decides &quot;your spell is successfully working better than it does by the book, as the enemy is suffering from its effect without even bothering with a save.&quot; That statement doesn't make any sense to me. The whole point of sanctuary is 'if it works, enemies can't attack this target and have to attack someone else'. It doesn't do anything but force the opponent to make saves to attack the target of the spell, so if you cast it on a person and the enemy attacks someone else it's doing exactly what it says on the tin. Also, casting it on a wizard runs into the problem that wizards usually want to use attack spells, but sanctuary ends if they do that. Casting on the wizard is only good if he's willing to stop attacking for the rest of the fight, otherwise the spell will go away on the wizard's next attack.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dessert Nomad, post: 7522429, member: 6976536"] I don't think you're actually fine with how the spell works, because you're expecting it to do something it simply doesn't. Getting the enemy to waste an attack action is explicitly NOT one of the benefits of sanctuary, as the PHB says "On a failed save, the creature must [B]choose a new target[/B] or lose the attack action." It doesn't actually force the enemy to lose attacks unless they have no targets other than you. Again, the situation you find frustrating is that the DM decides "your spell is successfully working better than it does by the book, as the enemy is suffering from its effect without even bothering with a save." That statement doesn't make any sense to me. The whole point of sanctuary is 'if it works, enemies can't attack this target and have to attack someone else'. It doesn't do anything but force the opponent to make saves to attack the target of the spell, so if you cast it on a person and the enemy attacks someone else it's doing exactly what it says on the tin. Also, casting it on a wizard runs into the problem that wizards usually want to use attack spells, but sanctuary ends if they do that. Casting on the wizard is only good if he's willing to stop attacking for the rest of the fight, otherwise the spell will go away on the wizard's next attack. [/QUOTE]

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