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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 64081" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>Can you simply ignore a <em>Geas/Quest</em>, and take the penalties? Or are you compelled to undertake the task?</p><p></p><p><em>Lesser Geas</em> states "The geased creature must follow the given instructions until the geas is completed, no matter how long it takes."</p><p></p><p>It also says "If the subject is prevented from obeying the <em>lesser geas</em> for a whole day, he suffers a -2 penalty on each ability score."</p><p></p><p>As I read it, this means that ignoring the task is not an option - if you are capable of making any progress towards the completion of the task, you must. The penalties only apply if some outside force prevents you from obeying - if you were locked up, for example, you couldn't follow the <em>Lesser Geas</em> of "Travel to Silverymoon". If you weren't locked up, you'd start walking.</p><p></p><p><em>Geas/Quest</em> is described as "As <em>Lesser Geas</em>".</p><p></p><p>It goes on to say that "Instead of suffering penalties to abilities, the subject takes 3d6 points of damage each day he does not attempt to follow the <em>geas/quest</em>".</p><p></p><p>I've seen it argued that this wording means you can <em>elect</em> to </p><p>"not attempt to follow". I disagree, but what do others think?</p><p></p><p>-Hyp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 64081, member: 1656"] Can you simply ignore a [i]Geas/Quest[/i], and take the penalties? Or are you compelled to undertake the task? [i]Lesser Geas[/i] states "The geased creature must follow the given instructions until the geas is completed, no matter how long it takes." It also says "If the subject is prevented from obeying the [i]lesser geas[/i] for a whole day, he suffers a -2 penalty on each ability score." As I read it, this means that ignoring the task is not an option - if you are capable of making any progress towards the completion of the task, you must. The penalties only apply if some outside force prevents you from obeying - if you were locked up, for example, you couldn't follow the [i]Lesser Geas[/i] of "Travel to Silverymoon". If you weren't locked up, you'd start walking. [i]Geas/Quest[/i] is described as "As [i]Lesser Geas[/i]". It goes on to say that "Instead of suffering penalties to abilities, the subject takes 3d6 points of damage each day he does not attempt to follow the [i]geas/quest[/i]". I've seen it argued that this wording means you can [i]elect[/i] to "not attempt to follow". I disagree, but what do others think? -Hyp. [/QUOTE]
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