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<blockquote data-quote="Vaeron" data-source="post: 4297733" data-attributes="member: 3956">You can use imagination all you like... The spell in particular that you mentioned, command, was subject to a lot of abuse and players trying to do crazy things with it.&nbsp; It's required many revisions and limitations set on it over the years.&nbsp; Many players tried to use it as a sort of instant-death megaspell.&nbsp; Finally, it was decided, it moves a monster forward, back, or knocks it down.&nbsp; If it fixes player's giving monsters ridiculous commands, I'm all for it.If you want a scorching burst to look like a flash of spinning purple flowers that erupt into flame, enjoy.&nbsp; Imagination remains untouched.&nbsp; What 4e has attempted to fix is broken-ness.&nbsp; We'll see if they were successful over time.Are some of the spell descriptions a bit bland?&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; That's where the imagination comes into play.&nbsp; Why does a rogue's positioning strike automatically make a monster stumble back 1+cha mod squares on a hit?&nbsp; That's for the player or the DM to describe.&nbsp; All we know from the power is that it does.&nbsp; I'm sure some players will approach it from a strictly mechanical standpoint, but all the tools for imaginative gameplay are still intact.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vaeron, post: 4297733, member: 3956"] You can use imagination all you like... The spell in particular that you mentioned, command, was subject to a lot of abuse and players trying to do crazy things with it. It's required many revisions and limitations set on it over the years. Many players tried to use it as a sort of instant-death megaspell. Finally, it was decided, it moves a monster forward, back, or knocks it down. If it fixes player's giving monsters ridiculous commands, I'm all for it. If you want a scorching burst to look like a flash of spinning purple flowers that erupt into flame, enjoy. Imagination remains untouched. What 4e has attempted to fix is broken-ness. We'll see if they were successful over time. Are some of the spell descriptions a bit bland? Yes. That's where the imagination comes into play. Why does a rogue's positioning strike automatically make a monster stumble back 1+cha mod squares on a hit? That's for the player or the DM to describe. All we know from the power is that it does. I'm sure some players will approach it from a strictly mechanical standpoint, but all the tools for imaginative gameplay are still intact. [/QUOTE]

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