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Message: <blockquote data-quote="interwyrm" data-source="post: 3502193" data-attributes="member: 31913">This strip was simply awesome. The spell was not used offensively. Offensively in the context of the spell means "forcing activation on another by using your own actions." I think that's pretty clear from the spell description.In this case, he says 'follow the bouncing ball". Even if you know you're up against some evil d00d with tricks up his sleeve... he throws a brightly colored object that bounces around... you're probalby going to look at it, if nothing else to avoid it hitting you.I think it's been established that Xykon knows when the enounter is happening. The paladins don't. The only buffs that would be in effect are long-term ones. Xykon, on the other hand could have prepared a little bit.As has been pointed out before, confusion makes creatures attack their attackers. The doors to the room are probably barred to prevent entry, so after a few rounds, every confused creature should be attacking another confused creature. The one left at the end apparently rolled "act normally" after no one was left.The only hand-wavy thing about this encounter was the paralyzing touch at the end. If Xykon doesn't want the gate destroyed, then that was pretty risky.</blockquote>