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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 9173190" data-attributes="member: 6801228">Counterpoint, it depends on the context. If you go to an establishment advertising that they will charm you to improve your mood and reduce social anxiety, then you would not get mad at them and it isn't exactly the type of creepy you are talking about. Is Friends being used this way? Of course not. However, something similar applies. First of all, they should never realized you charmed them. The entire point of spells like this in fiction is to avoid people figuring out you used magic at all. Secondly, it depends on the person. A conman might be furious... or he might chuckle and go &quot;Ah, good show, good show. I have been bested at my own game.&quot; This is why I don't want it to be defined. Because people will react based on their personality, the situation, and cultural norms. If the spell states &quot;they will react this way&quot; then that is just taking the tools out of my hands.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 9173190, member: 6801228"] Counterpoint, it depends on the context. If you go to an establishment advertising that they will charm you to improve your mood and reduce social anxiety, then you would not get mad at them and it isn't exactly the type of creepy you are talking about. Is Friends being used this way? Of course not. However, something similar applies. First of all, they should never realized you charmed them. The entire point of spells like this in fiction is to avoid people figuring out you used magic at all. Secondly, it depends on the person. A conman might be furious... or he might chuckle and go "Ah, good show, good show. I have been bested at my own game." This is why I don't want it to be defined. Because people will react based on their personality, the situation, and cultural norms. If the spell states "they will react this way" then that is just taking the tools out of my hands. [/QUOTE]

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