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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 8397667" data-attributes="member: 2629">There are stated results for certain command words because this spell tends to be highly subject to DM interpretation, and their opinions on how effective the spell should be can highly impact the uses of this spell outside the stated items.&nbsp; In my games, I put myself in the shoes of the creature that is the target of the spell and I try to figure out how they'd interpret the command word.&nbsp; I try not to metagame here - I go for the single most logical conclusion. If I come up with multiple that all seem as likely, I roll a die to choose between them.&nbsp; However, I should note that a PC can establish context outside of the command word, and that I'll consider that context when the target determines how to interpret the command.&nbsp; If they explain whet they mean by the command, and the target understands it, and then they issue the command word, it generally works as intended.&nbsp; Example: &quot;I want you to leap into that wagon.&nbsp; JUMP.&quot; This skirts the one word limitation in many ways, but I don't find it problematic at all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 8397667, member: 2629"] There are stated results for certain command words because this spell tends to be highly subject to DM interpretation, and their opinions on how effective the spell should be can highly impact the uses of this spell outside the stated items. In my games, I put myself in the shoes of the creature that is the target of the spell and I try to figure out how they'd interpret the command word. I try not to metagame here - I go for the single most logical conclusion. If I come up with multiple that all seem as likely, I roll a die to choose between them. However, I should note that a PC can establish context outside of the command word, and that I'll consider that context when the target determines how to interpret the command. If they explain whet they mean by the command, and the target understands it, and then they issue the command word, it generally works as intended. Example: "I want you to leap into that wagon. JUMP." This skirts the one word limitation in many ways, but I don't find it problematic at all. [/QUOTE]

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