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<blockquote data-quote="James McMurray" data-source="post: 444325" data-attributes="member: 743">Pardon me while I go into rant mode...Only a piece of crap DM would twist every wish that didn't copy a spell. Wishes whould only be twisted when they come from sources who would want to twist them: evil beings forced into servitude, cursed items, etc.When a wish is something being cast by a wizard who is giving up 5000XP to cast it, the DM should do his best to ensure a fair and reasonably interpretation of the wish.Of course if a player tries to abuse the power of the spell they should be given what they want in a way they don't want to get it. I have met tons of players and nearly all of them have been afraid to use an item with wish on it. One of the only two times my players have ever used a wish was from a cursed item. They knew the item to be cursed, and still used its wish. Of course the wish was twisted and the paladin ended up with a Shield that casts command 3 / day, but the command affects the wielder.The second time they used a wish it was from an Efreet. The Efreet had been captured by a demi-lich and was being forced to grant a wish to whoever freed it. The demi-lich knew that efreets love to punish those who make wishes through them, but the player chose to wish for an item capable of smiting the demi-lich. The efreet figured he was better off getting revenge on his true captor, and granted the wish without a hitch. Of course, since a +5 item is out of reach of a Wish, the character was granted a mace that was designed to explode when it hit the demi-lich. It dealt a good amount of damage and was then destroyed.In closing: only a crappy DM feels it is his duty to screw the players over with every wish they make.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James McMurray, post: 444325, member: 743"] Pardon me while I go into rant mode... Only a piece of crap DM would twist every wish that didn't copy a spell. Wishes whould only be twisted when they come from sources who would want to twist them: evil beings forced into servitude, cursed items, etc. When a wish is something being cast by a wizard who is giving up 5000XP to cast it, the DM should do his best to ensure a fair and reasonably interpretation of the wish. Of course if a player tries to abuse the power of the spell they should be given what they want in a way they don't want to get it. I have met tons of players and nearly all of them have been afraid to use an item with wish on it. One of the only two times my players have ever used a wish was from a cursed item. They knew the item to be cursed, and still used its wish. Of course the wish was twisted and the paladin ended up with a Shield that casts command 3 / day, but the command affects the wielder. The second time they used a wish it was from an Efreet. The Efreet had been captured by a demi-lich and was being forced to grant a wish to whoever freed it. The demi-lich knew that efreets love to punish those who make wishes through them, but the player chose to wish for an item capable of smiting the demi-lich. The efreet figured he was better off getting revenge on his true captor, and granted the wish without a hitch. Of course, since a +5 item is out of reach of a Wish, the character was granted a mace that was designed to explode when it hit the demi-lich. It dealt a good amount of damage and was then destroyed. In closing: only a crappy DM feels it is his duty to screw the players over with every wish they make. [/QUOTE]

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