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<blockquote data-quote="Harzel" data-source="post: 7310218" data-attributes="member: 6857506">Are these questions due to the PC wanting to cast simulacrum in general, or wanting to cast simulacrum on a dragon, which is not usually a valid target for the spell?&nbsp; If the PC just wants to cast a spell within its usual limitations, then requiring them to say anything other than &quot;I cast xxx.&quot; (plus naming a target if necessary) seems, IMO, to go against the spirit of the spell description.&nbsp; It seems to me the spirit of that description is that duplicating the effect of an existing spell is supposed to be straightforward and low risk, whereas creating &quot;custom&quot; effects is hard(er) and high(er) risk.Are you saying that even when duplicating an existing spell you would demand the player wordsmith the wish and you would play with twisting the meaning to produce unintended consequences if possible?&nbsp; Personally, I would not, and even in the case of an attempt to produce a &quot;custom&quot; effect, I would scale the risk and severity of unintended consequences with the power and scope of what was being wished for.&nbsp; If what is being wished for is in line with the effects of other 9th level spells, being a hard-ass about it doesn't seem like very much fun.&nbsp; If the PC is trying reconfigure the planes or wish entire categories of creatures out of existence, though, things are going to become much dicier.&nbsp; Ymmv.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Harzel, post: 7310218, member: 6857506"] Are these questions due to the PC wanting to cast simulacrum in general, or wanting to cast simulacrum on a dragon, which is not usually a valid target for the spell? If the PC just wants to cast a spell within its usual limitations, then requiring them to say anything other than "I cast xxx." (plus naming a target if necessary) seems, IMO, to go against the spirit of the spell description. It seems to me the spirit of that description is that duplicating the effect of an existing spell is supposed to be straightforward and low risk, whereas creating "custom" effects is hard(er) and high(er) risk. Are you saying that even when duplicating an existing spell you would demand the player wordsmith the wish and you would play with twisting the meaning to produce unintended consequences if possible? Personally, I would not, and even in the case of an attempt to produce a "custom" effect, I would scale the risk and severity of unintended consequences with the power and scope of what was being wished for. If what is being wished for is in line with the effects of other 9th level spells, being a hard-ass about it doesn't seem like very much fun. If the PC is trying reconfigure the planes or wish entire categories of creatures out of existence, though, things are going to become much dicier. Ymmv. [/QUOTE]

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