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From: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Barry Gold)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: Druid spells & spell
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Date: Fri, 20-Apr-84 07:37:37 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 20 07:37:37 1984
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Unfortunately, all too many people rule that Charm and similar command
spells make the victim feel loyal/obedient to the caster.  Therefore,
"defect" might just cause the victim to return to hiser old alignment.

If the victim (and the other enemies) are of a different species than you
and your party, you could always try coining a word like "Orc-icide."
(As GM, I'd probably delay results a little while the victim figured the
command out - and give a "saving throw" vs incomprehension/miscomprehension.)

Other possible one word commands are Conciliate, Love and Peace.  (Or are
just thoughts too un-D&Dish.   In A&E recently,k a contributor suggested
that PCs are all psychic vampires, acquiring mana when they kill something.
This explains D&D/AD&D EP--and the added HP/Attack Level they confer.  It
also explains why  all those Lawful/Goods are out breaking into people's
homes and killing/robbing them.)
-- 
	Barry Gold
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