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From: ekblaw@uiucdcs.Uiuc.ARPA
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Subject: Funny Command uses
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Date: Tue, 23-Jul-85 16:03:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 23 16:03:00 1985
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Nf-From: uiucdcs.Uiuc.ARPA!ekblaw    Jul 23 15:03:00 1985


The question came upin an earlier note about uses of the 1st level Clerical
Command spell.  In my mind, truly great uses depend on the situation.  For
instance, there was a dwarf thief in a party of mine who was a real pain in
the posterior.  A cleric gave him the command to "swim" when they were by
a deep lake.  The boob swam for  a while, until the spell wore off.  When
it did, he was out in the middle of the lake.  The boob was afraid of water,
though, so he went into system shock and drowned.  End of the pain in the
posterior.

I agree that the "masturbate" command would be great against a Paladin,
especially since that could displease his/her god to no end!  However,
some other good uses I've seen include:

"Stare" when encountering a Medusa.
"Breathe" while swimming underwater.
"Shout" while hiding from a gang of berserkers.
"Hug" a huge black bear.
"Eat" a known poisonous plant.
"Disrobe" - spoken to a shy Paladin in a room full of Beautiful women (possibly
            the best use I've seen yet.  Funnier if you're a part of one of
            those groups who act out the adventure!).
"Hari-kari" - worked when we encountered an ancient Samurai warrior.

There were others, but I forgot some of them over the years.

Robert A. Ekblaw.

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