I recently had a player use this spell to forbid the opponents to attack. Then the remainder of the party easily moved in and slaughtered the opponents.
My question is this, is that how the spell is supposed to function? If so, what prevents the spell from being employed to forbid attacks by opponents in every single fight in which they fail a savng throw?
Would the opponents be broken out of the compulsion if they are directly attacked?
What are the moral implications for a good character using this spell and then allowing the opponents to be killed?
It seems a bit too strong for a 5th level spell with the area of effect of a chain lightning.
Has anyone else encountered this spell in their game and how did you deal with it?