| Mightypion |
Hi,
I have a question about the following spell:
Reckless infatuation
Lets say I am fighting a Demon (somewhere in the worldwound), and manage to have tha spell land.
Can I designate Nocticula as the target of the creatures desire, forcing the demon to use its typically greater teleport at will ability to teleport to the worldwound proper, walk through it, teleport to the Midnight isles, and then try for Caster level days to get within 30 feet of Nocticula?
The wording implies that the target of desire has to be within 30 feet of the target of the spell, but the limitation on "target of desire" is just "has to be known by the target of the spell".
Also, what does "known" mean in that? Most demons would know Nocticula, but only a few would have exchanged words with her.
| Pizza Lord |
You fill your target with feelings of intense infatuation for a specific individual known to the target. At the time of the casting, you designate a single creature as the focus of the target’s desire. Thereafter, the target does all it can to remain within 30 feet of the object of its desire. If the target moves outside this range, it gains the staggered condition until it is again near the focus of its desire. If remaining within 30 feet of the focus of its affection would place the target in obvious physical danger, the target can attempt a second save to break the spell’s effect.
I'd have to say, it probably does not. While I would say the target certainly would go towards the object if they knew exactly where to find it (or reasonably, like their house). But nothing about the spell indicates that they are given any knowledge that they don't have. Not sure what 'specifically known individual' might mean.
Expecting a 3rd-level spell to make someone go on a quest or task like a geas is a bit much. The target will certainly seek them out, but I don't see anything about them ignoring needs, like sleep or food or combat or duty. And if you're going to read the spell specifically RAW, then technically it doesn't give a penalty until they're within 30 feet and 'move away'. So it probably would be better to choose a target that is close by (if not already within 30 feet) that keeps moving out of range so the target becomes staggered (and would have a harder time keeping up or defending itself, since it only gets one action).
'Known' is a tough one. Do any of 'specifically know the President of the United States'? We know his name, we know his face likely. I would say that for most spells, 'known' generally means met. I mean we all know that gods exist, like Pharasma, but expecting someone to kill themselves (after receiving a second save for danger) to try and 'be within 30 feet of her' is probably not intended.