Unquestioning Obedience

An improved version of the 1st-level priest spell command, this incantation enables the priest to command another creature with a single phrase or sentence and expect unquestioning obedience. The command must be uttered in a language understood by the creature. The subject obeys to the best of its ability only as long as the command is absolutely clear and unequivocal. Thus, a command like "Go away!" is ignored. Unlike the command spell, commands to "Die!" or similar elf-destructive order cause the spell to end immediately.

All spells must be reasonable commands a just sovereign could expect of an intensely loyal liege. Hence the commands "Lie still in a prone position!" or "Defend my honor and person!" would be obeyed, but absurd commands like "Bite the green elephant" or unreasonable commands like "Jump off that cliff!" would be ignored. The DM must adjudicate any command given by the priest as t9 whether or not the priest elicits unquestioning obedience.

This spell only allows one command to be given, but it is followed until the spell expires or the action demanded is completed. Creatures with an Intelligence of 15 or more, or those with 9 or more Hit Dice (or experience levels) are entitled to a single saving throw vs. spell, adjusted for Wisdom, to avoid the effects of unquestioning obedience.