Chaotic Commands is a 5th level priest spell that renders the target creature immune to magical commands, and much more.
Description[]
| “ | Chaotic Commands renders a creature immune to magical commands. Suggestion, Charm, Domination, Command, Sleep, Maze, and Confusion are all spells that fit into this category. This spell also protects the target from Psionic Blast. This spell affects only 1 creature and lasts for the duration or until dispelled. | ” |
Gameplay[]
The caster applies this spell to a single creature or self - select the recipient using the targeting cursor.
Upon completion of the spell casting, a sparkling projectile speeds to the spell's recipient and bestows the spell's effects - a text will display <RECIPIENT>: Chaotic Commands.
The spell recipient will show a special 3D graphic effect upon their sprite.
A player character will also show an icon (No. 52) on their portrait titled "Mind Shield" for the spell's duration.
This spell confers a wide array of blanket immunities to disabling status effects and a few specific spells as well, including:
- Charmed
- Confused
- Feeblemindedness
- Held
- Paralyze
- Stun
- Unconsciousness / sleep
- The Wizard spell Maze
- The Psionic Ability Psionic Maze
The Chaotic Commands spell ensures that the immunities listed above should also provide corresponding prevention of associated portrait icons, and text strings that are introduced by these effects.
This spell can potentially be removed by any applicable Dispel Magic effect, as well as a Breach spell.
Notes[]
- The spell protects against equivalent effects with different names, such as Chaos, Rigid Thinking, Domination, Dire Charm etc.
- It will not cure any status effects; it must be cast as a preventive measure.
- It doesn't protect against panic / fear /moral failure.
- It also does nothing against effects that don't target the mind, like web or entangle. Those would require Free Action to defend against.
- Chaotic Commands is especially effective against mind flayers, protecting against their Psionic Blast, and Psionic Domination abilities. It does not protect against their intelligence draining "Devour Brain" however.
Scroll Locations[]
Baldur's Gate[]
- Durlag's Tower (Labyrinth Level Two) — stone on the north wall of the fiery bridge room
Siege of Dragonspear[]
- Korlasz Family Tomb Second Floor — sarcophagus in the southwestern room
- Temple of Bhaal — chest in the reliquary in the southwest corner of the temple
- Dragonspear Castle Keep First Floor - on a bookshelf in one of the east-side rooms
- Sold by:
- Flaming Fist Healer (×5)
- Belegarm (×10)
- Crusader Priest Polvi (×5)
The Black Pits II: Gladiators of Thay[]
- Sold by:
- Molzahn of Tymora (×10)
See also[]
- Remove Paralysis - cures some of the same status effects, but does not protect against future attacks
- Free Action - cures and provides protection against some of the same status effects
Trivia[]
The Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition spell Chaotic Commands renders a creature immune to magical commands Taunt, forget, suggestion, domination, geas, demand, succor, command, enthrall, quest, exaction, and other spells that place a direct verbal command upon a single individual automatically fail.
In addition, anyone casting one of these spells on a creature protected by chaotic commands must save vs. spell. Failure means that the caster must obey his own magic; the spell's effect has backfired on the caster.
The BG video game spell version took a significant departure in its design, for instance, it didn't implement the protective backfire on caster mechanic.
It also went much further than the PnP spell's limits in terms of its broad protections, many of which are not defined as a verbal magical commands at all, such as blanket protection from Stun, Unconsciousness, some Psionics, Maze, Confusion and others.
Gallery[]
Mod content[]
This section is about unofficial content that is only available via fan-made mods.
Spell Revisions mod has changed this Divine spell, revising its range and description. Druids/Rangers/Shaman may no longer use this spell. See below for description:
Chaotic Commands
Level: 5
School: Enchantment
Sphere: Chaos
Range: Touch
Duration: 1 turn/level
Casting Time: 5
Area of Effect: 1 creature
Saving Throw: None
While under the effects of this spell, the recipient becomes immune to magical commands. Charm, Command, Confusion, Domination, Hold, and Sleep are all spells that fit into this category. This spell also protects from psionic mind attacks such as a mind flayer’s Psionic Blast, but it will not confer complete immunity to psionics. This effect will last for the duration of the spell or until dispelled.
The Sword Coast Stratagems mod provides mind flayers with several other Psionic Abilities which Chaotic Commands will not protect against, although there are other spells and items which can assist with those.
External links[]
- Chaotic Commands on the Icewind Dale Wiki, a wiki for the first Icewind Dale game.
- Chaotic commands on the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms.
- Advanced D&D 2nd Edition Wiki - Chaotic Commands (Priest Spell)