Repeat step 2 until the answer is no and no more information that the affected knows is relevant is left unsaid.During a timeframe so short it's not possible change their belief about telling the truth without a reason.) Ask "Will you tell us now the information you kept from us before without withholding any relevant information?" (Another yes or no question that by answering either condemns or compels the affected to keep to the truth, because if they know they're going to withhold information they are unable to say yes because that would require them to believe they will tell the truth.The affected can only hide information if they subjectively think it's relevant). Ask "Did you hide any information that you think is relevant while answering the last question?" (The question is a subjective yes or no question and refers to the information the affected tried to hide, therefore they have to not answer, or confess hiding information.(The affected can withhold parts of the truth.) Ask a question as specific as possible.In the other case in which one is compelled to answer the question that's presented to them in its exact formulation, there is no way of not telling the truth as long as the interrogator follows a simple algorithm:.In the case that it only prevents one from speaking false statements (as far as they know) but doesn't compel one to answer the question presented to them, they can always detach themselves from it and answer a different question that they ask themselves within their mind (the same technique used against a lie detector machine). So we are talking about when the spell is not resisted. Furthermore, if such resistance could be willingly forgone, any court would condemn immediately any resisting person. We were discussing the use of Zone of Truth as part of a court process.Īs a DM, I think this spell is either always OP or always useless according to its interpretation:Īll cases take into account that the caster knows if the target of the spell resisted the spell, therefore it will not be used in court unless the affected person didn't resist. They have committed a murder / killing in self defense and will be tried for it and we talked about whether the Zone of Truth is balanced. I had a very interesting discussion with my players on the effects of the Zone of Truth in D&D 5e.
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