Nineve:
...wouldn't have some means to subvert or twist the effects of the potion.
This possibility crossed my mind as well, N. But I think the punishment for betraying a lawful evil master would be absolute in this case.
LL:
Otherwise, charm person can be negated by the spell dispel magic.
He might have that spell or spell-like ability. However, he does seem to primarily to be a fighter or an anti-paladin.
LL:
The subject can be given orders, but actions it wouldn't ordinarily do based on its nature or alignment may be abstained from. An affected creature never obeys suicidal or obviously harmful orders, but it might be convinced that something very dangerous is worth doing. Any act by the caster or his apparent allies that threatens the charmed person breaks the spell.
I don't know that we can order it to attack V. We could order it to move just ahead of us. If we had the opportunity, we could order it to move in a way to divert V. from our path. But then he has already obeyed suicidal orders by turning his coat for us, so...
One advantage we have in this asymmetrical contest is our knowledge of adversary psychology. Why won't V. run to intercept us or reach the crypt knight? It would be beneath his dignity.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:34, Mon 04 Dec 2023.