Does this spell count as charming a target. I’d like to know before trying to command a target that’s immune to charm.

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I’m the Dm for this quest and I was wondering if the villain could command the warlock of the group to snap his arcane focus (staff) in half too immobile him from the fight. Would command be able too do this? 

 Even though this an older question, that may be a harmful command to the Warlock. Perhaps you could give a more docile command like drop and send in some minions to retrieve it.

The only component is verbal, no somatic. Why would you be gesticulating? Also why couldn’t the one word command be the only verbal component? Obviously you aren’t casting it every time you use a verb, you just emphasize the word and cast the spell. I agree though that the target does need to hear it.

Can this effect be negated with Dispel Magic?

I'm just imagining one of my players using Command 'YEET!' on an enemy with a powerful weapon and having to roll to see where, and at what, the NPC throws it at...

Remember the spell can only force the target do something for one round with a single descriptive word. It can't be anything complicated or something that would take up the targets complete encounter like taking off their full plate during.(strip)

Couldn't you command someone to "forget" and pull a men in black? Or is that possible? Does command only apply to things the person can do consciously?

"duration: 1 round"

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Well westward_man, I guess your Wish is our Command

 You win the game of comments, Plante

Commands to burn opponent spell slots, “Cure, Heal, Shield, Dispel, Bless”

For melee range combatants: Defend, Protect, Guard, 

For ranged combatants: Scuttle, Hide, Duck, Gather, Chuck

Not quite RAW, but might be useful against non-creative players/DMs.

Given the fact that the casting time is 1 action the vocal component would be the command you want the enemy to perform.

My go to for command is usually 'dance'. Often cast at a higher level for a whole group of targets.
Then having the GM describe how the targets dance together is a great laugh. I am unsure if the bullywugs ballroom dancing or the line dancing orcs has been my favorite so far.

One of my fellow players had this spell.
they used it on a enemy under "betray."
The target ran away to try and find it's boss

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I just thought of something, what would happen if you tried working that one word command into a sentence like you know leading them into thinking like you do. Like that’s a nice wand would be a shame if you where to *BREAK* it. or some other more well worded sentence that I probably can’t come up with.

 What you are looking for is the Suggestion spell. A full sentence of context to make the "command" make sense is likely treading too much on a higher level spell. A one word command means it should make sense without context. 

 The context doesn't matter, it's just to hide the spell or make a pun.

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One question I have on this, does the target have to hear you? It's a verbal command, and the creature needs to understand your language, but it does not specify that the target has to hear the command.   

For example: in a high society social interaction I could whisper command 'drool' to make another character look bad in front of important people. If the target needs to hear me I could still do it, but it would be an openly hostile prank rather than slight of hand sabotage. The target would be aware they had a spell cast on them either way, I just want to know if I can keep it secret who cast it. 

 Although an older question, something to keep in mind for a situation like this. Yes, your target would have to hear you. Language wouldn't matter if they didn't have to hear the command. There would be no concern about understanding, if they didn't have to hear it. Telepathy would be a way many DMs might let you get by on that aspect as another mentioned. 

Secondly, without subtle spell metamagic or something similar, even if the target didn't see or hear your spellcasting, those around you would. Unless you are in the balcony above the target, or in some other way obscured, party goers near you would hear your chanting and see your forceful gesticulating. At best expect a DM to require performance and deception of some kind to obfuscate the task.

In earlier editions of the game, there was an obvious, physical manifestation with spellcasting. A glowing pulse of energy, a growing thrum of power around the caster, static cling centered around the caster, or even a pungent smell which made the mystic work obvious to most onlookers. Don't be surprised if many have that expectation in their games.

 But if you word it like this "this food smells so good I am going to drool"
the only important part is drool, the rest is to hide the spell

FALL.

Going to have a TON of fun with this spell with the new Eloquence Bard..."Unsettling Words" to subtract a Bardic Inspiration from their saving throw; then "Command" them to my heart's content.

Side note: I'm glad this Level 1 spell doesn't carry the same "doesn't work on targets immune to charm" attachment that plagues most "Enchantment" spells.

This probably means my Bard will ultimately piss off a vampire or a lich, though...you know: because they're undead. : )

Imagine using a first level spell to make the main antagonist give you the (insert magic antagonist killer here)

Just thought  of something, if my friend commands a creature to "accept" and right after i cast Teleport and try to teleport the creature to somewhere, woud i be able to do it? Would you as a DM allow it, because that looks so cool.

Fun fact: RAW,  for the verbal component of any spell, the words spoken don't matter, the sound you makes does:

Verbal (V)

Most spells require the chanting of mystic words. The words themselves aren't the source of the spell's power; rather, the particular combination of sounds, with specific pitch and resonance, sets the threads of magic in motion.

Since the words used (if any) for the verbal component don't matter, and there is no requirement for a particular volume, you absolutely can hide the command word in a sentence, or you could whisper the verbal component, as long as the target can hear the command. (We assume that the target must be able to "hear"* the command word, based on the requirement that the target understand the language used to speak it.)

So the sentence might be: "This food TaStEs so good, you'll *drool*", which sets up the required intonations to cast the command, "drool". It would sound really weird to anyone that heard it, and I would rule that a successful arcana check would let you know a spell was used (hell, I might even let them identify the spell if I'm feeling generous), but you could pass it off as something else, say with a deception check.

If you want to whisper the component, I'd make you roll a stealth check, and compare it against the passive perceptions of anyone within earshot, unless they are actively checking for you using magic, at which point I would make it an opposed roll.

*I would rule that provided you successfully complete the verbal component( If you get counter-spelled, tough nuts), you can use telepathy, such as the Awakened Mind feature to put the command word in their head. Thus, the target doesn't "Hear" you, but they do understand you (provided you meet the abilities' requirements for understanding, e.g. Telepathic feat requires a shared language, but Awakened Mind does not)