== Safe Journey Abuse ==
	by Dawn Metcalf

The Observation:

Putting aside that I personally dislike these new spells and don’t know
why this particular one is really any different from Sanctuary, during
“Mine Games” I witnessed a PC cast Safe Journey on himself and then act as
a human shield, diving into a melee combat and running between gargoyles
and PCs waving his arms about and bouncing around exactly like a
basketball defensemen. Now besides the fact that this is annoying as a NPC
attacker and the GM behind the action, it’s *terribly* unsafe! This is a
divine protection FOR YOU and not intended for the person behind you if
they’re not included in the Safe spell too.

The Consideration:

Please state that, for safety reasons, at no time should anyone use
themselves as a human shield in combat as a matter of precaution. This
includes, but is not limited to, role-playing a character, Safe Journeys,
Safe Retreats, within a Safe Circle or in any way during an active combat
situation as this endangers both you and the person you may be trying to
protect in boffer combat. While it looks cool and seems brave, in-game
it'’s just too dangerous.