You influence the actions of the target creatures by suggesting a course of activity (limited to a sentence or two). The same Suggestion applies to all creatures. The suggestion must be worded in such a manner as to make the activity sound reasonable. Asking the creatures to do some obviously harmful act automatically negates the effect of the spell.

The suggested course of activity can continue for the entire Duration. If the suggested activity can be completed in a shorter time, the spell ends when the subjects finish what they were asked to do. You can instead specify conditions that will trigger a special activity during the Duration. If the condition is not met before the spell Duration expires, the activity is not performed.

A very reasonable suggestion causes the save to be made with a Penalty (such as –1 or –2).