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It's kind of sad that bear warrior levels would be such a poor choice...

I don't believe the human sense of smell is typically so precise that one can target by smell, especially in the chaos of melee. I agree the spell description should stand on its own. The fact this one does not is a weakness in the writing, but that doesn't tell us prior editions reflect the...

No question the writeup is poor. Either "all in one square" or detail on how they fan out would be preferable.

I find it hard to say there is a "right way". The wording of the spell is ambiguous. Overall, I think there are fewer inconsistencies (ie less extra rulings to make) by placing the images in the caster's square than by spacing them out, but that is just as much an interpretation as spacing...

I'm not arguing that my read is the only read. I am refusing to say that "playing it Greenfield's way" is "sticking to RAW" because the RAW itself is unclear. NOne of them are "RAW" when the rules are not clear. RAW says you get 1-4 images +1/3 caster levels, provides image AC, dissipation...

My example supposed devoted (or terrified) followers (or slaves) who just deliver the dragon more than adequate food and treasure. We can certainly add to that a supposition that he doesn't have spells that would permit him to perceive beyond his layer. His bloodline has managed just fine for...

OK, first off, “I won’t answer a question about how the game would play because it must be answered in actual play” gets stale really fast. We are discussing how alignment influences, detracts from or enhances play, so we actually do have to assume play in order to do so. So, the player has...

I would say rather that it was his super genius which enabled him to garner vast knowledge of these subjects. He needed both his own genius and access to the knowledge base of these subjects, followed by access to the resources required to enable him to research further advances in these areas...

Presumably, that was a Silent Sleep spell, since It's hard to sneak unnoticed when speaking incantations in a strong voice.

Well and good, and my comments do note this is a recommended assumption, not a rule as written. The absence of rulings for many issues which do not arise when we assume the images cluster in the 25 or so square feet surrounding the caster implies to me that this is the intention of the RAW...

Real world ethics don’t enter the picture any more that real world physics match falling damage or real world fencing matches with the style used by D&D swordsmen. A simplified and abstract system is used for gameplay. Similarly, real world economics would never support a D&D economy, real...

Given the spell indicates a targeting is generally achieved by a random roll, it seems like a GM who rules a structure where that is not the case is functionally weakening the spell. So is that GM also a jerk? Because that was the only way to spread out eight images into their own separate...

A good question arises from that - if our Wizard is standing on a pillar of rock, or on a narrow ledge, do some or all of the images appear standing in mid-air? If the caster is holding a pike, do some of his images appear impales upon it? They should each have a pike, I assume, as that would...

It has been note that many spells act on an alignment descriptor, as do some magic items. These mechanics are also a baseline set by the designers. Should you choose to toss alignment, you need to decide whether those spells remain and, if so, what they actually do. This also extends to PC...

"Magic can be purchased as a commodity" is mutually exclusive from "magic is rare and exists only where placed in the game". My choice of a Fighter specialized in a very exotic weapon will play out very differently at a table where 70% of magical weapons are longswords, and you get what you...

It duplicates his gear. Why would "balancing on a pike" differ from "standing on 8" stiletto heels"? It doesn't need to unless the images are so far apart that the correct target can be differentiated by hearing (which the spell indicates is not possible). A random target indicates they...

I'd have to say not a line AoE, but a multi-targeting non-area attack. Just like Whirlwind Attack can't hit each rat in the swarm individually.

Yet it seems like it makes perfect sense given the aspect itself. Could the player not perceive “you cannot approach within striking distance” as a scene ender (he can only stand and watch as the snake consumes the helpless innocents) rather than a complication? Why is it bad form to make...

OOPS - duplicate

No one suggested you followed the chain of posts - I'm not sure anyone who participated in the thread necessarily was able to follow the chain of any of the posts in the thread :) Hussar, I suspect that is an aspect, perhaps the only aspect, of that discussion on which you and I might be in...