A Mirror Image Question

[Saeviomagy]

"While moving, you can merge with and split off from figments so that enemies who have learned which image is real are again confounded."

So once someone has determined which 'image' is real, they can hit you quite happily until you move, and merge and split off from the figments.

-Hyp.

That's exactly how I read Mirror Image.

-Hyp.

Good to know that you cannot make reflex saves when it isn't your turn then.

After all, if you can't move when it's not your turn, you don't have room to move.

And since evasion says that it, just like reflex saves need room to move...

I think the problem with this interpretation is it assumes that between this initiative count and the next, I'm totally stationary, which is patently not true.

 

[Gizzard]

It is, after all, only a second level spell. As much as I'd like it to work the other way (I usually play wizards) I think this interpretation is more in line with a second level spell's power.

It might be interesting to look at it in relation to Blur then; Blur gives a flat out 20% miss chance for all opponents for the entire combat. Mirror Image gives a very high miss chance at first, but each miss causes the effectiveness of the spell to fade until it reaches 0%.

Allowing opponents to "figure out" Mirror Image causes it to drop to 0% in many more situations. I think I'd prefer Blur if my DM allowed "figuring out" by onlookers, but I am curious what other people think.

 

[angry monkey]

The srd says this:

Enemies attempting to attack you or cast spells at you must select from among indistinguishable targets. Generally, roll randomly to see whether the selected target is real or a figment.

and

While moving, you can merge with and split off from figments so that enemies who have learned which image is real are again confounded.

Which implies that one can learn which image is real, and retain the knowledge of which image is real until they are again confounded (by movement for example).

I don't see where it implies that one attack gives the enemy the ability to learn which one you are for the next attack. In fact, it actually says that enemies attacking you must select from indistinguishalbe targets.

On a side note, is there any reason you couldn't cast mirror image, then cast invisbility on yourself? Would that leave the images visable?

 

[shilsen]

On a side note, is there any reason you couldn't cast mirror image, then cast invisbility on yourself?

Nope. You can do that.

Would that leave the images visable?

No. As the spell says, "if you are invisible ... the spell has no effect".