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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 313729" data-attributes="member: 2011">Actually, I take the rules literally as a general rule as well. In this case, I would not allow the flanking in my game.However, I also realize that illusions are a special case that is almost blantantly ignored in the rules.If it looks like an Orc, and it sounds like an Orc, as far as the character knows, it is an Orc until proven otherwise.That is hard to emulate in the game if the actual rules do not allow the Orc illusion to flank and do most things that a real Orc could do (within limits).Mirror Image is one of those weird spells that goes beyond the standard capability of a Figment and partially into that of a Shadow.For example, it is so believable that you cannot tell which image is the right one, even when the caster is on a horse or chained to a specific spot on a wall. At least by a literal reading of the rules and the spell.As another example, I cannot swing a reach weapon and take all of the images out in one round. Not even with a feat like Whirlwind (which doesn't apply to reach only weapons anyway).Or, another example is that Mirror Image is a figment that implies no saving throw even though the spell does not state that. However, most other figments do have a saving throw if interacted with.So, when it comes to illusions, I tend to view them as magic which can do almost anything, take them with a grain of salt, and be a little less literal and a little more open minded.</blockquote>

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