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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Junkheap" data-source="post: 314274" data-attributes="member: 768">See i see that fight differently.  He knew out of all those images, only 1 was real.  He did not know which one it was.  So just like in d&d, you take a chance an attack an image you hope he is walking through or is him.  You know this for a fact because all the images are copying the main one.  If someone steps out and attacks you, since there is no facing in 3e and you know for a fact there is only 1 real person, you can prety much wait for the attack with total disregard to the other images.  If you know they are not real, WHY would you consider them.  There is NO other threat to form a flanking situation.If there was a chance that you could consider mirror images as being REAL, then fine, you could flank with them.  But it gives NO SAVE, so you KNOW for a fact, that out of all those images, only 1 is real.  So no matter if the images surround you(don't know how this would happen in the first place anyway), you are only waiting for that 1 attack.Mirror image is a 2nd level spell.  If it was possible for an image to fool you into thinking it was a threat, it would give you a save.  But it doesn't.  So evrey combatant KNOWs that there are multiple images but 1 threat.Also another thing, if it ever comes to a point where images surround an opponent, all he has to do is walk through it and there goes your possible flank situation.I should try this on my DM with a rogue.  Stap a fishing pole on me, with a mirror attached to the other side.  When attacking a monster, I would be on one side while the MIRROR would be on the other.  WOHOO FLANK, sneak damage baby.  If thats not a threat, then why is mirror image.  Its the same thing.</blockquote>

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