Dancing lights question

[JChung2003]

A bard casts dancing lights in an area flanking a kobold that is fighting the bard's rogue ally. The kobold then fails his Will (disbelief) save. Is the faintly glowing, vaguely humanoid shape generated by dancing lights considered an ally for flanking purposes?

 

[ConcreteBuddha]

A bard casts dancing lights in an area flanking a kobold that is fighting the bard's rogue ally. The kobold then fails his Will (disbelief) save. Is the faintly glowing, vaguely humanoid shape generated by dancing lights considered an ally for flanking purposes?

No, because the dancing lights do not threaten the kobold. An ally must threaten to flank.

 

[Stalker0]

Well more accurately, the enemy must THINK that you threaten. If he thinks your dangerous, then he's be distracted and therefore flanking.

However, I wouldn't call a few lights distracting until they actually did something. An image can actually swing a sword and make itself look threatening.

 

[boothbey]

If the kobold failed it's save, I would give the flanking bonus for that one round. Shouldn't take more than that to figure out where the danger is coming from.

I for one would look warily upon some ghostly lighted figure that popped up beside me. But by that time I'd already have run from the guy swinging a sword at me...