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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 671064" data-attributes="member: 1656">My contention is that it's not hit in the first place.&nbsp; I don't like the Sage's suggestion that a spell that targets creatures can target an illusion of a creature.&nbsp; It can lead to weirdness.If I cast Magic Missile at a statue, the spell fails, by the rules of targetting - like casting Charm Person on a manticore.&nbsp; No missiles are fired.If I cast Magic Missile at a stone golem - even if he's standing really still and pretending to be a statue - the spell works.&nbsp; (It's not going to hurt the golem, but the missiles will fire and hit the target.)If I cast Magic Missile at a statue that I think is a stone golem, too bad, the spell fails.Now a wizard casts a Silent Image of a statue.&nbsp; Thinking he's summoned a golem, I cast Magic Missile.&nbsp; But it's an illusion of an object, not a creature.&nbsp; Spell fails.Then the wizard makes the statue move.&nbsp; Is it now an illusion of a creature?&nbsp; Will Magic Missile work now?I'm perfectly content to treat figments as not-creatures.&nbsp; Shadow illusions are different.-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 671064, member: 1656"] My contention is that it's not hit in the first place. I don't like the Sage's suggestion that a spell that targets creatures can target an illusion of a creature. It can lead to weirdness. If I cast Magic Missile at a statue, the spell fails, by the rules of targetting - like casting Charm Person on a manticore. No missiles are fired. If I cast Magic Missile at a stone golem - even if he's standing really still and pretending to be a statue - the spell works. (It's not going to hurt the golem, but the missiles will fire and hit the target.) If I cast Magic Missile at a statue that I [i]think[/i] is a stone golem, too bad, the spell fails. Now a wizard casts a Silent Image of a statue. Thinking he's summoned a golem, I cast Magic Missile. But it's an illusion of an object, not a creature. Spell fails. Then the wizard makes the statue move. Is it now an illusion of a creature? Will Magic Missile work now? I'm perfectly content to treat figments as not-creatures. Shadow illusions are different. -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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