Does SR protect your Mirror Images?

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

We already went through this earlier in this thread. MM can affect images.

No, it can't. Not without a house rule, anyway.

Luckily for many people, the FAQ provided such a house rule.

Unluckily, it did not specify that it is a house rule.

 

[Scharlata]

[...]Unluckily, it did not specify that it is a house rule.

Luckily, the FAQ does not provide house rules if it don't writes "This is a house rule and not official material." Ergo, the answer provided in the FAQ is not a house rule, but regally official. And, most important, it eases things up a lot.

Enjoy

 

[Rystil Arden]

Luckily, the FAQ does not provide house rules if it don't writes "This is a house rule and not official material." Ergo, the answer provided in the FAQ is not a house rule, but regally official. And, most important, it eases things up a lot.

Enjoy

The answers from the FAQ are neither official nor royal. You might be thinking of the Errata? Only official errata trumps the original text.

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

Ergo, the answer provided in the FAQ is not a house rule, but regally official.

Really?

Well, shoot ...

Errata Rule: Primary Sources
When you find a disagreement between two D&D rules sources, unless an official errata file says otherwise, the primary source is correct. One example of a primary/secondary source is text taking precedence over a table entry. An individual spell description takes precedence when the short description in the beginning of the spells chapter disagrees.

Another example of primary vs. secondary sources involves book and topic precedence. The Player’s Handbook, for example, gives all the rules for playing the game, for PC races, and the base class descriptions. If you find something on one of those topics from the Dungeon Master’s Guide or the Monster Manual that disagrees with the Player’s Handbook, you should assume the Player’s Handbook is the primary source. The Dungeon Master’s Guide is the primary source for topics such as magic item descriptions, special material construction rules, and so on. The Monster Manual is the primary source for monster descriptions, templates, and supernatural, extraordinary, and spell-like abilities.

No, wait, you're still wrong. The FAQ is not a primary source and it is not errata, and since there is a disagreement between a primary source and a secondary source, the primary source wins.

 

[moritheil]

Isn't your level 3 wiz giving up a significant portion of his useful spells to cast mirror image every fight?

If the party fights once/day, then he only needs to have one memorized to enjoy its protection. If the DM throws four fights at you before you get to rest, are you going to have four MIs memorized? I mean . . . if you want to play that way, sure, it's your choice, but as Felix said, you're choosing to do something with a significant portion of your spells and giving up other powers in exchange.

 

[moritheil]

PS: Briar Web owns Mirror Image if you're not flying. You probably won't be able to move to reconfuse your enemies, and if you do move, you take 2d6 piercing damage . . . the jury is out on whether or not your images take damage, though.