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Message: <blockquote data-quote="o3caudata" data-source="post: 4506759" data-attributes="member: 45361">[sblock=oc]This is actually a problem with MM(no, not the monster manual).  It doesn't follow the general rules of the way spells work, being that it's an 'instant hit' and blah blah.  I think if there is any doubt in the interpretation you can roll back to the more general rule about <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicOverview/spellDescriptions.htm#targetorTargets" target="_blank">targeting</a>.  You ALWAYS need to be able to see a target to target them.  MM has a target.  And this is expressly different than the behavior of say, <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/rayOfEnfeeblement.htm" target="_blank">RoE</a>, which uses the rules of effect for <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicOverview/spellDescriptions.htm#ray" target="_blank">rays</a>.The additional text of MM is simply there to ensure that it's understood that you CAN target things with concealment without a miss chance(which is more or less unnecessary because you don't make an attack roll anyway).  And the point about total cover is unnecessary, since you CAN'T make attacks against things with total cover.Like this post, MM is too verbose for it's own good.  MM automatically hits, barring SR, anyone you can target with it.Done.[/sblock]</blockquote>