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<blockquote data-quote="Arial Black" data-source="post: 7103743" data-attributes="member: 6799649"><p>The spell already applies equally to both martials and casters.</p><p></p><p>Both martials and casters can target the real guy despite the images. In fact, neither is <em>allowed</em> to target the images directly. The only way for an image to be targetted is if the real guy is targetted by an attack roll then <em>mirror image</em> might re-direct the incoming attack onto an image.</p><p></p><p>The caster's attack rolls and the martial's attack rolls are equally affected by <em>mirror image</em>.</p><p></p><p>If the caster targets the MI guy with something that doesn't require an attack roll, MI has no effect.</p><p></p><p>If the <strong><em>MARTIAL</em></strong> targets the MI guy with something that doesn't require an attack roll, MI still has no effect,</p><p></p><p>The spell affects martials and casters in exactly the same way.</p><p></p><p>If you want to target a creature with <em>anything</em>, you just have to be able to see it. There is no 'roll to target' a creature. Simply choosing a target you can see is 100% effective.</p><p></p><p>If you need to make an attack roll, you 100% choose your target, but the attack roll may result in you missing your target.</p><p></p><p>But the choosing of the target is never a random process, even for those protected by <em>mirror image</em>. You target the creature 100%, as normal. Then if, and only if, an attack roll is required to hit your target, then MI may re-direct your attack onto an image.</p><p></p><p>This is how the game system works regarding targetting. You 100% target the thing you want to target as long as you can see it. This is true not only for spells without an attack roll but also for spells <em>with</em> an attack roll! It's just that those with attack rolls, athough targetted 100%, may miss that target.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arial Black, post: 7103743, member: 6799649"] The spell already applies equally to both martials and casters. Both martials and casters can target the real guy despite the images. In fact, neither is [i]allowed[/i] to target the images directly. The only way for an image to be targetted is if the real guy is targetted by an attack roll then [i]mirror image[/i] might re-direct the incoming attack onto an image. The caster's attack rolls and the martial's attack rolls are equally affected by [i]mirror image[/i]. If the caster targets the MI guy with something that doesn't require an attack roll, MI has no effect. If the [b][i]MARTIAL[/I][/B] targets the MI guy with something that doesn't require an attack roll, MI still has no effect, The spell affects martials and casters in exactly the same way. If you want to target a creature with [i]anything[/i], you just have to be able to see it. There is no 'roll to target' a creature. Simply choosing a target you can see is 100% effective. If you need to make an attack roll, you 100% choose your target, but the attack roll may result in you missing your target. But the choosing of the target is never a random process, even for those protected by [i]mirror image[/i]. You target the creature 100%, as normal. Then if, and only if, an attack roll is required to hit your target, then MI may re-direct your attack onto an image. This is how the game system works regarding targetting. You 100% target the thing you want to target as long as you can see it. This is true not only for spells without an attack roll but also for spells [i]with[/i] an attack roll! It's just that those with attack rolls, athough targetted 100%, may miss that target. [/QUOTE]
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