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<blockquote data-quote="Arial Black" data-source="post: 7104768" data-attributes="member: 6799649"><p>According to the game system not only can save-based spells automatically target the real guy and not the images 100% of the time, attack roll based spells (and weapon attacks themselves) automatically target the real guy and not the images 100% of the time! <em>Mirror image</em> simply does not interfere with the initial attack targeting the real guy. In fact, in order to function, the attack <strong>must</strong> originally target the real guy! The caster/attack targets the 'creature' (100%)!</p><p></p><p>But if you are the guy protected by <em>mirror image</em>, then:- "Each time a creature targets <strong>you</strong> with an attack during the spell’s duration, roll a d20 to determine whether the attack <strong>instead targets</strong> one of your duplicates".</p><p></p><p>Meaning that if the original attack did <strong>not</strong> target you, then <em>mirror image</em> does not do anything to mess with that attack!</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, <em>magic missile</em> is simply not capable of targeting an image because it can only target a creature.</p><p></p><p>There is no way in the game for an attacker to directly target an image! The only way for an image to end up being the target is if the attacker first targets the creature and then the result of a special d20 roll says that the attack targets an image instead of the creature the attack originally targeted.</p><p></p><p>Also, the FBI want a word with you about selling bridges to innocents who don't know the 5E rules well enough and therefore might be fooled by your scam.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arial Black, post: 7104768, member: 6799649"] According to the game system not only can save-based spells automatically target the real guy and not the images 100% of the time, attack roll based spells (and weapon attacks themselves) automatically target the real guy and not the images 100% of the time! [i]Mirror image[/i] simply does not interfere with the initial attack targeting the real guy. In fact, in order to function, the attack [b]must[/b] originally target the real guy! The caster/attack targets the 'creature' (100%)! But if you are the guy protected by [i]mirror image[/i], then:- "Each time a creature targets [b]you[/b] with an attack during the spell’s duration, roll a d20 to determine whether the attack [b]instead targets[/b] one of your duplicates". Meaning that if the original attack did [b]not[/b] target you, then [i]mirror image[/i] does not do anything to mess with that attack! Meanwhile, [i]magic missile[/i] is simply not capable of targeting an image because it can only target a creature. There is no way in the game for an attacker to directly target an image! The only way for an image to end up being the target is if the attacker first targets the creature and then the result of a special d20 roll says that the attack targets an image instead of the creature the attack originally targeted. Also, the FBI want a word with you about selling bridges to innocents who don't know the 5E rules well enough and therefore might be fooled by your scam. [/QUOTE]
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