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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arial Black" data-source="post: 7107024" data-attributes="member: 6799649">I'm totally fine with the concept that attackers just have to mentally decide who to target, no aiming involved. 'Targeting' and 'aiming' are two separate things, both in the game and in real life.Since 'targeting' is just 'mentally deciding which creature to target' then both spell and sword do the same with 100% certainty.If 'mentally deciding who to target' is all that is required (hold person, magic missile) then the fact that the target creature is a swirl of images is no impediment. You do not run the risk of aiming at the wrong image since you are not 'aiming' at anything! You are just mentally deciding which creature to target, and you are deciding to target 'the guy with all the images'.If, in addition to 'mentally deciding who to target', the attack also requires that you precisely aim your attack at the body mass of that target, then conceptually you might aim at the wrong image.Self-evidentally not. Not all 'targeting' needs precise aiming at a body mass. Not in the game, and not in real life.PHB p204:- "A typical spell requires you to pick one or more targets to be affected by the spell’s magic. A spell's description tells you whether the spell targets creatures, objects, or a point of origin for an area of effect...""...To target something, you must have a clear path to it, so it can’t be behind total cover."That's it. You don't have to aim at it, just mentally choose who to target.For this thread, the target creature is 'that guy with all the images'. That is all that is needed so long as you can see it and have a clear path.What if there are two or more creatures with mirror image on? Yes, you have to specify which swirling mass of images, but not which image.Conceptually, yes. What's your point? Unless the spell requires precise aiming, you don't need to target a specific image, just know which creature you want to affect.</blockquote>

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