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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7111617" data-attributes="member: 23751">A sword attack cannot target an image, either.&quot;1. Choose a target. Pick a target within your attack’s range: a creature, an object, or a location.&quot;The images are not creatures, objects or locations.&nbsp; Taking the list of what can be affected by an attack or spell as the only possible targets leaves you in a fairly ridiculous situation.&nbsp; It makes much more sense to allow both spells and attacks to target things that won't be affected by them.It does go off, because...&quot;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 (described below).&quot;That tells you what target is affected by the spell, but leaves open the ability to target other things that won't be affected by the spell.&nbsp; Spells don't say, &quot;Target only a creature and nothing else.&quot;.&nbsp; A spell that targets creatures can target objects, illusions, etc. just fine.&nbsp; It just will have no effect.Then alter it so that if it is the target of a spell that does not go off, such as Hold Person, the image is destroyed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7111617, member: 23751"] A sword attack cannot target an image, either. "1. Choose a target. Pick a target within your attack’s range: a creature, an object, or a location." The images are not creatures, objects or locations. Taking the list of what can be affected by an attack or spell as the only possible targets leaves you in a fairly ridiculous situation. It makes much more sense to allow both spells and attacks to target things that won't be affected by them. It does go off, because... "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 (described below)." That tells you what target is affected by the spell, but leaves open the ability to target other things that won't be affected by the spell. Spells don't say, "Target only a creature and nothing else.". A spell that targets creatures can target objects, illusions, etc. just fine. It just will have no effect. Then alter it so that if it is the target of a spell that does not go off, such as Hold Person, the image is destroyed. [/QUOTE]

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