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Message: <blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 2347694" data-attributes="member: 22424">The ruling I would make...Until I read this thread, I would have ruled that Magic Missile would target a number of images, and destroy any image that was targetted (or harm the mage, if appropriate). I would have ruled that you couldn't Cleave upon destroying an image, and that only the mage could provoke an AoO, so the fighter would get only one AoO, if the mage did anything to cause such a thing while any image was in range.However, having read this thread, the appropriate sections in the PHB, the FAQ, and having given the issue some thought, here's what I've come up with.To all intents and purposes, the MI creates a bunch of duplicates of the caster. These all act in the same way (being mirrors) at the same time. They can be targetted individually by spell-casters, fighters, and anyone else, as though they were seperate beings. However, the images themselves are fignments, and so do not count as creatures for the purposes of being affected by spells. Therefore:1) When choosing who to attack, or target with a spell, a character can either pick a specific image or roll randomly, as he chooses.2) A fighter who destroys an image can use Cleave to attack another target of his choice.3) Each image provokes Attacks of Opportunity seperately, so CR could be used to destroy four images. Likewise, if the actual caster were 15 feet from the fighter and cast a spell, the fighter would get an attack of opportunity against any image that was within reach of him.4) A Magic Missile targetted at an image streaks out and hit the selected figment, with no effect whatsoever.In the general case, where an illusion is targetted with Magic Missile (or similar spells), the MM will have no direct effect. However, the spellcaster is considered to have interacted with the illusion, and so is due a saving throw, if appropriate.In the specific case of an Ogre made to look like a Kobold, the key question is whether the illusion is cast on the Ogre, or whether there's an illusion of a kobold that the ogre is merely benefitting from. In the former case, a Magic Missile targetted at "that Kobold" will strike the 'kobold', and do damage to the ogre. In the latter case, the magic missile will strike the 'kobold', do no damage to the ogre. In both cases, the spell will do no damage to the 'kobold' (it's not a creature), but will allow the spellcaster a save, if the spell grants one.As always, this is just what I'd do, YMMV.</blockquote>

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