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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 2095599" data-attributes="member: 1656">Along similar lines... what happens if the real caster is hit by a tanglefoot bag, or Iron Bands of Bilarro?  Do the images now include the bag or Bands?What if the real caster is caught by a lariat, or grappled by a halfling?  Do the images all trail an illusory rope leading back to the rope-wielder, or all incorporate an illusory halfling?With the first printing of the 3E PHB, where figments could not illuminate darkness, you could use Faerie Fire to beat Mirror Image (if the lighting conditions were right) - arguably, all the images would be outlined in the same green flames as the real caster, but only one of them would be shedding light like a candle.  But with the second printing of the 3E PHB, or with the 3.5 PHB - where figments are no longer explicitly prohibited from illuminating darkness - this might not work any more.Mirror Image is a great concept, until you actually try to use it, and suddenly realise just how incomplete the rules for how it works actually are <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />-Hyp.</blockquote>