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<blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 1076950" data-attributes="member: 3146">Re: Re: Re: Mirror Image Sage AdviceActually, the spell itself is inconsistent. It explicitly states that each image should have its own square which is the opposite of Skip's advice. However, it also explicitly says that you should roll dice to determine whether a figment or the caster was hit--which is exactly what you should NOT do if they each have their own square (since it's quite possible that a character could threaten several figments but not the caster or threaten the caster but not figments--for instance, try to hit an enlarged, mirror imaged fighter/wizard with a reach weapon who is surrounded by his 10x10 figments: you're unlikely to be able to threaten more than two figments at once). In fact, the only way that &quot;roll randomly to determine which one is hit&quot; works is if the images occupy the same space as the caster.Skip's advice simply decides which of the two parts of the spell description to take seriously. (And I applaud him on his choice which, incidentally, is consistent with the way the spell worked in previous editions of D&amp;D--unlike the &quot;each figment has its own square&quot; rule).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Elder-Basilisk, post: 1076950, member: 3146"] [b]Re: Re: Re: Mirror Image Sage Advice[/b] Actually, the spell itself is inconsistent. It explicitly states that each image should have its own square which is the opposite of Skip's advice. However, it also explicitly says that you should roll dice to determine whether a figment or the caster was hit--which is exactly what you should NOT do if they each have their own square (since it's quite possible that a character could threaten several figments but not the caster or threaten the caster but not figments--for instance, try to hit an enlarged, mirror imaged fighter/wizard with a reach weapon who is surrounded by his 10x10 figments: you're unlikely to be able to threaten more than two figments at once). In fact, the only way that "roll randomly to determine which one is hit" works is if the images occupy the same space as the caster. Skip's advice simply decides which of the two parts of the spell description to take seriously. (And I applaud him on his choice which, incidentally, is consistent with the way the spell worked in previous editions of D&D--unlike the "each figment has its own square" rule). [/QUOTE]

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