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Luke Hardison
post Aug 10 2004, 12:14 AM
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QUOTE (MitS @ p.143)
Double Image ...
Double image creates an exact image of the subject that appears next to them and mimics everything they do ...


Can your double image be a "friend in melee" if the target fails their resist test? Is the modifier due to the attacker's perception of attack, or the actual attack they are forced to deflect? Truly, the double's attacks would not connect with your opponent, but the confusion that comes from that would likely negate any positive benefit from the realization.
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post Aug 10 2004, 12:19 AM
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I wouldn't give that one to you for the duration of the fight, maybe at the outset though.
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Ol' Scratch
post Aug 10 2004, 12:22 AM
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I wouldn't allow it. You have to actually be in melee to be a friend in melee. The double is just mimicking your moves, it's not actually in the fight.
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post Aug 10 2004, 12:25 AM
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If the opponent didn't actually see you make the image, you could suprise him on the first attack as he finds out which is real?
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post Aug 10 2004, 12:29 AM
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The one that's actually attacking or defending as opposed to moving his limbs blindly in the air nowhere near his opponent? I can't imagine it being difficult.

It's a dumb, unintelligent illusion standing right next to you doing exactly what you're doing. If you reach out to flip a light switch, it's reaching out to flip a light switch even though it's a full meter or more away from the light switch.
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post Aug 10 2004, 12:36 AM
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Tangent, I allow the image to be a distance away set by the caster so long as the subject and image location are both in the field of view. I also allow the image to remain in one spot (though it continues to mimic) while the subject goes on if the caster chooses to cast it that way. Best, because the subject is not targeted by the spell, it can be cast without their knowledge.

While useful to Private Detectives and Peeping Toms, it is also great for the god complex NPCs to have a living chess board of their pawns.
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post Aug 10 2004, 01:30 AM
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If the image ran straight at an opponent, while the caster ran beside it, the opponent is likely to block the first melee attack from the image. I would give the caster the "friend in melee" bonus on the first attack if the opponent didn't realize the image was an illusion spell.
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post Aug 10 2004, 03:01 AM
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I think it's reasonable to give maybe a -1 bonus for the first attack with this. It's clever and not too powerful.

It wouldn't be a friends-in-melee bonus, though, just a GM-thinks-it's-cool bonus that only works on people without astral perception, ultrasound, foreknowledge of your penchant for fakery, etc.
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post Aug 10 2004, 01:54 PM
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QUOTE (Zazen)
I think it's reasonable to give maybe a -1 bonus for the first attack with this. It's clever and not too powerful.

It wouldn't be a friends-in-melee bonus, though, just a GM-thinks-it's-cool bonus that only works on people without astral perception, ultrasound, foreknowledge of your penchant for fakery, etc.

Well put.
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