[Bug] Mirror Image Incorrectly Bypassed by Poison (re: Poison Weapon)
syllog
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Normal Behavior:
An attack against a target with Mirror Image that removes an image does no damage and does not apply associated effects (e.g. elemental damage).
PW Behavior:
The Poison Weapon ability poison's a target Mirror Image even if the attack otherwise does no damage on account of removing ("hitting") an image. (Conventional and other elemental damage is not done to target).
[Presumably the ability detects a "hit" (against a duplicate) and then erroneously applies the poison damage to original target.]
Tested Using:
An assassin->mage dual attacking mage characters in Candlekeep.
Note: MMMs [correctly] does NOT apply fire damage when attacks misses due to hitting Mirror Image duplicate.
Unknown:
I have not compared the poison effect to other 'on hit' effects (e.g. death from vorpal sword, stun from celestial fury, poison from dagger of venom, etc.) when used against a target with Mirror Image up.
Version:
This was true for an up-to-date version of BG:EE (v1.20)
(It presumably applies to BG2:EE as well)
(BG:EE has SCS)
Additional Note:
Poison damage also bypasses Stoneskin. I assume that this is intended behavior however as other elemental damage (e.g. fire damage from MMMs) also bypasses stoneskin.
An attack against a target with Mirror Image that removes an image does no damage and does not apply associated effects (e.g. elemental damage).
PW Behavior:
The Poison Weapon ability poison's a target Mirror Image even if the attack otherwise does no damage on account of removing ("hitting") an image. (Conventional and other elemental damage is not done to target).
[Presumably the ability detects a "hit" (against a duplicate) and then erroneously applies the poison damage to original target.]
Tested Using:
An assassin->mage dual attacking mage characters in Candlekeep.
Note: MMMs [correctly] does NOT apply fire damage when attacks misses due to hitting Mirror Image duplicate.
Unknown:
I have not compared the poison effect to other 'on hit' effects (e.g. death from vorpal sword, stun from celestial fury, poison from dagger of venom, etc.) when used against a target with Mirror Image up.
Version:
This was true for an up-to-date version of BG:EE (v1.20)
(It presumably applies to BG2:EE as well)
(BG:EE has SCS)
Additional Note:
Poison damage also bypasses Stoneskin. I assume that this is intended behavior however as other elemental damage (e.g. fire damage from MMMs) also bypasses stoneskin.
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Comments
It's certainly not the most important bug (compared, for example, a lack of proficiencies for enemies), but it certainly a bug. And a reproducible one.
Thanks.
Seems like... the issue is still open. (That thread split into discussion of a couple different issues - 2 of which are mostly not present at least.)
Given it's time frame and that no Bug number was issues I assume that this (the OP bug) is still an issue.