Reverse Missiles / not an "attack"

[Witchking]

Originally Posted by David Johnston2

Even so it doesn't seem right that the defender could benefit in any way from the attacker's lucky roll which is why I think the attacker certainly wouldn't get the benefits of a critical hit and I would go so far as to say the arrow would go astray thanks to a bit of wind, a chance obstacle, or just enough unplanned movement on the attacker's part. It's not changing how the spell works, just the chance permutations of the arrows course back to its origin point.

Well the defender is not benefiting from the attacker's roll, he is benefiting from having cast the right spell at the right time.

Personally as a 'combat' spell I prefer Invisibility to Reverse Missiles. It is cheaper to cast and an Invisible Mage is generally safer than one under Reverse Missiles, can do a lot more offensively, and it is a much better general utility spell.

Of course I also 80+% of the time tend to take Luck to keep from being Frelled over by the dice...because it can happen. The case we are speaking of would be just one of many.