Seeing through Believing

[Shostak]

Originally Posted by JohnPaulB

I know the following issues has come up in this forum before, but a search is too fragmented to deal with.
This question is dealing with Summoned/Illusion/Image beings:

1) How does seeing thorugh the eyes work with an Illusion (that normally sees 180* in one view)?

a) Is it a 'split screen', a 'double-vision' or a 'switch from on to the other'? If it is a switch, then I assume the caster will intend to see out whichever eyes he wants.

b) Is there a paralax view distortion with the other body?

If going by RAW, the controlling wizard can see through the creation's eyes without having to try to do so and without penalty.

2) I'm assuming an Image of a fire acts like an illusion and can thus simultaniously give off heat, smell and sound too.

According to RAW, yes--see ITL 137. In fact, an illusion of fire can start a real fire. This seems overpowered to me.

3) Can an Image 'double' appear in the original person's hex like an Illusion and then split off or is that split off considered a touch and it would not appear?

Yes, images are explicitly allowed to do this--ITL 139.