Talk:Project Image/@comment-49.180.79.201-20200127095052

I don't understand why this spell has been kept so broken throughout all the patches. It doesn't follow the spirit of the spell that the clone has its own independent spellbook or cloned items, because it's supposed to be just an illusory image of the original caster. It makes sense for Simulacrum because that's a 9th level spell, but it's way too powerful for a 7th level spell.

A more sensible version of the spell is like a more souped-up version of mirror image: primarily defensive, used by the wizard to safely cast spells using a projected image that doesn't take damage, and can't be interrupted by taking damage (but damaging the caster himself will interrupt the spell and destroy the projected image). That would still make the spell really powerful without making it game-breakingly overpowered.